It’s claimed Britain’s Got Talent bosses have been creating acts (Picture: David Fisher/Shutterstock)
Britain’s Got Talent has been accused of ‘fakery’ by scripting acts for the show.
The longrunning ITV talent show is rooted in the idea of ordinary members of the public getting a chance to showcase their skills and performances in front of the UK, and judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli.
However, producers are now facing claims they have secretly been creating acts from scratch rather than scouting everyone from up and down the country.
It’s been reported that mysterious performers The Witch, in 2022, was concocted by BGT bosses, before last year’s creepy act The Clown was allegedly developed to ‘recreate the hype’.
‘Scouting for talent on shows is nothing new but to actually be creating acts out of thin air is ridiculous,’ a source told The Sun.
‘The Witch went down so well that bosses wanted to recreate the hype. They thought playing on Simon’s clown phobia would be ideal so pulled ideas together.
The Witch has come under scrutiny (Picture: ITV)
It’s claimed the clown was created to try and recapture the magic (Picture: ITV/BGT)
‘After auditioning potentials they pitched the idea to freelance actor Andrew Fletcher who spent weeks perfecting a scary clown act.’
The newspaper claims to have seen scripts for the show with lines for the judges, and ‘musical suggestions’.
With the show ideally focusing on hopeful and semi-professional acts, the idea of performances being developed by bosses will spark speculation over the current series too.
Bosses have been accused of scripting acts (Picture: ITV)
Sources have insisted the likes of The Dark Hero – a Batman-inspired singing act – is legitimate, but the report claims others could have been developed.
‘The public will feel the wool is being pulled if this sort of things goes on,’ the insider added. ‘It’s as if they’ve been lied to — even if the goal was to make the best show possible.’
In response, BGT told the outlet that every contestant has ‘their own established talents’.
‘Contestants all have their own established talents,’ they said in a statement. ‘We support the production of their performance to help make it the best it can be for our stage.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted ITV and Britain’s Got Talent for comment.
Britain’s Got Talent continues on ITV.
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