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The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘How did this get through?' fume Britain's Got Talent fans as they rip into ‘shocking' semi-final act
BRITAIN'S Got Talent fans fumed, 'How did this get through?' as they ripped into one "shocking" semi-final act tonight. ITV viewers were left baffled while watching novelty act Papi advance further in the competition with a performance involving squeaky rubber chickens. 4 BGT fans ripped into one 'shocking' semi-final act tonight Credit: Shutterstock Editorial The Taiwanese performer, who gained attention earlier in the series for his comedic renditions of Queen songs, returned to the BGT stage to perform a medley using the toys as instruments. While judge Amanda Holden appeared amused, even standing up at the end of his set, Simon Cowell, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon gave him the red buzzer. And fans watching at home weren't won over either, sharing their frustration over his inclusion in the semi-finals. One wrote on X, formerly Twitter, "Why the f**k would you put that through of actual talented people, make it make sense because that was fucking shocking. You judges put it though, d**kheads #bgt." more on Britain's Got Talent Someone else said: "Is this what #BGT #BritainsGotTalent has come too, someone squeezing rubber chickens!!!" A third raged: "How the hell did this guy, with squeaky toys, get through to the semi finals? #BritainsGotTalent #bgt." One more fumed: "This could quite possibly be the WORST Semi Final act I've ever seen #BGT." Their frustration didn't end there. Most read in Reality Earlier in the show, bored fans The cast of Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular kicked off proceedings - but not all viewers were left happy. Bored Britain's Got Talent fans slam segment saying it's been 'done to death' and insist show 'needs to move on' One viewer wrote on X: "I said this last year. The Greatest showman has been done to death already!! "BGT needs to come up with a new thing!!!" Another added: "I know the other judges mock Simon and his Greatest Showman obsession in their private group chat." While a third chimed in: "Every year there's stuff from this musical." A fourth shared: "#BGT can Simon Cowell not move on from the Greatest Showman." Meanwhile, competing for spots in the final were Hear Our Voice, IDOLLS, Papi Bucket, TK Magic, Joseph Charm, Maya Giotea, Max Fox and Obsequious. Britain's Got Talent airs on ITV1 and ITVX. Timeline of BGT Winners Britain's Got Talent has been thrilling fans since it burst onto the scene in 2007. Here we take a look at all the 2007: Paul Potts - The first ever winner of BGT was opera singer 2008: George Sampson - In series two of Britain's Got Talent a young 2009: Diversity - Dance troupe 2010 - Spellbound: Gymnastic troupe Spellbound really impressed judge 2011 - Jai McDowall: Viewers were stunned when 2012 - Ashleigh and Pudsy: 2013 - Attraction: Hungarian shadow artist group Attraction won the seventh series of Britain's Got Talent. The squad had taken part in the German version of BGT in 2012, however, they had only placed seventh. 2014 - Collabro: Classical music band 2015 - Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse: Dog lovers everywhere could't get enough of Jules O'Dwyer and pet pup Matisse. The impressive duo even performed on a tightrope to secure their win. 2016 - Richard Jones: Army man 2017 - Tokio Myers: Pianist 2018 - Lost Voice Guy: Stand-up comedian 2019 - Colin Thackery: Veteran army officer 2020 - Jon Courtenay: Singer and pianist 2022 - Axel Blake: Comedian 2023 - Viggo Venn: Known for his high-vis jackets, comedian 2024 - Sydnie Christmas: The reigning champ is singer 4 Novelty act Papi performs tracks using squeaky rubber chickens Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 4 He returned to the BGT stage to perform a medley using the toys as instruments Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 4 Simon Cowell, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon gave him the red buzzer Credit: ITV
The Irish Sun
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
BGT fans left horrified by ‘most disgusting act ever' and say ‘surely that's illegal'
