Crew members on Britain’s Got Talent were seen warning and checking on Simon Cowell in an audition which left viewers unimpressed this weekend.
Tonight’s episode of the ITV show featured an audition by yoga instructor Kranthi DrillMan, 34, whose act included smashing watermelons with his head. He got Simon involved in the act at one point, with the judge lying on the stage, surrounded by watermelons, coconuts and pineapples. Kranthi, who had his eyes covered by fabric, was seen trying to smash the fruits with what was referred to as a sledgehammer as the other judges watched on in horror. A warning on screen advised: “Do not try this at home”.
Some fans weren’t impressed with the performance, with one viewer writing on X: “There is no way that hammer swinging idiot could not see”. Another said: “What a load of b******s! If that yoga teacher was totally blindfolded he wouldn’t hit a coconut or watermelon every single time with 100% accuracy”. A third said: “Yeah. He could see through the blindfold. Idiots, these people”. Someone else said: “Ridiculous act, of course he could see”. And one viewer wrote: “100% he can see thru that blindfold”.
Simon had been invited onto the stage during the audition, but by that point both Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon had pressed their buzzers over the act. Prior to Simon’s involvement, Kranthi had smashed up a coconut and a can – with the act even slipping on the stage, which had seemingly become wet, at one point.
As he headed onto the stage, a colleague told Simon: “It’s slippery up there. Be careful it’s very slippery”. He was then seen lying on the floor as someone told him: “Simon, you need to stay completely still”. A black cloth was placed over Kranthi’s face, with it referred to as a “blindfold”, and moments later a crew member checked in on Simon. After speaking to him, they said at one point: “Sure you’re happy”? Simon appeared to say “yep”.
Kranthi was seen hitting fruits that had been placed around Simon with a sledgehammer. Amanda Holden had her hands over her mouth as she watched the act. At one point Simon moved, prompting warnings from the panel. Alesha shouted: “Don’t move! ]They] said don’t move”! Amanda went on to press her buzzer and Simon’s as that part of the act was brought to a close.
It was then suggested that Kranthi had more to show in his audition, with Amanda questioning: “Is it not over”? Alesha said: “Are you joking? No, I think you’ve done enough”! Kranthi however, following reaction from the crowd, was seen smashing open watermelons with his head.
Once it was over, Simon told BGT hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly: “That was the scariest thing, I swear to god, I have ever done”. Alesha teased: “I never wanna see that again”. Amanda later added: “That was absolutely horrifying”.
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