Britain’s Got Talent 2022 latest: Fans left fuming over Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer as ITV deny ‘fake audition’ claims
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BRITAIN'S Got Talent returned for its second instalment yesterday but the show has been hit with 'fix' claims after Simon Cowell dished out his golden buzzer.
While Simon was blown away by Axel's gags about the pandemic and his pregnant girlfriend, some viewers were up in arms that he got the coveted golden buzzer.
One branded the decision a fix, pointing out that Axel already has a stand-up show on streaming service Amazon Prime - just as last night's golden buzzer, singer Loren Allred, was already a famous singer.
One vented: "So last night there was a golden buzzer for a singer with net worth of 2 million and a song in one of the biggest movies to ever exist and tonight's golden buzzer was an award winning comedian who has an amazon prime show??? wtf is happening this series?"
The news comes as Loren Allred was given a golden buzzer pass to the final by judge Amanda Holden.
It was later revealed that she was the voice behind The Greatest Showman song Never Enough, which also sparked multiple 'fix' claims.
Fans furiously took to social media to complain it was "unfair" and dub the show "a fix" as Loren, 32, sailed through.
Now, judge and creator Simon, has exclusively told The Sun that there will be LESS professional acts on the show than ever before.
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Amanda Holden’s raciest BGT outfits
AMANDA Holden has been part of the Britain's Got Talent judging panel since the show first hit TV screens in 2007.
So there's no surprise in that time that the TV star has made quite the impression on audiences, especially with her choice of outfits.
Amanda, 51, originally joined the programme alongside creator Simon Cowell and journalist turned TV host Piers Morgan.
Blowing fans away for well over a decade, the Heart radio presenter is regularly seen looking glamorous for the programme's live shows.
However, the mother-of-two has often found herself at the hands of a number of Ofcom complaints for some of her racier choices.
Following Britain's Got Talent's return to TV over the weekend, we look back on some of her more controversial outfit choices.
Click here to read about them.
Who are the Britain's Got Talent 2022 Golden Buzzer acts?
BRITAIN'S Got Talent has welcomed a fresh batch of contestants that hope their audition earns them the golden buzzer.
When the button is pressed, the act automatically secures a place in the live semi-finals. Take a look here at who has received it so far.
- Singer Loren Allred - American singer Loren Allred was granted the first golden buzzer of the series.
- Comedian Axel Blake - Comedian Axel Blake impressed the judges with his hilarious comedy sketch. He made jokes about the Tube, the pandemic and contactless cards.
Viewer’s aren’t happy as Simon blown away by ‘best dog act’
SIMON Cowell was beyond impressed with a dog act on Britain’s Got Talent that he described as one of the best ever, but fans at home were not happy.
Dutch dog trainer Amber, 25, floored the judges with her incredible dance routine with her dog, Nymeria.
To begin with Simon put his hands up in frustration when it seemed Nymeria might freeze on stage, but was then blown away by the dog’s skills.
“That was the best dog act since Ashleigh and Pudsey,” he declared.
Viewers watching BGT at home loved Amber’s act as much the audience but had one major complaint.
They slammed the judges for not giving the dog act the highly coveted buzzer.
“Disappointed @SimonCowell didn’t give the dog act the golden buzzer. Best act so far!” commented one fan on Twitter.
A second added: “That’s the sort of act that should be getting the golden buzzer not professional singers. What a talented dog.”
And a third wrote: “this deserved a golden buzzer !”
Simon Cowell insists there are FEWER professional acts on BGT
SIMON Cowell has insisted there are LESS professional acts on this year's Britain's Got Talent, despite emerging fix rows.
On the debut show this weekend, pro singer Loren Allred was given the golden buzzer after wowing the judges with her singing voice.
Fans furiously took to social media to complain it was "unfair" and dub the show "a fix" as Loren, 32, sailed through.
Now, judge and creator Simon, 62, has exclusively told The Sun that there will be LESS professional acts on the show than ever before.
