Britain's Got Talent Called Out After Fans Claim Audition Is 'Staged'
Britain's Got Talent is already dealing with controversy shortly after its return, with fans calling out the show since many of them believe Nick Edwards' BGT audition was staged. The show is a British variation of America's Got Talent, and it is now in season 15. The competition series has consistently been running annually since 2007, but due to the pandemic, the network that airs the show, ITV, canceled BGT for a year. The reality competition series has produced many stars, including British TV personality Megan McKenna and British magician Richard Jones.
In the past, BGT has been accused of being scripted and contrived. In 2016, British comedian Simon Brodkin disguised himself as a Jewish person named Steven Goldblatt who was a rapper. He is a known prankster and his aim of being on the show was to see how long he would last and to also figure out why most of the acts that make it past the audition rounds have sob stories. Brodkin created a sob story on BGT and raps of his own, and he spoke to media outlets to say that he was coached and given suggestions on how to make his audition better. Once his identity was revealed, he was disqualified from the show and BGT producers also spoke to media outlets to disprove the claims.
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The competition series made a return to ITV on April 16. According to reports from The Sun, fans believe that a heartwarming audition from Nick Edwards was actually staged. Edwards was supposedly a «regular» member of the audience, and while sitting, he saw his mother and daughters Savannah and Cali appear on the stage. Edwards' family supposedly surprised him with the audition because they wanted him to sing a song that he
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