Britain's Got Talent fans urge ITV bosses to ban 'dangerous' acts after watching Fakir Testa on stage
It's the last week of auditions, so who's going through to the next round?Britain’s Got Talent fans are concerned over dangerous acts performing on the show as they’ve suggested routines like the one from Fakir Testa should be banned from the series.
The judges were back in Blackpool and Birmingham meeting many lucky hopefuls who wanted to impress the panel all the way to the live finals, a life-changing £250,000 cash prize and a spot at the Royal Variety Performance.
The aim of the game is to get through to the next rounds, or even better, win a Golden Buzzer from the judges. If they achieve that, they’ll have an automatic place in the live semi-finals and one step closer to their dreams. Tonight saw another Golden Buzzer issued, (Saturday, April 18).
However, Fakir Testa’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent has received backlash for being too much for the family-friendly show.
Britain’s Got Talent tonight
First off, we saw the adorable – and impressive – dance group Celtic Beat from wales. The choreography included jaw-dropping backflips, pyramids and a routine that saw them go through to the next round.
The Lux City Choir were praised by Alesha Dixon for bringing something “different” to their singing performance, while KSI admitted they kept him entertained despite his short attention span.
But not all of them got the result they were hoping for. 27-year-old Wei Yemin used flip flips on pipes to create music, and the sparklers didn’t exactly hurt the performance, but it didn’t help either. After KSI and Alesha gave him a red buzzer, he promised a more “dangerous” performance where the sparklers sprayed his face.
Fakir Testa’s knife routine scares fans on Britain’s Got Talent
However, Fakir Testa’s Britain’s Got Talent performance had the judges, and most of the audience at home, hiding behind their hands.
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Dressed in just trousers, he first terrified the panel by stepping up a ladder of ‘knives’ with his bare feet. This was before he then hung from a height on top of a blade that was placed beneath his neck.
Simon and Alesha gave him the red buzzer, not enjoying the act at all. But that didn’t stop the routine. Fakir gestured for Simon to come up on stage and he was invited to sit in the car that was sitting nearby. After, the contestant dragged the car with two chains connected to a large machete that again, was placed beneath his neck.
However, fans have urged for ITV bosses to ban dangerous acts after seeing the performance.
“This sort of stuff shouldn’t be allowed,” begged one.
Another penned: “I think Britain’s Got Talent should stop letting people come on with machetes. Not even entertaining, sorry.”
“Don’t try this at home? I don’t intend to try it anywhere,” joked a second, after seeing the warning on screen.
“They all said yes?” questioned another after Fakir was sent through to the next round.
Someone else asked: “I mean, how do you even find out you can do this?!
Mr Cherry wins the Golden Buzzer
Mr Cherry, a 45-year-old strongman, started off strong as he showed off his incredible skills of opening up jars of pickles. Simon bowed out when he started crushing cans of Red Bull with his bottom, but then he stepped it up a notch by opening up bottles of wine with his bum cheeks.
He didn’t stop there, each level to the routine saw him lose a layer of clothing, and he revealed Union Jack chaps with little red underwear.
“Simon, no!” he shouted, as the audience laughed.
Thankfully, he didn’t mess up the rest of the act and KSI gave him his Golden Buzzer.
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“This program is getting worse”
“Are you kidding KSI. A Golden Buzzer for that. This program is getting worse,” begged one fan on X (Twitter).
“No way was that a Golden Buzzer,” said another.
Someone else echoed the feeling: “A golden buzzer for opening a bottle with your bum cheeks. Bring back Bruno. KSI has lost the plot.”we
However, not all are upset by KSI’s decision.
“Mr Cherry for the win,” declared one huge fan of the fact.