"This year, there are less professional people," he explained. "That's where we started the show all those years ago.
";We started by opening the show to anyone regardless of a day job or hidden talent that they want to show to the world."
"This is the place to do it and thank god that's the show it's evolved into. We don't really have any rules on it," Simon went on.
"Wherever you're from, whatever you do, you are welcome," the father-of-one added, explaining the "appeal" of the UK show was likely due to the global stage on social media.
"A lot of these acts come on the British or US show after travelling thousand of miles because these clips go viral," Simon said.
Who Axel Blake is from Britain’s Got Talent?
AXEL Blake wowed the judges with his performance on Britain's Got Talent on April 17, 2022.
During Blake's audition on Britain's Got Talent 2022, judge Simon Cowell was blown away with his performance and ended up giving him the golden buzzer.
Here is all there is to know about the comedian:
The 33-year-old is a property maintenance manager from west London.
He has a 13-year-old son named Nyron and young daughter with his fiancé, who he's been engaged to since 2020.
Blake previously worked as a entertainment circuit until he was able to build up his career as a stand-up comedian.
He has presented for SBTV and UNILAD and has gone viral with his comedy sketches.
His style of comedy has earn him headline shows across the UK, as well as performing as supporting acts for top comedians such as Dave Chappelle and Eddie Griffin.
BGT fans call show ‘a fix’ after Simon gives golden buzzer Axel Blake
SIMON Cowell gave the second golden buzzer of the series in Sunday night’s second episode to comic Axel Blake.
But some fans of Britain’s Got Talent were outraged by his decision.
One branded the decision a fix, pointing out that Axel already has a stand-up show on streaming service Amazon Prime – just as Saturday night’s golden buzzer, singer Loren Allred, was already a famous singer.
One vented: “So last night there was a golden buzzer for a singer with net worth of 2 million and a song in one of the biggest movies to ever exist and tonight’s golden buzzer was an award winning comedian who has an amazon prime show??? wtf is happening this series?”
“Fed up of professionals getting golden buzzer now,” said another.
Some viewers didn’t mention any unfair advantage, but were not impressed with the material.
“What a waste of a golden buzzer!” one fumed on twitter.
“Lovely bloke but not funny,” a second added.
Another was even more brutal, branding Axel “funny as piles”.
Explained: Is Tom Ball through to the BGT live shows?
After receiving four supporting votes from the judges, Tom will move on to the next stage of the competition.
The judges, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Simon Cowell were taken aback by the teacher's singing voice.
Simon, who was equally as impressed by Tom as the others, expressed his thoughts on the singer and said: "There's lots and lots of good singers out there. I always believe your personality plays a huge part in these auditions. There's something very likeable about you".
Amanda kindly added: "Who knew what a powerhouse you were. That was an exceptional audition. I mean one of the best singers we've had in 16 years".
Alesha shared her praises and said: "I really felt moved by that vocal and that performance. It was really, really special".
David said: "You never forget a good teacher. How lucky your kids are to have you teaching them because you seem like such a lovely person. You've got this exceptional talent. Tom, let me give you your first yes".
Tom looked chuffed and he thanked the judges as the crowd applauded him.
'I was in tears for the whole day'
BRITAIN'S Got Talent singer Nick Edwards revealed his surprise audition on Saturday's show left him in tears all day.
The dad-of-two had less than an hour to compose himself and practice a self-penned track to perform in front of the judges.
It came after his mum and two young daughters surprised him by walking out on stage as he watched on from the audience.
They revealed they had entered him in the competition knowing full well he wouldn't have done it himself.
He managed to keep a handle on his nerves and received four yeses after receiving a standing ovation.
Appearing on today's This Morning, he told Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond: "I was in tears for the whole day pretty much. They gave me a short amount of time to warm up - 45mins. My family brought the guitar down, they [producers] said this is the song we want you to sing."
