Comedian Markus Birdman impressed the judges and gained four yeses as he delivered an unflinching audition on Britain's Got Talent. But as Amanda Holden said she was 'howling' with laughter at his jokes, others were not impressed.
19.04.2023 - 13:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Britain's Got Talent has faced the wrath of some viewers following its return to screens. The hit ITV talent show returned for its 16th series on Saturday night (April 15) before a second helping of auditions aired on Sunday night in a bumper series premiere weekend.
Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell were back searching for the country's best talents and they were joined by the show's newest judge Bruno Tonioli. The two episodes feature pre-recorded auditions after filming took place earlier in the year in Greater Manchester and London.
The opening episode saw the former Strictly star give a children's dance group from Uganda the series’ first golden buzzer, which sends the act straight through to the competition’s live semi-final. The episode also featured a 13-year-old magician from Ireland, a Japanese comedian, a Darth Vader-dressed keyboardist and a recorder player who used his nose to play his instrument.
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Meanwhile, on Sunday night the contestants, who are again competing for a prize of £250,000 and the opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Royal Family later this year, featured dancer, Nathan.
Nathan, who has a learning disability, wowed the judges alongside his dance partner Joanne while there was a second helping of gold confetti as 13-year-old singer Malakai became the star of the episode after his performance of Requiem got him the second golden buzzer of the series from Simon.
But it has now been revealed that the opening episodes were flooded with complaints from unimpressed viewers. Ofcom has confirmed that it received more than 400 complaints from furious viewers over the last week.
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Comedian Markus Birdman impressed the judges and gained four yeses as he delivered an unflinching audition on Britain's Got Talent. But as Amanda Holden said she was 'howling' with laughter at his jokes, others were not impressed.
Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has spoken out over claims that a recent contestant's Golden Buzzer was a "fix". The 52 year old spoke out to defend herself after a number of show fans believed that it wasn't fair when a young girl named Olivia Lynes received the coveted buzzer for her performance of Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked, which left her mum and grandma in tears.
Amanda Holden addressed claims of a 'fix' even before some complaints were even made about her Golden Buzzer decision. There was an emotional moment during the latest instalment of the Britain's Got Talent auditions when the talent show judge let the golden confetti fall on a young theatre singer.
Britain's Got Talent viewers reckon they've worked out the real identity of CGI cat Noodle.
Britain’s Got Talent has a well established and enduring tradition of including four legged competitors in the annual talent show. In fact, back in 2012, Ashleigh Jade Butler and her dog Pudsey even won the sixth series of the show with their unique and highly skilled display of agility and dance moves.
Britain's Got Talent viewers were left perplexed after a CGI cat took to the stage on Saturday night and got a glowing review from the judging panel.
Britain's Got Talent is known for its adorable dog acts over the years and the audience was treated to a performance by super-cute duo Bonnie and Simba in Saturday night's show (April 29). Bonnie the springer spaniel and Olga the border collie were brought on stage by trainer Olga Jones to entertain with their dog dancing.
Since Britain’s Got Talent launched back in 2007, the UK public and the rest of the world have seen their fair share of talent. From Paul Potts to Diversity and Susan Boyle to George Sampson some of its winners have gone on to enjoy incredible success. However, it's not just the sheer brilliance of the acts that people watch the show for.
Britain's Got Talent viewers were treated to a sweet moment where a mother gave up her audition so her daughter could sing, but the moment was soon slammed as 'fake'.
The hit programme Britain's Got Talent descended into chaos during Saturday night's episode of the show, with presenters Ant and Dec crashing the stage after one bizarre performance.
Britain's Got Talent fans were moved to tears by a surprise gesture in Saturday night's episode (April 22) as Claire Connolly stepped up onto the stage in front of judges Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Simon Cowell. At first it appeared that Claire was going to audition.
One mum surprised her daughter with the gift of a lifetime when she gave up her spot on Britain’s Got Talent to give her teen the chance to impress Simon Cowell and his fellow judges instead. Throughout the years, Britain’s Got Talent has seen plenty of heartwarming acts take to the stage and Claire Connolly and her daughter Tia are among the latest acts to pull on viewers’ heartstrings. As Claire took to the stage, the doting mum looked nervous as she told judges that she felt like she was “going to have a heart attack” before explaining the real reason for her audition.
The new series of Britain's Got Talent has had fans talking with its high-energy opening sketches, and fans couldn't believe their eyes moments into the third episode as head judge Simon Cowell appeared to take a bubble bath. In an all-singing, all-dancing start to the 16th series of BGT, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly were singing in the streets to The Osmonds song Having a Party surrounded by dancers, singers and other talented acts.
Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden is reportedly getting ready to leave the UK and head to the US. The actress has already put her London home up for sale and has spent the last two weeks meeting with prominent producers in Los Angeles, suggesting a potential move to Hollywood, according to reports. Amanda's 17-year-old daughter Lexi, who is a model, has been exploring university options in the United States and considering schools in Los Angeles, Boston, and New York.
Malakai Bayoh stunned the judging panel and viewers at home with his incredible performance on Britain's Got Talent.
Britain's Got Talent viewers were brought to tears tonight after Nathan and Joanne took to the stage to perform. The ballroom dancers performed an incredible Cha-Cha-Cha to Shakira's Try Everything. Joanne introduced herself and Nathan, who has Down's syndrome, and described her dance partner as "very cheeky".
Britain's Got Talent star Amy Lou Smith, who appeared in Saturday night's episode, gave birth just hours before the nation watched her perform. The singer, who works as a tanning shop receptionist, 34, walked onto the stage cradling her bump during the first episode of the series. Her incredible act received four yes votes but most incredibly, her baby Aida was born just in time to see her mum's big moment.
Last night, Britain's Got Talent returned to our screens for the 2023 series with a brand new line-up.
The return of Britain’s Got Talent drew around half a million fewer viewers than last year as the show came back on the air for the first time since the pandemic. ITV said the first episode of the 16th series had an average of 5.5 million viewers based on overnight figures.The peak viewing figure of the premiere of the talent show on Saturday at 8 pm was 6.2 million viewers.The broadcaster said it was ITV1’s highest-rated programme of the year based on overnight figures. BGT will air a further episode of auditions on Sunday at 7.45pm.
New Britain’s Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli delighted Strictly Come Dancing viewers with his dynamic personality for 15 years. He was last seen as a judge on Strictly in 2019 and his permanent departure from the show was announced ahead of the last series. And now he’s joined forces with good friend Simon Cowell on the BGT panel, alongside fellow judges Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon, who refers to Bruno as “an excited puppy”.