ITV Britain's Got Talent fans agree with Amanda Holden as she finds fault with escapology act
01.06.2022 - 01:45
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Escapologist Andrew Basso faced his fears in a terrifying race against the clock on the second Britain's Got Talent semi-final show. The Italian dare devil attempted an underwater escape from a narrow tank while restrained by the arms and chained by the neck with hardly anywhere to move.
He explained to the judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Simon Cowell that a padlock combination had been set and was only known by hosts Ant and Dec. "This may be too scary to watch so we will face fear together," he said.
As fans of the ITV talent contest watched him submerged under water, a voiceover explained: "There is one element to add that changes everything and that is complete darkness." The water then filled up with a black inky substance so that occasionally only his hands could be seen pressed against the glass.
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After around two minutes and 30 seconds he was winched from the water after ringing a bell to alert his team, and he reappeared freed from his restraints. But judges were unimpressed that they couldn't see him for a while, with David joking that he 'could have been having a sandwich.'
"It was very impressive but obviousy we couldn't see what you were doing for a bit of it so we didn't know if you were just having a sandwich or reading a book," he said." But it was very daring and we think you're wonderful."
Alesha told him: "In a way when it went black I could relax a little bit more because I couldn't see you, so it wasnt as intense." And she added: "But my goodness you are fantastic at what you do and I can't imagine how much work has gone into this."
And Amanda
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