BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans were left seriously distracted during the very first live semi-final show.
Tonight Britain’s Got Talent returned for the first live shows of the series as the first group of acts competed for a place in the final.
Judges Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli were back, along with hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.
As always the judges put on a glamourous display and Amanda, 53, looked incredible in an off the shoulder red leather dress with a daring thigh-high split.
The presenter went braless for the look, and viewers were distracted when Amanda spoke to new dad Ant and co-host Dec, both 48, at the start of the show.
Taking to social media, one wrote: “Bit nippy, Amanda?”
Another said: “Amanda could cut glass tonight.”
And a third joked: “Does Amanda own a bra?”
It comes after Amanda admitted she thought she’d be fired when daughter Hollie, 12, stormed the panel with 64-year-old Simon’s son Eric, 10, to send Japanese double dutch dancers Haribow through with the Golden Buzzer.
Sharing the clip on Instagram, Amanda later wrote: “I mean … I thought I was going to get fired as it was so unexpected my #HRH & Eric x even @simoncowell was wobbled but they have the first ever audience GOLDEN BUZZER”
The moment came after Haribow received a standing ovation from the audience and roaring pleas for them to get a golden buzzer, despite all the judges already using theirs.
Until this game-changing moment, Ant and Dec, plus each of the judges were allowed only one per series.
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Jasmine Elcock – 2016: Teenage singer Jasmine Elcock stunned the nation with her version of Cher’s Believe. But it then transpired she had already performed professionally in London’s West End. Jasmine, 14, admitted: “I’ve performed in Annie in the West End at about the age of nine or 10, but I really get nervous.”
IrShad Shaikh – 2017: BGT fans were left questioning the rule book when IrShad Shaikh auditioned. He got four red buzzers from the judges, which would usually mean an instant dismissal. Yet in a strange turn of events, they let him continue with his act…and put him through to the next round.
Colin Thackery – 2019: Elderly war veteran Colin won BGT in 2019, but there was an outcry over the final. He warbled his place to win with a version of We’ll Meet Again but fans were furious that escapologist Jonathan Goodwin didn’t even rank in the top three. Viewers felt Jonathan – who almost suffocated while being buried alive in a gravel pit – should have won.
Axel Blake – 2022: Comedian Axel Blake was given a Golden Buzzer in 2022 after making the judges laugh. But fans were fuming when they discovered Axel already had a show on worldwide streaming platform Amazon Prime. Despite this, Axel still went on to win the series.
Loren Allred – 2022: The 2022 series of BGT was hit with another controversy when singer Loren Allred also received a Golden Buzzer. She performed Never Enough from the smash hit musical movie The Greatest Showman and got a standing ovation. It later transpired Loren was actually the original voice behind the track.
Taryn Charles – 2024: Singer Taryn Charles is one of this year’s hopefuls lucky enough to receive the Golden Buzzer. Bruno Tonilio put her straight through to the semi-finals following her performance of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin, but it has now come to light that she is no stranger to TV. Viewers recognised Taryn from an episode of ITV1’s Starstruck, where she impersonated Whitney Houston for judges Olly Murs, Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert and Beverley Knight.