Britain’s Got Talent viewers have slammed Alesha Dixon, saying she “shouldn’t be a judge” on the show because she doesn’t give her genuine opinion.
The singer, 45, who released her new single Ransom this week, has been on the ITV show’s judging panel since 2012.
The panel, also consisting of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli, sparked controversy during the live semi-finals over their judges’ voting.
But now the three-day streak of split voting has led the public to accuse Alesha of having a “game plan” as she has voted the opposite of Bruno most nights this week.
Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their disappointment with the judge and her seemingly tactical voting strategy.
Britain’s Got Talent viewers have slammed Alesha Dixon, 45, saying she “shouldn’t be a judge” on the show because she doesn’t give her genuine opinion.
The judging panel sparked controversy during the live semi-finals over their judges’ votes, with the public accusing Alesha of having a “game plan” as she voted the opposite of Bruno Tonioli on most nights this week.
They wrote: ‘Alesha Dixon should not be a judge. She doesn’t vote for the best act, she only votes for the act that Bruno doesn’t vote for because she doesn’t want to vote for the best act. ‘She’s done it all week.’
‘Will Alesha just ‘even things out’ again? Instead of doing her job as a judge and really (sic) making a decision’
‘Alesha got away by not voting and by ‘equalizing’ they pay you to judge, give your opinion and SAY WHO YOU WANT and THINK SHOULD BE IN THE FINAL… poor thing’
‘Without trying to be too rude, what’s the point of Alesha voting? The judges may not be present at the semi-finals.
‘Why does Alesha always decide to ‘Equal the votes’? Honey, vote for your favorite act, not the other act, so that the voting is fair.
Alesha dazzled the audience on Friday when she took to the stage to present her latest release for an exclusive performance.
But magician Trixy embarrassed the singer by exposing that her ‘live’ performance was actually pre-recorded.
During his astonishing performance, in which he used Amanda Holden’s mobile phone, he asked Bruno Tonioli what time he woke up and entered the number into the calculator.
Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their disappointment with the judge and her seemingly tactical voting strategy.
Alesha dazzled the audience on Friday when she took to the stage to present her latest release for an exclusive performance.
But magician Trixy embarrassed the singer by exposing that her ‘live’ performance was actually pre-recorded.
He then went to see Alesha to ask for her specific number – how many people she thought were sitting in the Hammersmith Apollo theatre.
But when she asked the judge how he was feeling that night, he let slip that Alesha had pre-recorded her musical performance for the show.
He told the judge: “Alesha, by the way, beautiful performance.”
Alesha laughed awkwardly under her breath before thanking him.
The singer later took the stage to perform her new song, Ransom, in a pre-recorded segment for the show.
Trixy’s comment did not go unnoticed as fans quickly pointed out the error on X, formerly known as Twitter.
One wrote: “The magician revealing Alesha has pre-recorded his performance #BGT #BritainsGotTalent.”
‘Did we miss Alesha’s performance? #BGT #BritainsGotTalent.’…’The magician has just revealed that Alesha’s performance later is a pre-recording’… ‘So Alesha won’t be performing live then.’
By the time Alesha performed her hit mix on stage, the ‘live’ notification box for the show’s broadcast had disappeared from ITV viewers’ screens.
Alesha was seen singing her new single Ransom after all eight acts had performed.
When the show went on hiatus, presenter Ant McPartlin said: “We’ll be right back with an exclusive performance from our own Alesha Dixon!”
She then burst onto the stage in a dazzling sparkly black outfit, as she had previously been seen in a lime green dress.
After finishing her dazzling performance, Ant told Alesha that she “better go and change.”
During his astonishing performance, in which he used Amanda Holden’s mobile phone, he asked Bruno Tonioli what time he woke up and entered the number into the calculator.
He then went to see Alesha to ask for her specific number – how many people she thought were sitting in the Hammersmith Apollo theatre.
But when she asked the judge how he was feeling that night, he apparently let it slip that Alesha had pre-recorded her exclusive performance for tonight.
Alesha has made her long-awaited return to music with the release of single Ransom, nine years after her last album (pictured in the music video).
Her single samples Jamaican reggae artist Ini Kamoze’s track Here Comes The Hotstepper, and the star shares the challenges she has faced recording music as an independent artist.
He and his co-host Declan Donnelly then headed to the judges’ table before asking the three remaining judges which finalists they thought had performed well.
As Alesha’s seat remained empty, Simon Cowell responded: “Firstly, I have to talk about that performance by Alesha.
‘That was really very good. I’m impressed and good for you, Alesha. That was actually very good.’
After another commercial break, Alesha re-emerged in her stunning lime green dress.