BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans are up in arms yet again after the latest fix row twist.
They have taken to social media site X in their droves – even vowing to complain to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom – after the latest crop of competitors took to the stage.
Following Saturday’s instalment of Britain’s Got Talent, viewers were left irked that a signifiant portion of the acts were not originally from home turf.
They moaned about the international nature of the series – which they did not believe suited the title of the show, particularly when there are offshoots of the Got Talent series across the globe.
One ranted how the long-running ITV series “needs reporting to” Ofcom for the amount of foreign acts.
Another put: “Britain’s Got Talent seems to have morphed from Britain’s Got Talent into an international variety show.”
A third then commented: “And also Britain’s Got People With Sad Stories.
“Like, it’s very sad when people fall ill and it’s very inspiring when they recover from illness and are able to be happy and healthy.
“But doing that then squawking into a microphone is not talent.”
Another then bluntly put: “If someone lives in the UK but is from elsewhere, then obviously I get that they may audition, but what on earth is the point of acts that fly in especially to audition?
“It undermines the point of the show – it isn’t Britain’s Got Talent more just an global edition.”
They called out acts including Duncan Murray, from Canada, as well as acrobatic act Serbat Troupe from Kazakhstan and Italians Umberto and Damiano, who performed a hilarious skit from Disney movie Frozen.
Meanwhile, during the episode, judge Amanda Holden was left screaming as Serbat Troupe’s stunt went dangerously wrong.
Ongoing issue
Back in March, we revealed the shock stat that half of the Golden Buzzer acts on the 2024 series were not actually from Britain.
We exclusively reported how out of the nine golden buzzer performers, only four are home grown.
At the time, a TV insider said: “People know the show often features foreign acts – some of them are utterly brilliant and, in many cases, go on to win the contest.
“But it’s a surprise to think that the cream of the crop who are sent through on golden buzzers are often from other countries.”
Back in 2022 one in four of the performers on the show were already known or came from shows from other countries.
The Sun recently reported on the most impressive BGT acts from across the globe.
Meanwhile, other fans called a fix after accusing the series of putting acts together deliberately.
BGT's Best Golden Buzzer Moments
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- Loren Allred – Loren Allred, 32, from Brooklyn, New York jetted to London to audition after recording the vocals for The Greatest Showman. The stunning singer got a standing ovation and a Golden Buzzer from the judges as she delivered a stirring rendition of Never Enough from the popular film. Loren came out on stage and revealed to the judges they would have heard her voice many times before that moment. “I was hired to record the vocals for The Greatest Showman as a guide for the actors to know how to sing the songs,” she explained. Loren then revealed actress Rebecca Ferguson was so stunned by her singing that she decided to let her vocals be heard in the movie. “So she lip-synced,” Loren said.
- Chicken Shed Theatre Company– Comprised of individuals aged between 5 and 37, the group was set up to welcome anyone irrespective of background to get up on stage and perform and fulfil their dream. Chicken Shed prides itself on accepting anyone and does not hold auditions to make the group a safe and inclusive space. The group wowed as they performed Wonder by Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sande. It meant that Alesha wasted no time as she decided to hit her golden buzzer for the young performers. She told them it was her “honour” to reward their inclusiveness with her golden buzzer.
- The Dancing Granny– Granny Paddy Jones and her professional partner Niko Espinosa first hit headlines when they won the Spanish talent show Tú sí que vales in 2009, before going on to appear on Britain’s Got Talent in 2014 where they came ninth. Amanda Holden was so impressed with Paddy that she gave her the Golden Buzzer, which sent them straight through to the semi-finals. But things took a worrying turn when Paddy cracked a rib while rehearsing a new move and her place on the show was under doubt. She was given the all-clear to perform in the end but didn’t quite live up to expectations.
- Bars and Melody – They will forever be remembered for their anti-bullying song on the talent show. Bars and Melody were first seen on the 2014 series of Britain’s Got Talent, getting shuttled into the semi-finals when Simon Cowell pressed his Golden Buzzer. They made it to the final thanks to a performance of I’ll Be Missing You but lost out on the crown to Collabro. These days Charlie Lenehan – known as Melody – is covered in tattoos, with inkings on his neck, arms and chest. But he is as close as ever to co-star Leondre Devries – who is Bars – with the pair seen enjoying themselves in exotic locations all over the world.
We exclusively reported how viewers believe bosses are conning fans after it emerged they concocted mystery performers The Witch for 2022 and last year’s scary Clown.
Sources insist to us that The Dark Hero — a Batman-themed act whose singing has wowed viewers — is genuine.
Yet it is believed bosses may have developed others for this year’s auditions.
An insider said: “Scouting for talent on shows is nothing new but to actually be creating acts out of thin air is ridiculous.”
