If, like us, you were watching tonight’s episode of Britain’s Got Talent, you might be wondering what on earth just transpired on stage.
We’re still trying to process exactly what happened when Mr Cherry, the act that judge KSI pressed his golden buzzer for, delivered his semi-final performance on Saturday night.
‘What am I watching?’ a viewer called Tony asked on X, while Roscoe wrote: ‘This is honestly a new low for the show.’
The response to Mr Cherry’s act ended up being so dire that KSI – looking utterly mortified by the end – admitted that he felt the need to apologise to the entire nation.
The performer made his first appearance on the ITV series last month, delighting the judges, the audience and presenters Ant and Dec with his novelty act.
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Despite Simon Cowell pressing his red buzzer at the time, his wild antics sparked a rapturous reaction, including when he slammed his body down on cans on stage and used his backside to open a corked bottle.
Nonetheless, the other judges were dumbfounded when KSI pressed the golden buzzer, fast-tracking Mr Cherry straight to the live semi-finals.
Tonight, Mr Cherry returned, this time performing on live TV.
He was carried into the auditorium, surrounded by dancers in cherry red outfits and throwing what appeared to be cherries into the audience.
He proceeded to show off the shorts he was wearing with KSI’s face on his backside, and then used his derrière to play musical instruments, open bottles and attempt to smash open watermelons.
It was honestly like something out of a fever dream, and it seemed as though the judges didn’t know how to react, especially when he took off his red shorts and plopped them on KSI’s head.
KSI was the only one of the four judges not to press his red buzzer, yet he still didn’t mince his words when he apologised to the whole of the UK.
While the rapper and YouTuber did also praise Mr Cherry’s energy, Alesha Dixon then declared: ‘What a load of rubbish.’
‘Bottom line, it was pants,’ Amanda Holden stated, while Simon ended up giving perhaps the politest feedback, holding back from being too brutal.
One X user called Smon968 wrote: ‘Thank God that stopped. I was wondering what else would have gone up his a**e.’
‘This is such a mess,’ Add1ctedToY0u said, as Joe commented: ‘I flat out HATED that. How the hell did he get through?’
‘KSI owes the British public an apology,’ Anthony quipped.
Britain’s Got Talent returns on Saturday at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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