“Why do we keep getting the opinion of random audiences?” Fans of Britain’s Got Talent are complaining that new series contain too much ‘fake’ commentary from the public
Fans of Britain’s Got Talent were frustrated by ‘fake’ comments from the audience during the first audition show on Saturday night.
The talent show returned for another series, hosted by Ant & Dec and judged by Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and new signing, Bruno Tonioli.
But fans were unimpressed in the first few minutes of the episode when they realized that audience members were giving their opinions on acts.
In one clip, while a person dressed as Darth Vader played the keyboard, someone was heard saying, “Encore, encore!”
And while a man played the recorder through his nose, another member of the audience was seen making a face.
Annoyed: Fans were frustrated by ‘fake’ audience comments during performances on BGT on Saturday, including a man who said ‘encore, encore’ when a Darth Vader played keyboard
Frustrated: And as a man played the recorder through his nose, another member of the audience was seen making a face
One disgruntled viewer wrote on Twitter: “Why do we keep getting opinions from random audiences.”
Another added, “Annoyed by the whole contrived setup of the show right now. Stop the stupid “candid mob talk.” Just show us the acts.’
A third said: ‘Please stop with the public fake comments, it’s so bad. Ps love Britain’s got talent just hate the public cuts and their bogus critical remarks.’
And an odd person wrote, “I can’t stand hearing the random people in the audience.”
It comes after Simon revealed he was ‘not involved’ in David Walliams’ decision to leave the Britain’s Got Talent judging panel.
The TV mogul broke his silence on the comedian’s departure, admitting that he would “never approve” of his sexual comments towards other contestants, for which he apologized before leaving the show.
Simon added that despite being an executive producer and judge on the show, talks about David’s departure involved other producers who were more “hands-on.”
Speak against The sun, he said: ‘I was not really involved in the decision. From what I understand, he decided to step back.
“We said to the two producers, ‘You have to make the final decision,’ ‘because yes, I’m an executive producer, but they’re more hands-on.”
Annoying: On Twitter, dissatisfied viewers expressed their annoyance at hearing feedback from audience members about acts
Simon added that for much of his time at BGT, David was “very respectful and emotional” of other contestants.
But he continued, “We had a conversation. But you know, he acknowledged what he said, he wasn’t proud of what he said. This is not something I would ever approve of.’
The comments, made in January 2020 during auditions at the London Palladium, were picked up by the programme’s microphones and revealed in December 2022.
During the audition, an elderly performer engaged in banter with the judges in which he made a joke about Walliams. After the audition, the pensioner left, after which Walliams allegedly called him a ‘c***’ three times.
Breaking his silence: It comes after Simon revealed he was ‘not involved’ in David Walliams’ decision to leave the Britain’s Got Talent judging panel