BGT series 15 launch episode draws in 6.1m viewers
Britain’s Got Talent returned to ITV with an average of 6.1 million viewers, the broadcaster has said.
Viewers saw an array of acts from a comedic robot to an original singer from The Greatest Showman as the talent show aired after two years.
The TV audience peaked at 7.2 million.
Filming of the 15th series had been scheduled to begin last January, however production was delayed and then postponed until 2022.
Saturday’s launch episode saw Loren Allred, 32, reveal during her audition that she was the voice behind the hit song Never Enough from 2018 musical film The Greatest Showman.
She admitted she was not known for the track as she was previously “more comfortable singing behind the scenes”, but now wanted to put a face to the song.
After performing a striking rendition of the track, the audience and judges appeared in awe, particularly Amanda Holden, who awarded her the coveted Golden Buzzer which automatically grants her a place in the live semi-finals.
The first episode saw Titan the Robot secure four yeses after spraying water out of its mechanical eyes, causing Holden and Alesha Dixon to hide under their desk.
Thank you for reading my coverage this morning. My colleague Louis Allwood will be back with you tomorrow from 8am.
Explained: Who are the past BGT winners?
BRITAIN’S Got Talent is back for a fifteenth series, with competitors across the country battling to become the 2022 champ.
Here are some of the past winners:
- Paul Potts – 2007
- George Sampson – 2008
- Diversity – 2009
- Spelbound – 2010
- Jai McDowell – 2011
- Ashleigh and Pudsey – 2012
- Attraction – 2013
- Collabro – 2014
- Jules O’Dwyer & Matisse – 2015
- Richard Jones – 2016
- Tokio Myers – 2017
- Lost Voice Guy – 2018
- Colin Thackery – 2019
- Jon Courtenay – 2020
Read more about the acts here.
Viewer's aren't happy as Simon blown away by ‘best dog act'
SIMON Cowell was beyond impressed with a dog act on Britain's Got Talent that he described as one of the best ever, but fans at home were not happy.
Dutch dog trainer Amber, 25, floored the judges with her incredible dance routine with her dog, Nymeria.
To begin with Simon put his hands up in frustration when it seemed Nymeria might freeze on stage, but was then blown away by the dog's skills.
"That was the best dog act since Ashleigh and Pudsey," he declared.
Viewers watching BGT at home loved Amber's act as much the audience but had one major complaint.
They slammed the judges for not giving the dog act the highly coveted buzzer.
"Disappointed @SimonCowell didn't give the dog act the golden buzzer. Best act so far!" commented one fan on Twitter.
A second added: "That’s the sort of act that should be getting the golden buzzer not professional singers. What a talented dog."
And a third wrote: "this deserved a golden buzzer !"
Viewers all say the same thing as ‘male Susan Boyle’ wows judges
BRITAIN's Got Talent viewers and judges alike were completely floored watching an amazing singer.
Secondary school teacher Tom Ball, 23, stunned the judges with his incredible voice as those watching at home dubbed him 'the male Susan Boyle.'
The lad from West Sussex won over the judges with his "humility" as he blew the roof off the West End theatre in London.
Performing Sam Smith's Oscar winning hit, Writing's On The Wall, from the James Bond film, Spectre, Tom managed to drop the jaws of all four judges.
Viewers watching at home loved Tom's performance and couldn't help but notice the resemblance to another BGT superstar.
"Tom Ball is the new Susan Boyle?" wrote one fan on Twitter.
And another added: "I think he might be the male Susan Boyle."
A third wrote: Tom ball really does look like a young male version of Susan Boyle!"
BGT fans call show 'a fix' after Simon gives golden buzzer Axel Blake
SIMON Cowell gave the second golden buzzer of the series in last night's second episode to comic Axel Blake.
But some fans of Britain's Got Talent were outraged by his decision.
One branded the decision a fix, pointing out that Axel already has a stand-up show on streaming service Amazon Prime - just as last night's golden buzzer, singer Loren Allred, was already a famous singer.
