Amanda Holden screams and runs off set as terrifying Witch returns in Britain’s Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician

AMANDA Holden was left terrified by a spooky act on Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician.

The one-off spin-off show is dedicated solely to the art of magic and tricksters with a host of memorable faces from BGT returning to take to the stage.

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Regular judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams were all back on the panel for the special and were joined by magician Penn Jillette who was sitting in for Simon Cowell.

Closing the show was The Witch, who participated in the show earlier this year, and caused 'chaos' as part of the act.

Alesha was told to read a pre-written tale from a classic fairytale storybook as The Witch watched over the panel.

Alesha read: "It was a dark and strange night in the forest.

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"There was a stench of mould and decay in the air from David's rotten fruit."

As she ended the line, The Witch left the panel gasping as it removed the lid from the box placed in front of David to reveal rotten fruit filled with worms sitting atop the judges panel.

Things continued to get even creepier as the lighting and staging intensified.

Eventually, The Witch asked Penn to share with him the word that he had been thinking about during the act.

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The word in question was 'chaos', as The Witch promised to deliver chaos to the stage as it was also the final word to be read in Alesha's passage.

A cuddly bear which was placed in front of Amanda soon saw its head roll off its body in jaw-dropping scenes.

The star could be heard saying: "No, no, no," as she moved her chair back and away from the judges desk.

Alesha then let out a terrifying shriek as a young girl on stage dressed as Red Riding Hood lifted down her hood to reveal an old witch-like woman.

Things only escalated as The Witch pulled apart the teddy bear's stomach to reveal a live snake, which sent Amanda spiralling.

She screamed in fear as she stood up and moved away from the panel.

The star quickly ran away from the desk as she was chased by The Witch and could be heard exclaiming: "I hate snakes, I hate snakes!"