BGT fans react as 'ridiculous' Yorkshire pudding auditions
Britain's Got Talent returned on Saturday, 1 March with a man-sized Yorkshire pudding up on stage.
James Paley was the guy beneath the icky costume (which looked like something ripped straight out of The Mighty Boosh) and he proceeded to belt out his own jokey spin on Bing Crosby's Christmas classic 'Winter Wonderland'.
Not only did Paley manage to baffle judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI with his non-delicious act, but also the watching crowd posting on social media as the episode aired.
Asked by Dixon what his dreams looked like, Paley answered from under his pudding mask: "It'd be an absolute honour to perform infront of the King at the Royal Variety Performance."
The initial funniness dissipated quite quickly though, leaving fans and judges alike to wonder what the heck was going on and whether this audition was genuine.
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Here's some of what was being said on social platform X:
What the actual…😆🤣🤣 Yorkshire pudding man.. #BGT
— Teena Massam 🌷🌲 🌳🐦⬛🐾🥀 (@teenamassam) March 1, 2025
This is ridiculous #bgt 😊
— Sharon (@sharonw1411) March 1, 2025
What is this performance??🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨#BGT #BritainsGotTalent #SimonCowell #AmandaHolden #AleshaDixon #BrunoTonioli #KSI #AntAndDec
— Vikky (@57NGH) March 1, 2025
What the bloody hell is this 😂#BGT pic.twitter.com/ygZQkp2n9K
— Ryan Glendenning (@RyanTheSoapking) March 1, 2025
What the 😭😭😭😭😭😭#bgt
— Scott | #81 #4 | (@ScottTHFC23) March 1, 2025
Is this a joke ?? #BGT pic.twitter.com/jPsH1D2xTI
— manolis varnas (@lostintimeline) March 1, 2025
What the hell is this 🤣🤣🤣 #bgt
— matty (Fan account) (@tvreality93) March 1, 2025
Once Paley's audition came to an abrupt end, the Blackpool audience began to boo the judges.
"Booing us? Look at him!" laughed KSI, who later hopped on stage to nibble some of the homemade Yorkshire pudding that fell off the outfit.
"It's not very good!" he announced.
Meanwhile, a singer named Stacey received KSI's Golden Buzzer after wowing the room with her epic cover of Snow Patrol tune 'Run', which meant she automatically enters the semi-final phase.
Before performing to the BGT judges, she'd only ever sang in her local pub.
"The voice that came out of your mouth... I was in awe, I had to press that Golden Buzzer," said the YouTuber.
Britain's Got Talent airs Saturdays on ITV1 and ITVX.
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