BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans have insisted magician Jack Rhodes “messed up” his act during last night’s live semi-final show.
In Tuesday night’s episode of Britain’s Got Talent Jack was put through to the final after putting on an explosive show.
He performed a card trick from inside a wooden box which had sticks of dynamite attached to it.
Jack was told he had 10 seconds before it went off, with the box eventually being blown up – but he was nowhere to be seen.
However eagle-eyed fans rushed to social media to insist Jack had messed up.
One wrote: “You could see him step down and then walk off backstage behind the box.”
They added: “Not that I thought magic was real but this was sloppy. Simon saying this should win and Bruno saying it’s the best magic act ever is a disservice to some of the great polished acts we have seen.”
One magician who previously did very well in the competition was Richard Jones, who won the show in 2016.
Last month Richard revealed Jack – who already has 130,000 followers on Instagram – has a very big advantage compared to his fellow BGT hopefuls that could help him win.
He said: “I’ve realised he has a massive following on YouTube and social media because he does really funny edits.
“When people go on the show who already have hundreds and thousands of followers and fans, that’s great for someone in BGT.
“I’ve realised he has a massive following on YouTube and social media because he does really funny edits.
“When people go on the show who already have hundreds and thousands of followers and fans, that’s great for someone in BGT.”
Viewers were less than impressed when Jack auditioned this year after he tried out for the show as The Phantom two years ago.
Jack reached the 2022 semi-final with his invisible ghost act, but has this time auditioned as himself.
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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.