BRITAIN’S Got Talent has been hit by HUNDREDS of Ofcom complaints.
Last weekend the ITV competition returned to television screens up and down the country – but despite the family-friendly show thrilling viewers on Saturday night, it also infuriated some.
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Auzzy Blood was one of the acts that infuriated viewers because of his morbid and sickening stunt routine – and now the extent of viewers’ anger has been unveiled in the form of complaints.
Appearing on stage in Gothic make-up, the performer held up giant corkscrews to the audience before carrying out his gory stunt.
Feeding the corkscrews through his nose and out his mouth, Auzzy Blood left the studio audience squealing and viewers at home complaining.
It has now been revealed that more than 700 viewers logged complaints to the regulator about the show, overall.
771 viewers in total emailed Ofcom about Saturday night’s episode, with the ITV show hit with the staggering number of complaints.
The vast majority of complaints were about Auzzy Blood’s routine – with the number published as 680.
Meanwhile, around 90 of the complainants were about nudity in Akira Ohashi’s routine.
Akira left viewers open-jawed as he showcased his naked act on Saturday night – although not everyone was impressed.
After Auzzy Blood performed on Saturday night, viewers took to social media to fume over the gross act – with some even threatening to complain to Ofcom.
One person said on X: “@ofcom will be getting lots of complaints tomorrow from this guy hanging from his nose.
“My daughters nearly throwing up and I just couldn’t look at all. #bgt no.”
Another added: “I’ve sent one, my 6 year old was traumatised poor thing. It’s not even 9pm.”
A third person then said at the time: “That is an absolute NO for me.
“I personally believe the fact you came onto a show like this and stuck hooks through your nose is morally repugnant and totally out of keeping with a family show and a potential Royal Variety act. NO.”
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- Loren Allred – Loren Allred, 32, from Brooklyn, New York jetted to London to audition after recording the vocals for The Greatest Showman. The stunning singer got a standing ovation and a Golden Buzzer from the judges as she delivered a stirring rendition of Never Enough from the popular film. Loren came out on stage and revealed to the judges they would have heard her voice many times before that moment. “I was hired to record the vocals for The Greatest Showman as a guide for the actors to know how to sing the songs,” she explained. Loren then revealed actress Rebecca Ferguson was so stunned by her singing that she decided to let her vocals be heard in the movie. “So she lip-synced,” Loren said.
- Chicken Shed Theatre Company – Comprised of individuals aged between 5 and 37, the group was set up to welcome anyone irrespective of background to get up on stage and perform and fulfil their dream. Chicken Shed prides itself on accepting anyone and does not hold auditions to make the group a safe and inclusive space. The group wowed as they performed Wonder by Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sande. It meant that Alesha wasted no time as she decided to hit her golden buzzer for the young performers. She told them it was her “honour” to reward their inclusiveness with her golden buzzer.
- The Dancing Granny – Granny Paddy Jones and her professional partner Niko Espinosa first hit headlines when they won the Spanish talent show Tú sí que vales in 2009, before going on to appear on Britain’s Got Talent in 2014 where they came ninth. Amanda Holden was so impressed with Paddy that she gave her the Golden Buzzer, which sent them straight through to the semi-finals. But things took a worrying turn when Paddy cracked a rib while rehearsing a new move and her place on the show was under doubt. She was given the all-clear to perform in the end but didn’t quite live up to expectations.
- Bars and Melody – They will forever be remembered for their anti-bullying song on the talent show. Bars and Melody were first seen on the 2014 series of Britain’s Got Talent, getting shuttled into the semi-finals when Simon Cowell pressed his Golden Buzzer. They made it to the final thanks to a performance of I’ll Be Missing You but lost out on the crown to Collabro. These days Charlie Lenehan – known as Melody – is covered in tattoos, with inkings on his neck, arms and chest. But he is as close as ever to co-star Leondre Devries – who is Bars – with the pair seen enjoying themselves in exotic locations all over the world.
While a fourth penned: “I thought Britain’s Got Talent was supposed to be a family friendly show and they got people shoving hooks & tubes through their mouth & nose and almost getting a judge to drink from that same tube??
“That’s disgusting to say the least!”
And a fifth added: “Seriously @Ofcom What’s on britains got talent tonight should be looked at this is not entertaining kids could be watching this Hooks through face.”
The act, whose real name Austin Punton, has a Guinness World Record for the highest body weight pull with a meat hook inserted in the nose.
Not only this, but he has three Guinness World Records to his name in total and they are all for very dangerous acts.
When Auzzy isn’t performing his professional sword-swallowing routine, he looks nothing like his on-stage self.
Images uploaded to his Instagram account show him without any face-paint or stage make-up at all – with him looking very, very different indeed.
In some snaps, Auzzy has short blonde hair whilst in others he sports a more shaven head look.
Auzzy Blood left viewers complaining to Ofcom in their droves[/caption]
