Fans at home weren’t very impressed with what happened, and Simon Cowell’s comments made it clear that Britain’s Got Talent was making its second semi-final tonight.
BGT: Simon responds to the audience chanting the golden buzzer.
This weekend’s live semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent prompted frustration from viewers shortly into the episode. Some fans at home shared that they weren’t impressed by a moment that happened following a performance.
The ITV show returned tonight for the second live semi-final of the latest series. One of the first acts to perform in the episode was singer John Pierce, 41, who took to the stage for a rendition of the song Wild Horses. The teacher was met with praise from the judging panel over the performance.
Simon Cowell, 65, who had been given the power of the golden buzzer for the episode, said that whilst it “started off slow,” the performance ended up going into “overdrive”. He said in his feedback that John has a “great voice”.
Whilst the judge was sharing his thoughts, the audience at the Eventim Apollo in London were heard chanting. Some of the crowd called for Simon to press his golden buzzer, with them seemingly shouting together: “Press the gold!”
Simon refused to fulfill his request and once informed the theater’s audience that he could hear them. In the middle of giving his feedback, he said, “I can hear you.
The audience’s chanting didn’t appeal to many home viewers, who were disappointed. Forget hitting the golden buzzer, a user wrote on X. Someone “hit mute on the audience”! Another remarked, “Shut the f*** up audience.”
A third wrote: “Wish the audience would calm down dear lord.” Someone said: “Please take that golden buzzer away. I am sick of hearing the audience chanting about it.” One fan wrote: “Audience screaming does my head in! Calm down.”
Another person expressed regret for the loudness of the audience mike. I’m tired of adjusting the volume. One viewer shared their thoughts while asking, “Oh for the love of god, someone please shut up the audience.” The audience are obviously influencing the Golden Buzzer once more, according to another person. Simon, you must have fallen for it.
The episode comes after dance act the Blackouts and singer Vinnie Mckee were voted through to the final following last weekend’s first semi-final. It came after the show faced technical difficulties and one contestant didn’t perform.
Magician Teddy Magic, eight, had been due to perform in the first semi-final last weekend. Host Ant McPartlin, 49, said when it was the act’s slot in the episode: “Teddy isn’t quite ready backstage. He hasn’t got his magic up and ready yet.”
After the hosts spoke to the judging panel, Dec Donnelly, 49, announced: “We’re gonna have a little change of plan now and we’re gonna go to something else.” He then shared: “We’ll come back to Teddy later on, hopefully.”
Later in the episode, it was revealed that Teddy – whose audition earlier in the series had impressed the judges – would not take to the stage that night. Dec explained to the panel and audiences: “Unfortunately, [Teddy] won’t be performing tonight but we hope to see him later on in the series.”
According to a report earlier this week, RadioTimes claimed it was aware that the show’s creators had to postpone the performance due to a “last-minute issue.” Teddy is anticipated to make it to the final two semi-finals.
The line-up for tonight’s semi-final, released just a few days ago, was taken as confirmation that Teddy would not return in the second semi-final though. He wasn’t named in the line-up for it, which ITV shared on Wednesday.
Alexandra Burgio, Jannick Holste, and impressionist Will Burns would take the place of these two semi-finalists, it was announced. Cheer Re Mans, a cheerleading group, was also included in the lineup.
Olly Pearson and Lil M’s, guitarist, and other performers, were confirmed at the time for this weekend’s BGT episode. Additionally, it was revealed that Stacey Leadbeatter and John Pierce would also be performing in the episode.
From 7 p.m., Britain’s Got Talent airs on ITV, ITVX, STV, and STV Player starting on Saturday.
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