A BRITAIN’S Got Talent act has been accused of “faking” their reaction to being put through to the final last night.
During Thursday night’s Britain’s Got Talent, dance duo Abigail & Afronitaaa were announced the winners of the latest round of semi-finals.
After hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly revealed the news Afronita, 20, was seen breaking down in tears as she hugged Abigail, seven.
But some viewers took to social media to insist the reaction was fake given their huge following already.
One wrote: “Fake tears. They have 1 million followers already, it’s ridiculous.”
They added: “They are already famous. Vote for someone who actually needs it!!”
Another said: “If they’ve got over a million followers they could win it.”
And a third added: “The two dancers were great, but stop making out they are just practicing in their garden. They have nearly 2 million followers on Instagram.”
Last night fans were also left furious when the judges refused to pick an act to save.
Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli were equally divided over who would join Abigail & Afronitaaa in the final out of dance act Phoenix Boys and choir Northants Sings Out.
When it reverted to the public vote, Northants Sings Out went through while Phoenix Boys were sent home.
But viewers were less than impressed by the judges ‘taking the easy way out’ for the third night in a row.
One ranted: “Seriously tho what Is the point In having the judges there if they just take it to public vote most times.”
A second added: “Considering the judges keep splitting the vote so it goes down to the public vote. They shouldn’t be asked who they want to go through in the first place. Just put through the two acts with the most votes.”
A third agreed: “What’s the point in the judges vote for the top 3 in BGT. Might as well just send it straight to public vote. Happy the choir got through though.”
Britain's Got Talent's biggest 'fix' rows
Britain's Got Talent has been plagued with 'fix' rows over the years. How many of these do you remember?
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.