ITV Britain's Got Talent rocked by fix claims as ITV viewers share theories
01.06.2024 - 14:41
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
ITV viewers were left seething after Britain's Got Talent's Friday night episode.
The nail-biting semi-final, which sets the stage for Sunday's grand finale, had some fans up in arms over what they perceived as subtle yet significant details from the evening's show.
Accusations of a rigged competition flew as show enthusiasts expressed their discontent with the judges' decisions, particularly regarding one act.
Comedians Alex Mitchell and magician Trixy secured their spots in the upcoming final, with Mitchell sailing through on the highest public vote and Trixy being chosen by the judges over blind musicians Denise and Stefan.
Social media has been abuzz with allegations of a fix in favour of Trixy, starting with his performance that involved audience participation. He began by having everyone use their mobile phone calculators, then asked judge Bruno Tonioli for his wake-up time that day.
"8.45am," answered Tonioli, prompting Trixy to instruct the audience to enter 845 into their calculators. Next, he asked Alesha Dixon for the number of people present, to which she responded 3,000, a figure added to the initial 845, reports the Mirror.
Amanda Holden's bedtime of 1.04am was next, represented by 104, and finally, host Declan Donnelly was asked for a random six-digit number. After all additions, hitting the equals button revealed the number 315,823 coincidentally at exactly 8.23pm on May 31, leaving the audience amazed.
But not everyone was convinced, with users on X, formerly known as Twitter, suggesting Dec must have been "in" on the unbelievable act. "Trixy, that wasn't actual magic. its numbers, which dec had an earpiece in for," one user claimed.
While another added: "Trixy, it's not magic when Dec is in on it giving the