Britain’s Got Talent was back for another live semi-final show on Saturday night which saw two more acts picked to be in this year’s final – but judge Amanda Holden suffered a blow
Britain’s Got Talent’s Amanda Holden suffered a blow as she was booed by the crowd on Saturday night. The show returned with a live programme which saw two more acts put through to the final.
However, it wasn’t smooth sailing for one judge as the crown wasn’t too pleased with some of Amanda’s comments. Amanda was giving feedback to dancers Harry and Lewis when she wasn’t very positive about their performance.
The 53-year-old didn’t hold back as she started her comments with “I’m not going to be very popular.” The pair, from the Wirral and Manchester, opened up the show with their routine after beginning their dancing careers when they were just children.
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Other judges Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon praised their for their energy on the night. Amanda said: “Thank God for the production, because I was quite disappointed with that. I can see that you have worked hard and that the choreography was rehearsed. But I don’t think it was enough. I just don’t feel like that was a step up from your first audition, so I am really sorry.”
However, it didn’t take long for the crowd to tell Amanda what they thought of her opinion as they instantly started booing. Head judge Simon also offered his different opinion as he praised the dancing duo for their routine.
He said: “Personally, I did feel like this was better than your first audition. You make what looks hard, easy. I think you are skewered towards a younger audience… but do you really want to win this?”
Harry and Lewis replied: “100 percent.” Simon added: “You don’t say much, and I think sometimes you need to tell the audience how much it means to you.”
Harry then added: “We’ve been dancing all our lives as a career, and like everyone else, we went through a whole pandemic,” he said. “We managed to keep going — dancing, teaching, competing — and we’ve kept the passion for it. In answer to your question, Simon, of course we want to win it.”
Fans of the show took to social media to share their views of Amanda’s comments. One said: “I actually respect Amanda for saying what she thought. It’s a competition — honesty counts.” “Harry and Lewis were amazing. Amanda way off the mark tonight,” another wrote.
Judge Bruno was the person who had control of the live show golden buzzer in Saturday’s show which meant that he could pick an act to automatically go through to the final without the public vote.
He ended up choose opera singer Jasmine Rice who impressed the audience with her stunning performance. The act that got voted by the public to go through to the final was Ping Pong Pang which is a dance group who perform with ping pong paddles.
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