There was joy among Britain’s Got Talent fans this weekend when the show finally returned to the screens after being canceled last year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Simon Cowell, Alyosha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Williams regained their seats on the judging panel as they witnessed more bizarre and wonderful actions as they tried to find the next star of the country to win £ 250,000 and perform. in front of the royal family at the Royal Variety Show.
And the talent show returned to ITV with an average of 6.1 million viewers, the TV operator said, as viewers saw a range of action from a comedy robot to an original singer from The Greatest Showman, while the talent show aired two years later.
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But there was no dry eye in the house when, in turn, an auditor did not even know he was ready to appear before the judges before his mother and two daughters appeared on stage while he sat in public.
Nick Edwards, 36, was shocked when his daughters, Savannah and Cali, aged three and four, were brought on stage by his mother, Tracy, in an attempt to persuade him to audition for his return Saturday night (April 16). ). After nervously taking the stage, the father of two told the judges that he had “lost a lot of confidence” in himself over the years and was inclined to sing only in the shower.
After getting time to get together and prepare a little behind the scenes, Nick returned to the London Palladium stage to sing and play the guitar of Daddy’s Little Girl by Ernie Halter, which he dedicated to his daughters as the song was became part of the “soundtrack of their lives”.
Nick was surprised by his mother and two daughters (Image: ITV)
His performance shook the hearts of the crowd when Judge Amanda Holden and presenter Declan Donnelly were brought to tears, with Jordi’s presenter insisting it was “good” as he wiped the tears from his eyes.
Music mogul Simon Cowell added, “It was so sweet, you have a wonderful voice,” before David Williams confirmed he had a “4004 yes,” including the audience.
But that didn’t stop BGT’s eagle-eyed viewers from believing they’d noticed a problem with the “surprise” audition after noticing Nick wearing a microphone while sitting in the audience.
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@EmalieWalsh said, “Um, that’s a complete surprise, but he was already a mic? #BritainsGotTalent.”
“Nick had no idea why he was in the #BGT audience.
@ AviatorJoe94 commented: “I don’t believe it was a surprise at all, it’s on. #BGT.”
“Oh, FFS #BGT, how was the surprise for him? He already had a microphone! These fake #britainsgottalent settings,” wrote @SpinninAlb.
Viewers noticed that Nick was already wearing a microphone in the audience (Image: ITV)
Since then, Britain’s Got Talent has denied allegations that it was rigged and explained that “unsuspecting” Nick was approached when he arrived to be part of the Gogglebox audience so that the ITV show could capture his reactions in the audience. .
A spokesman told the Daily Mail: “We were happy to welcome our BGT viewers again last night after a year of absence. To report or hint at something that is staged or fabricated in relation to Nick’s audition would be false and incorrect.
“Indeed, when Nick entered the Palladium audience during the Audits of BGT, he turned to be part of our” Gogglebox “audience and told him he would get a microphone so we could capture his reactions throughout the day, while sitting in the audience He was completely unsuspecting. We did this so we could listen to him without him suspecting anything. “
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