One vented: "So last night there was a golden buzzer for a singer with net worth of 2 million and a song in one of the biggest movies to ever exist and tonight's golden buzzer was an award winning comedian who has an amazon prime show??? wtf is happening this series?"
"Fed up of professionals getting golden buzzer now," said another.
Some viewers didn't mention any unfair advantage, but were not impressed with the material.
"What a waste of a golden buzzer!" one fumed on twitter.
"Lovely bloke but not funny," a second added.
Another was even more brutal, branding Axel "funny as piles".
Explained: Which judges can still pick a Golden Buzzer act?
Each season the judges and presenters have one opportunity to press the golden buzzer.
This means the act will skip straight through to the live semi-finals, which gives them a competitive advantage.
So far, Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden have used their button preivilages.
Judges Alesha Dixon and David Walliams are still yet to use theirs, as well as presenters Ant and Dec.
Who are the Britain's Got Talent 2022 Golden Buzzer acts?
BRITAIN'S Got Talent has welcomed a fresh batch of contestants that hope their audition earns them the golden buzzer.
When the button is pressed, the act automatically secures a place in the live semi-finals. Take a look here at who has received it so far.
- Singer Loren Allred - American singer Loren Allred was granted the first golden buzzer of the series.
- Comedian Axel Blake - Comedian Axel Blake impressed the judges with his hilarious comedy sketch. He made jokes about the Tube, the pandemic and contactless cards.
Simon Cowell insists there are FEWER professional acts on BGT
SIMON Cowell has insisted there are LESS professional acts on this year's Britain's Got Talent, despite emerging fix rows.
On the debut show this weekend, pro singer Loren Allred was given the golden buzzer after wowing the judges with her singing voice.
Fans furiously took to social media to complain it was "unfair" and dub the show "a fix" as Loren, 32, sailed through.
Now, judge and creator Simon, 62, has exclusively told The Sun that there will be LESS professional acts on the show than ever before.
"This year, there are less professional people," he explained. "That's where we started the show all those years ago.
"We started by opening the show to anyone regardless of a day job or hidden talent that they want to show to the world."
"This is the place to do it and thank god that's the show it's evolved into. We don't really have any rules on it," Simon went on.
"Wherever you're from, whatever you do, you are welcome," the father-of-one added, explaining the "appeal" of the UK show was likely due to the global stage on social media.
"A lot of these acts come on the British or US show after travelling thousand of miles because these clips go viral," Simon said.
Who Axel Blake is from Britain’s Got Talent?
AXEL Blake wowed the judges with his performance on Britain's Got Talent on April 17, 2022.
During Blake's audition on Britain's Got Talent 2022, judge Simon Cowell was blown away with his performance and ended up giving him the golden buzzer.
Here is all there is to know about the comedian:
The 33-year-old is a property maintenance manager from west London.
He has a 13-year-old son named Nyron and young daughter with his fiancé, who he's been engaged to since 2020.
Blake previously worked as a entertainment circuit until he was able to build up his career as a stand-up comedian.
He has presented for SBTV and UNILAD and has gone viral with his comedy sketches.
His style of comedy has earn him headline shows across the UK, as well as performing as supporting acts for top comedians such as Dave Chappelle and Eddie Griffin.
Amanda Holden’s raciest BGT outfits
AMANDA Holden has been part of the Britain's Got Talent judging panel since the show first hit TV screens in 2007.
So there's no surprise in that time that the TV star has made quite the impression on audiences, especially with her choice of outfits.
Amanda, 51, originally joined the programme alongside creator Simon Cowell and journalist turned TV host Piers Morgan.
Blowing fans away for well over a decade, the Heart radio presenter is regularly seen looking glamorous for the programme's live shows.
However, the mother-of-two has often found herself at the hands of a number of Ofcom complaints for some of her racier choices.
Following Britain's Got Talent's return to TV over the weekend, we look back on some of her more controversial outfit choices.