AFTER a chaos-filled episode on Saturday night, viewers were left horrified by the 'most disgusting act ever'. Auzzy Blood took to the stage during the first live semi-final of Britain's Got Talent last night. 6 Fans were totally grossed out by Auzzy Blood Credit: ITV 6 Auzzy could be seen swallowing knives Credit: ITV 6 Fans asked if what he was doing was legal in this country Credit: ITV 6 Auzzy sadly didn't make it through to the final Credit: Splash As the daring performance got underway, fans said 'surely that's illegal' as they marvelled at the knives that the daredevil used in his act. Auzzy Blood, whose real name is Austin Punton, is a performer known for his "freak show" acts, and last night he lived up to his reputation and then some. Swallowing huge knives and rolling around on the floor, Auzzy Blood left viewers squirming. "Surely those knives are illegal to own in the UK..." said one person on X as they watched the performance. Read More about BGT A second person then said: "This is the most disgusting act i've ever seen i literally cannot even look." "OMG it's Auzzy blood. This act is disgusting and not for family viewing," said a third. A fourth then penned: "Auzzy was disgusting to watch. And I loved it." While a fifth said: "The Auzzy Blood is a NO from me. Most read in TV "That act should be something someone chooses to see, not one that's inflicted upon them without warning. I couldn't bear to watch!" Sadly, Auzzy Blood did not make it through to the live final, which will take place next month. BGT thrown into 'fix' row as furious fans blast act sent through to final The show's rule change meant Amanda Holden sent The Blackouts through to the final with her Golden Buzzer advantage. Meanwhile, Vinnie McKee topped the public vote and found himself in the final and beat fellow singer Linda Mudzenda who was the night's runner up. Fans were sad that Auzzy didn't make it through to the final. "WAIT WDYM AUZZY BLOOD DIDNT GO TO THE FINALS???" said one person on X, despite the mass outrage of his 'disgusting' act. Timeline of BGT Winners Britain's Got Talent has been thrilling fans since it burst onto the scene in 2007. Here we take a look at all the 2007: Paul Potts - The first ever winner of BGT was opera singer 2008: George Sampson - In series two of Britain's Got Talent a young 2009: Diversity - Dance troupe 2010 - Spellbound: Gymnastic troupe Spellbound really impressed judge 2011 - Jai McDowall: Viewers were stunned when 2012 - Ashleigh and Pudsy: 2013 - Attraction: Hungarian shadow artist group Attraction won the seventh series of Britain's Got Talent. The squad had taken part in the German version of BGT in 2012, however, they had only placed seventh. 2014 - Collabro: Classical music band 2015 - Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse: Dog lovers everywhere could't get enough of Jules O'Dwyer and pet pup Matisse. The impressive duo even performed on a tightrope to secure their win. 2016 - Richard Jones: Army man 2017 - Tokio Myers: Pianist 2018 - Lost Voice Guy: Stand-up comedian 2019 - Colin Thackery: Veteran army officer 2020 - Jon Courtenay: Singer and pianist 2022 - Axel Blake: Comedian 2023 - Viggo Venn: Known for his high-vis jackets, comedian 2024 - Sydnie Christmas: The reigning champ is singer Back in February when 771 viewers in total emailed Ofcom about the episode on February 22, with the ITV show hit with the staggering number of complaints. The vast majority of complaints were about Auzzy Blood's routine - with the number published as 680. At the time of Auzzy's audition, one person said on X: "@ofcom will be getting lots of complaints tomorrow from this guy hanging from his nose. "My daughters nearly throwing up and I just couldn't look at all. #bgt no." Another added: "I've sent one, my 6 year old was traumatised poor thing. It's not even 9pm." 6 The controversial act left viewers squirming Credit: Rex 6 His audition received hundreds of Ofcom complaints back in February Credit: Rex
The Irish Sun
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
BGT act PULLS OUT of semi-final amid huge live chaos as future on show is revealed
