BGT act PULLS OUT of semi-final amid huge live chaos as future on show is revealed
AFTER a very chaotic show, a Britain’s Got Talent act has pulled out of his semi final episode.
After all but one of the acts due to perform had taken to the stage on Saturday, co-host Dec announced: “Unfortunately, Teddy Magic won’t be performing tonight.”
Ant and Dec then proceeded to say that they hoped to see him in another show over the coming weeks, but did not confirm which show he would appear on.
Reacting to the news of Teddy pulling out of his live show, fans flooded to X, formerly Twitter, to share their thoughts.
One person said: “What happened to poor little Teddy?”
Another added: “So Teddy has missed a slot.. What’s going on??!”
While a third wrote: “Would be interested to know if it was technical issues or personal ones as to why Teddy couldn’t perform tonight.”
A fourth then said: “I’m guessing teddy was too nervous to perform poor kid.”
And a fifth added: “They could at least give us a little update to let us know teddy is ok.”
Teddy took to his Instagram to say “we are sorry about this” on his story.
This comes after the eight year old magician was due to be the second act to perform on tonight’s show.
Earlier on in the show, Ant and Dec were forced to reveal that Teddy was “delayed” backstage.
The Geordie duo shared with the audience – and judges – how Teddy was delayed, which left head judge Simon Cowell looking less than impressed.
With Simon looking angry, Ant and Dec then affirmed how he is only eight years of age, but Simon didn’t seem sympathetic.
The hosting duo were then left scrambling to fill the gap, asking Simon the previous act even though he’d already spoken about it.
Ant and Dec then announced that the young magician would not be coming out, and would emerge on stage later instead – although this then did not happen.
Timeline of BGT Winners
Britain's Got Talent has been thrilling fans since it burst onto the scene in 2007.
Here we take a look at all the BGT winners – from the first ever one to the most recent:
2007: Paul Potts – The first ever winner of BGT was opera singer Paul Potts. He saw off competition from Connie Talbot, The Bar Wizards, Bessie Cursors, Damon Scott and Kombat Breakers to win.
2008: George Sampson – In series two of Britain’s Got Talent a young George Sampson wowed judges and viewers with his impressive dance moves.
2009: Diversity – Dance troupe Diversity scooped the BGT crown and beat of competition from singer Susan Boyle, who was strongly tipped to win the show.
2010 – Spellbound: Gymnastic troupe Spellbound really impressed judge Simon Cowell with their stunning routines and incredible stunts in 2010. At the time, the music mogul said: “I can only say on live television that was one of the most astonishing things I have ever seen.”
2011 – Jai McDowall: Viewers were stunned when Jai McDowall won the show in 2011, as young singer Ronan Parke was the favourite to win the series.
2012 – Ashleigh and Pudsy: Ashleigh Butler and her adorable pooch Pudsey stole hearts when they performed in series six of the talent show.
2013 – Attraction: Hungarian shadow artist group Attraction won the seventh series of Britain’s Got Talent. The squad had taken part in the German version of BGT in 2012, however, they had only placed seventh.
2014 – Collabro: Classical music band Collabro faced tough competition in the 2014 final as all the finalist were singers, but they went on to scoop the crown.
2015 – Jules O’Dwyer & Matisse: Dog lovers everywhere could’t get enough of Jules O’Dwyer and pet pup Matisse. The impressive duo even performed on a tightrope to secure their win.
2016 – Richard Jones: Army man Richard Jones became the first magician in the show’s history to win Britain’s Got Talent.
2017 – Tokio Myers: Pianist Tokio Myers impressed the judges with his blend of classical and electronic music.
2018 – Lost Voice Guy: Stand-up comedian Lost Voice Guy, who performs with a speech synthesiser, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was six months old. However, he defied the odds and is a BGT champ.
2019 – Colin Thackery: Veteran army officer Colin Thackery warmed the nations hearts with his singing voice. He was crowned winner of BGT after singing Michael Ball’s Love Changes Everything.
2020 – Jon Courtenay: Singer and pianist Jon Courtenay was Ant and Dec’s Golden Buzzer act. After he won the £250,000 prize he said: “”Just amazing, I can’t believe it.”
2022 – Axel Blake: Comedian Axel Blake scooped the crown after the show was off air for two years during Covid.
2023 – Viggo Venn: Known for his high-vis jackets, comedian Viggo Venn was victorious in 2023.
2024 – Sydnie Christmas: The reigning champ is singer Sydnie Christmas.
Vinnie McKee – who got a Golden Buzzer during his audition earlier on in the series – then came out on stage and performed for the segment of the show that Teddy was meant to.
But Teddy being delayed backstage wasn’t the only chaotic moment to happen in the first semi-final episode.
After Vinnie performed and an ad break took place, Ant and Dec revealed how there was a second act that were delayed.
They shared how there was a “technical problem” with The Blackouts.
Simon looked fuming with the technical issue.
Ant and Dec chatted to the judges while the crew backstage scrambled to sort things out.
“Jesus Simon looks fuming with all the mistakes in tonight’s show,” penned one person.
“I’ve never seen Simon look so angry in my life,” said another.