Britain’s Got Talent viewers divided over ‘set up’ golden buzzer act that left audience in tears
Britain's Got Talent viewers were left divided after a contestant's magic routine culminated in an on-stage proposal.
The semi-finals for the ITV talent show continued last night (24 May), with judges Simon Cowell, Bruno Tonioli, Alesha Dixon, and Amanda Holden searching for the best of what British talent has to offer.
Joining the group to judge the latest crop of hopefuls was boxer and content creator KSI, who was given the honour of pressing the show's 'Golden Buzzer', which sends one act straight through to the grand finale while the public vote determines the others.
And the man who inspired KSI to see gold last night? That would be 24-year-old magician Harry Moulding.
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Promising to provide a moment of 'real magic' after taking to the stage, Harry correctly predicted audience member's names, seat numbers and answers to questions.
The routine led up to a woman named Jess being brought up on stage to watch a video recorded 48 hours before in Paris, which showed Harry accurately predicting Bruno Mars, audience seat numbers and the number 178.
However, the surprises didn't end there as Harry then 'bumped' into Jess's boyfriend, also named Harry.
The magician then asked him a series of questions about his wedding plans, with the answers being French capital, Bruno Mars and 178.
He then appeared on stage and proposed to Jess – which she tearfully accepted.
His performance won over everyone in Hammersmith auditorium, leaving the audience in tears and prompting KSI to send him straight through to the final.
"I got goosebumps throughout all of that," Holden told Ant and Dec of his performance, while Cowell declared that Harry was the 'frontrunner' to win the competition.
"Everyone who's got a place in the final right now, all of you be very nervous of Harry," he said.
However, it would appear that the magic felt in the auditorium didn't translate on-screen, as several viewers were left unimpressed by the reaction to Harry's performance – with some even branding the whole act as a 'fix' on social media.
"Do they think the viewers are some sort of mugs or what? Harry, gets 11 minutes for his 'Act'.. Then gets the f**king Golden buzzer.. Complete fix, they are all in on it.. Not Magic at all, all completely rehearsed," fumed one viewer.
"WHY DO THEY ALWAYS GET MAGICIANS WHO DO THE SAME TRICK Slightly different THAT TAKES LIKE 15 MINS TO DO A 30SEC TRICK.. GOLDEN BUZZER?? The magic was S**t," a second person tweeted.
A third wrote: "Utterly rigged and the trick itself was too grand and ridiculous it shouldn't even be called magic. I know exactly how he did it, it was rigged".
"That wasn't magic, it was obviously set up. He doesn't deserve the golden buzzer," added another.
Some viewers were even calling for ITV to scrap the Golden Buzzer twist altogether, with one person writing: "Well that was a total waste of everyone's time and a total waste of a golden buzzer. They need to get rid of the live golden buzzer next year it's c**p."
However, while others were a bit confused by the whole thing, one person still said it was a 'lovely proposal', adding: "Deserved the golden buzzer but I don't think he needed it as I am still baffled lol."
Another said: "Yes yes yes well deserved golden buzzer."
LADbible Group has contacted ITV and BGT for comment.
Topics: Britains Got Talent, ITV, Social Media, TV, UK News
Brenna Cooper