AFTER a very chaotic show, a Britain's Got Talent act has pulled out of his semi final episode. After all but one of the acts due to perform had taken to the stage on Saturday, co-host Dec announced: "Unfortunately, Teddy Magic won't be performing tonight." Advertisement Ant and Dec then proceeded to say that they hoped to see him in another show over the coming weeks, but did not confirm which show he would appear on. Reacting to the news of Teddy pulling out of his live show, fans flooded to X, formerly Twitter, to share their thoughts. One person said: "What happened to poor little Teddy?" Another added: "So Teddy has missed a slot.. What's going on??!" Advertisement Read More about BGT While a third wrote: "Would be interested to know if it was technical issues or personal ones as to why Teddy couldn't perform tonight." A fourth then said: "I'm guessing teddy was too nervous to perform poor kid." And a fifth added: "They could at least give us a little update to let us know teddy is ok." Teddy took to his Instagram to say "we are sorry about this" on his story. Advertisement Most read in TV Breaking This comes after the eight year old magician was due to be the second act to perform on tonight's show. Earlier on in the show, Ant and Dec were forced to reveal that Teddy was "delayed" backstage. The Geordie duo shared with the audience - and judges - how Teddy was delayed, which left head judge Simon Cowell looking less than impressed. With Simon looking angry, Ant and Dec then affirmed how he is only eight years of age, but Simon didn't seem sympathetic. Advertisement The hosting duo were then left scrambling to fill the gap, asking Simon the previous act even though he'd already spoken about it. Ant and Dec then announced that the young magician would not be coming out, and would emerge on stage later instead - although this then did not happen. Timeline of BGT Winners Britain's Got Talent has been thrilling fans since it burst onto the scene in 2007. Here we take a look at all the 2007: Paul Potts - The first ever winner of BGT was opera singer 2008: George Sampson - In series two of Britain's Got Talent a young 2009: Diversity - Dance troupe 2010 - Spellbound: Gymnastic troupe Spellbound really impressed judge 2011 - Jai McDowall: Viewers were stunned when 2012 - Ashleigh and Pudsy: 2013 - Attraction: Hungarian shadow artist group Attraction won the seventh series of Britain's Got Talent. The squad had taken part in the German version of BGT in 2012, however, they had only placed seventh. 2014 - Collabro: Classical music band 2015 - Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse: Dog lovers everywhere could't get enough of Jules O'Dwyer and pet pup Matisse. The impressive duo even performed on a tightrope to secure their win. 2016 - Richard Jones: Army man 2017 - Tokio Myers: Pianist 2018 - Lost Voice Guy: Stand-up comedian 2019 - Colin Thackery: Veteran army officer 2020 - Jon Courtenay: Singer and pianist 2022 - Axel Blake: Comedian 2023 - Viggo Venn: Known for his high-vis jackets, comedian 2024 - Sydnie Christmas: The reigning champ is singer
The Sun
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
BGT act PULLS OUT of semi-final amid huge live chaos as future on show is revealed
AFTER a very chaotic show, a Britain's Got Talent act has pulled out of his semi final episode. After all but one of the acts due to perform had taken to the stage on Saturday, Dec announced: "Unfortunately, Teddy Magic won't be performing tonight." Ant and Dec then proceeded to say that they hoped to see him in another show over the coming weeks, but did not confirm which show he would appear on. Timeline of BGT Winners Britain's Got Talent has been thrilling fans since it burst onto the scene in 2007. Here we take a look at all the BGT winners - from the first ever one to the most recent: 2007: Paul Potts - The first ever winner of BGT was opera singer Paul Potts. He saw off competition from Connie Talbot, The Bar Wizards, Bessie Cursors, Damon Scott and Kombat Breakers to win. 2008: George Sampson - In series two of Britain's Got Talent a young George Sampson wowed judges and viewers with his impressive dance moves. 2009: Diversity - Dance troupe Diversity scooped the BGT crown and beat of competition from singer Susan Boyle, who was strongly tipped to win the show. 2010 - Spellbound: Gymnastic troupe Spellbound really impressed judge Simon Cowell with their stunning routines and incredible stunts in 2010. At the time, the music mogul said: 'I can only say on live television that was one of the most astonishing things I have ever seen.' 2011 - Jai McDowall: Viewers were stunned when Jai McDowall won the show in 2011, as young singer Ronan Parke was the favourite to win the series. 2012 - Ashleigh and Pudsy: Ashleigh Butler and her adorable pooch Pudsey stole hearts when they performed in series six of the talent show. 2013 - Attraction: Hungarian shadow artist group Attraction won the seventh series of Britain's Got Talent. The squad had taken part in the German version of BGT in 2012, however, they had only placed seventh. 