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Wales Online
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Britain's Got Talent semi-finals start time, full line-up and running time
Britain's Got Talent semi-finals start time, full line-up and running time Here's everything you need to know about the first round of BGT's live semi finals The Britain's Got Talent semi-final is on our screens on Saturday April 26 (Image: ITV ) The first live-semi final of Britain's Got Talent 2025 is fast approaching, but who will be performing as their first set of semi-finalists this weekend. From magicians to singers, and act varying in ages, genders and ethnicities we definitely have a diverse show ahead of us on Saturday. The semi final will be on ITV1 and ITV X tonight, Saturday April 26 from 7pm. It will run for a total run time of two hours and five minutes (including ads), from 7pm until 9.05pm. So, you better get the kettle boiled and chuck your feet up, it's going to be a long night. The acts performing in Saturday's semi final are Auzzy Blood, Akira, Eden Choi, Heavy Saurus, Linda Mudzenda, Teddy Magic, The Blackouts and Vinnie McKee. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter . Article continues below Three of the acts received golden buzzers during their audition, this includes Linda Mudzenda who overcame her nerves in the audition and was later rewarded with Alesha's buzzer, Vinnie McKee who scored Simon Cowell's golden buzzer and fan favourites The Blackouts received a golden buzzer between all of the judges. The talent competition took to social media to share who will be featured in tonight's semi final, which lead to excitement from fans. Content cannot be displayed without consent One act, Auzzy Blood even commented on the announcement: "Can't wait to share the insane things I've been training for!" He had previously left the judges and audience squirming with his twisted auditon act, where he put metal coils and hooks through his face. Read more here. This year's semi finals are set to be a little bit different, with Britain's Got Talent's biggest format change in history. They have announced a significant change to their live shows, as the ITV series will introduce the Golden Buzzer to the semi-finals for the first time in the show's history. According to an official statement, one judge (and Ant & Dec) will be given one chance to use the Golden Buzzer for a performance they believe deserves a spot in the final during each of the five live semi-final rounds. This year's judges include Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, with KSI making his debut as a guest judge in some episodes. Unfortunately for some fans, KSI won't be appearing in the semi finals or the live finals as BGT said on social media "you've been a knockout Guest Judge KSI." Since its introduction in 2014, the buzzer has only been used during auditions, so this new twist is set to heighten the tension in this year's semi-finals. That's not the only alteration, as the broadcast schedule for the semi-finals will also change. Instead of airing across a single week leading up to the final, the semi-finals will now be spread over five Saturday evenings. Article continues below
Daily Mirror
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Britain's Got Talent star Linda Mudzenda shares 'lonely' experience away from show
Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist Linda Mudzenda is performing in the first show on Saturday - however, the 21-year-old has opened up about the challenges she's faced off screen Linda Mudzenda can't wait to wow the Britain's Got Talent judges once again on Saturday night as the semi-finalist returns to the ITV stage - however, the 21-year-old has revealed that she's faced a fair few challenges to make it to the competition. Speaking to The Mirror in an exclusive chat, Linda shared how she's find it hard to settle into life in the UK after moving from Zimbabwe to become a child support worker two years ago. "Honestly, it's not easy. It has its challenges," she said. "It's full of ups and downs because for me, I stay alone, so you get to experience things alone. There's actually no one that you really lean on to so sometimes it gets depressing, sometimes it's good. It's double-sided." The singer blew away the judging panel with her rendition of You Say by Lauren Daigle in her audition, which won her the Golden Buzzer from Alesha Dixon. While Linda couldn't give away too much about her performance on Saturday, she revealed that it's about finding her identity. "What I can say – it's defining who Linda is. It's about someone who had lost their identity or something happened along the way, and they are now defining themselves," she said. "They've now found themselves in that situation, and they now know who they are and I think that's just all." Linda previously opened up about her health and personal struggles ahead of the competition, revealing hat two months before the audition, she didn't have a place to stay, was having problems at work and almost required surgery. The star was diagnosed with a pre-diabetic condition and a cyst on her left side. Now, Linda is stronger than ever and ready to perform. "It was a tough season for me during that time, but I'm doing OK, honestly. My health has improved. I'm still waiting to see my gynaecologist but I'm fine, I'm healthy, I'm strong." At work, Linda supports children who have experienced childhood trauma, mental health problems, learning difficulties and disabilities - and is hoping to bring one of them to her performance on Saturday. "I actually went to work the day after my episode aired and, to my surprise, a young person was actually waiting for me, and he was really emotional as well. He was waiting for me at the door," she said. "He said, 'Oh Linda, I am proud of you. I didn't think you would actually be on TV.' He called all his friends, his mum, and honestly, it was just so emotional as well." She added: "I'm trying to get my mum to come, we are still trying to do the process. Hopefully, it will all work out. The young person also, he said he wants to come and watch me perform for the semi-finals. He actually promised that he was going to behave well. He's not gonna have any problems so that he can attend. So honestly, it's just overwhelming. It's amazing." As for what Lidna plans to do with the prize money if she wins Britain's Got Talent, she hopes to treat her mum, who is still living in Zimbabwe. "The first person I would consider is my mum. I would really want to give her whatever she wants because she deserves the world and also, I would, I would love to invest in my music. I'm, I'm taking this opportunity as well to venture now in my solo career, you know share my gift to the world, tour around the world, do my music and grow in music," she said.
