Britain’s Got Talent fans work out exact moment magician ‘revealed’ her trick – after show ‘fix’ row
BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans say they have worked out the exact moment a magician “revealed” her trick.
It comes after viewers slammed the ITV show for being “fixed” following Alexandra Burgio’s spellbinding act.
Alexandra kicked off her trick with her mouth taped shut, before taping Simon Cowell‘s closed too.
His fellow panelist Amanda Holden, 54, sparked a series of cheers from the audience while Alesha Dixon, 46, chanted: “Go on girl.”
She then gave the 65-year-old a laser pen and asked him to choose a card, which she then turned over to reveal the word Fierce.
The Canadian then pulled the masking tape off The X Factor mouth, which also revealed the same word underneath.
Amanda then gushed “wow” as the audience burst into a round of applause.
The trick involved cards on a board, but some viewers think they spotted how she did it.
One viewer posted: “All that build up to a simple card switch.”
Another agreed: “Just saw the switch there.”
A third added: “They cutaway from the close up when she did the card switch on the first trick.”
This one explained the trick further: “The card to the left next to the card under the card Simon picked appears to have two cards together. You can see the edge of the 2nd card there.
“If you freeze the video, you can see that there are other cards with what appears to show two cards attached.
“I see at least 4 of them. She could have the word Fierce written on the back card, and she switched it out when she picked the card up with her back to the audience before she showed the card to the audience.”
FIX CLAIMS
Meanwhile, it comes after BGT was called a “fix” on Saturday night after fans realised that Alexandra had appeared on three other similar shows.
Despite their amazement at her act, some fans were quick to expose her reality TV past.
They revealed how she was first spotted on Canada‘s Got Talent – a show on which she has featured twice.
Just last year, she reached the semi final stage of BGT’s sister show.
Alex has also found further fame as part of celebrated magician duo Penn and Teller’s US TV series Fool Us, two years ago.
One fan was quick to take to YouTube to call out a “fix” as one put “so obviously rigged”.
Another moaned: “Nothing against the woman, BUT this act has already been on Canada Got Talent TWICE… once as an assistant and 2nd was on her own.
“Far as I know she got as far as the semi finals. She’s also been on Penn & Teller’s show.”
One then ranted: “Such a poor magic act and NOT ORIGINAL,” as another referenced her Penn and Teller skit and said: “Does she do anything else?”
A fan then mused: “Knew I’d seen her before. She did the exact same act on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us.”
BGT continues on ITVX on Saturday.
BGT's Best Golden Buzzer Moments
BGT have handed out many Golden Buzzer's over the years, can you remember some of the most famous
- Loren Allred – Loren Allred, 32, from Brooklyn, New York jetted to London to audition after recording the vocals for The Greatest Showman. The stunning singer got a standing ovation and a Golden Buzzer from the judges as she delivered a stirring rendition of Never Enough from the popular film. Loren came out on stage and revealed to the judges they would have heard her voice many times before that moment. “I was hired to record the vocals for The Greatest Showman as a guide for the actors to know how to sing the songs,” she explained. Loren then revealed actress Rebecca Ferguson was so stunned by her singing that she decided to let her vocals be heard in the movie. “So she lip-synced,” Loren said.
- Chicken Shed Theatre Company – Comprised of individuals aged between 5 and 37, the group was set up to welcome anyone irrespective of background to get up on stage and perform and fulfil their dream. Chicken Shed prides itself on accepting anyone and does not hold auditions to make the group a safe and inclusive space. The group wowed as they performed Wonder by Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sande. It meant that Alesha wasted no time as she decided to hit her golden buzzer for the young performers. She told them it was her “honour” to reward their inclusiveness with her golden buzzer.
- The Dancing Granny – Granny Paddy Jones and her professional partner Niko Espinosa first hit headlines when they won the Spanish talent show Tú sí que vales in 2009, before going on to appear on Britain’s Got Talent in 2014 where they came ninth. Amanda Holden was so impressed with Paddy that she gave her the Golden Buzzer, which sent them straight through to the semi-finals. But things took a worrying turn when Paddy cracked a rib while rehearsing a new move and her place on the show was under doubt. She was given the all-clear to perform in the end but didn’t quite live up to expectations.
- Bars and Melody – They will forever be remembered for their anti-bullying song on the talent show. Bars and Melody were first seen on the 2014 series of Britain’s Got Talent, getting shuttled into the semi-finals when Simon Cowell pressed his Golden Buzzer. They made it to the final thanks to a performance of I’ll Be Missing You but lost out on the crown to Collabro. These days Charlie Lenehan – known as Melody – is covered in tattoos, with inkings on his neck, arms and chest. But he is as close as ever to co-star Leondre Devries – who is Bars – with the pair seen enjoying themselves in exotic locations all over the world.