2014 - Collabro: Classical music band Collabro faced tough competition in the 2014 final as all the finalist were singers, but they went on to scoop the crown. 2015 - Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse: Dog lovers everywhere could't get enough of Jules O'Dwyer and pet pup Matisse. The impressive duo even performed on a tightrope to secure their win. 2016 - Richard Jones: Army man Richard Jones became the first magician in the show's history to win Britain's Got Talent. 2017 - Tokio Myers: Pianist Tokio Myers impressed the judges with his blend of classical and electronic music. 2018 - Lost Voice Guy: Stand-up comedian Lost Voice Guy, who performs with a speech synthesiser, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was six months old. However, he defied the odds and is a BGT champ. 2019 - Colin Thackery: Veteran army officer Colin Thackery warmed the nations hearts with his singing voice. He was crowned winner of BGT after singing Michael Ball's Love Changes Everything. 2020 - Jon Courtenay: Singer and pianist Jon Courtenay was Ant and Dec's Golden Buzzer act. After he won the £250,000 prize he said: ""Just amazing, I can't believe it." 2022 - Axel Blake: Comedian Axel Blake scooped the crown after the show was off air for two years during Covid. 2023 - Viggo Venn: Known for his high-vis jackets, comedian Viggo Venn was victorious in 2023. 2024 - Sydnie Christmas: The reigning champ is singer Sydnie Christmas.
Wales Online
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Britain's Got Talent's memorable child comedian Jack Carroll went on to land big role
Britain's Got Talent's memorable child comedian Jack Carroll went on to land big role The former BGT runner up has has had a successful career since he took part in the show back in 2013 The then teenage comedian appeared on the show in 2013 and left the stage with four gigantic yeses from the judges (Image: ITV ) Telling a group of people a joke and nobody laughing is enough to scar you for life, let alone performing comedy on stage to hundreds of people on one of the biggest talent shows on the telly. That's what Jack Carroll did at 14 years old on Britain's Got Talent. In 2013, the then teenage comedian from Bradford appeared on the show and performed to the judges his set of jokes, many of which made light of his disability and growing up with cerebral palsy as he described his weakness as his strength. So, what is the cheeky comedian doing now? After his first audition, Jack went from strength to strength going on to perform with comedy legend and fellow Northener, Jason Manford. Article continues below During the audition David Walliams, who was a judge on the panel at the time, even said that Jack was funnier than him. The judges unanimously sent the comedian through with four huge yeses, before he then moved on to compete in the semi final and later the live final. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter . Ultimately he finished second in the competition, with the Hungarian shadow theatre group, Attraction, finishing in first place. However, despite not winning the series following the Britain's Got Talent final, he then signed a deal with Simon Cowell's company Syco to write an autobiography. Since his time on the show, Jack has performed comedy up and down the UK. He then entered the world of acting when it was announced in 2023 that he would be joining the cast of Coronation Street. Content cannot be displayed without consent He was introduced as Bobby Crawford, the nephew of series veteran Carla Barlow, and son to Rob Donovan. The comedian turned actor was even shortlisted for his role in the soap for the Best newcomer award at the 2024 Inside Soap Awards. In 2024, Jack also took a turn to writing his own drama in the shape of the short film, Mobility. He, along with the rest of the writing and production team won the BAFTA for Short Form for the film which he wrote and starred in. It looks at a disabled teenager attending his first day of sixth form and looking forward to a bit of social mobility. Content cannot be displayed without consent Jack's character thinks he's way better than the group of so-called 'loser' friends he rides the mobility bus with, and the short focuses on him and the characters Sonny who uses a wheelchair, and Dan 'Syndrome' Simmons who has Down's Syndrome. Article continues below