Click here to read about them.
Danniella Westbrook looks incredible as she poses with BGT star
DANNIELLA Westbrook has been spotted looking glamorous as she cosied up for a snap with a Britain's Got Talent star.
The former EastEnders star smiled for the selfie as she was joined by impressionist and actress Francine Lewis on GB News.
Danniella, 48, dressed in a brightly coloured blouse for her TV appearance on the evening news show on Sunday night.
She straightened her hair and applied a glamorous palette of make-up as she appeared live in the studio with Francine.
The Britain's Got Talent star featured on the ITV show back in 2013, entertaining the crowds with her celebrity impressions.
Francine cosied up to Danniella as she showed off her dramatic make-up look, featuring false eyelashes and a pink lipgloss.
"Was lovely to be reunited with the lovely Francine Lewis tonight on GB News Online," Danniella captioned the snaps.
She followed up on her stories: "Known Francine nearly 21 years, it was lovely working with her tonight on GB News."
Explained: Is Tom Ball through to the BGT live shows?
After receiving four supporting votes from the judges, Tom will move on to the next stage of the competition.
The judges, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Simon Cowell were taken aback by the teacher's singing voice.
Simon, who was equally as impressed by Tom as the others, expressed his thoughts on the singer and said: "There's lots and lots of good singers out there. I always believe your personality plays a huge part in these auditions. There's something very likeable about you".
Amanda kindly added: "Who knew what a powerhouse you were. That was an exceptional audition. I mean one of the best singers we've had in 16 years".
Alesha shared her praises and said: "I really felt moved by that vocal and that performance. It was really, really special".
David said: "You never forget a good teacher. How lucky your kids are to have you teaching them because you seem like such a lovely person. You've got this exceptional talent. Tom, let me give you your first yes".
Tom looked chuffed and he thanked the judges as the crowd applauded him.
Who is Tom Ball from Britain’s Got Talent?
TOM Ball wowed fans with his incredible voice on the first episode of Britain's Got Talent.
But who is the singer being compared to the iconic Susan Boyle? Here's what we know about him.
Tom Ball is a 23-year-old teacher from West Sussex.
The singer impressed the audience as he sang Sam Smith's Oscar winning single Writing's On The Wall.
He received four yeses from the judges meaning he return to screens to wow the judges once more.
Afternoon, Milica Cosic logging on. I'll be bringing you the latest news and updates until 10pm tonight.
David Walliams RIPS his shirt off
DAVID Walliams almost got nude on the stage of Britain's Got Talent to dance with a 77-year-old grandma.
Scottish nan, Joy Weir, decided to audition for BGT to not disappoint her grandkids but shocked everyone with her unique performance.
Presuming she might sing, Joy instead burst into a frenetic dance to a song that one might have heard at a Manchester rave in the 90s.
The crowd immediately jumped to its feet, but head judge Simon Cowell was very unimpressed.
"This is terrible," he said as David couldn't resist running up on stage.
He started dancing with Joy and got so carried away he ripped of his shirt and fell to his knees.
Simon called out to stop and even pressed the red buzzer to reject Joy, but nobody paid attention.
As the song wrapped up, David got on one knee to kiss Joy's hand.
Viewers all say the same thing as ‘male Susan Boyle’ Tom Ball wows judges
BRITAIN's Got Talent viewers and judges alike were completely floored watching an amazing singer.
Secondary school teacher Tom Ball, 23, stunned the judges with his incredible voice as those watching at home dubbed him 'the male Susan Boyle.'
The lad from West Sussex won over the judges with his "humility" as he blew the roof off the West End theatre in London.
Performing Sam Smith's Oscar winning hit, Writing's On The Wall, from the James Bond film, Spectre, Tom managed to drop the jaws of all four judges.
Simon Cowell looked mesmerised by the teacher and had nothing but praise for him.
"There's a lot of good singers out there, but personality doesn't shine through. It's clear you have a good personality and we coud see that," he said.