{"id":32475,"date":"2026-05-09T22:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/32475\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T22:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:50:24","slug":"britains-got-talent-fans-say-youre-having-a-laugh-as-act-robbed-in-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/32475\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Got Talent fans say \u2018you\u2019re having a laugh\u2019 as act \u2018robbed\u2019 in semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daredevil act Liwei Yang and comedian Ted Hill were sent through to the ITV programme&#8217;s final<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Image.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The Britain's Got Talent judges in the latest semi-final\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Britain&#8217;s Got Talent judges in the latest semi-final(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Britain\u2019s Got Talent fans said \u2018you\u2019re having a laugh\u2019 as they claimed that an act was \u2018robbed\u2019 in the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">ITV<\/a> competition\u2019s latest semi-final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It was a dramatic night on Saturday (May 9) as more acts looked to secure their place in the<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/britains-got-talent\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> annual programme\u2019s<\/a> final, which will be held later in the month. Prior to the third semi-final,singer Matty Juniosa, and her dog Salsa, illusionist Fabian Fox, musician Sadeck Berrabah and dance troop LMA were all sent through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Performing this week was glowing performance group Antigravity, daredevil act Liwei Yang, The Lux City Choir, dance group Mega Unity, acrobatic act Mizuki Shinagawa, harpist and singer Niamh Noade, dance group Playground and comedian Ted Hill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Click hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=b8052254-66af-41f3-9dae-7bbb0e3391c6&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This week saw KSI given the power of the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/simon-cowell-calls-out-britains-33919786\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">semi-final <\/a>golden buzzer. In the past, the judges would have to choose between the act who finished second and third in the public vote to go through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, this changed last year with the divisive new introduction. Now, each of the judges gets to choose one act to send immediately through to the final at any point during their episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In the end it was the penultimate act of the evening, Liwei Yang, who KSI chose. The Taiwanese native began her act by juggling an umbrella that was on fire with her feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After throwing the umbrella up in the air and spinning it with her feet, her husband wheeled out a giant wheel to the stage. In an impressive feat of strength and composure, Liwei once again juggled the item using only her feet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_LDBR_MEN_090256_Antigravity.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Leading the praise, KSI said after the routine: \u201cOh my god, that was phenomenal. That was phenomenal. Doing that with our husband by your side, that must have been magical. I saw the size of that thing and when I saw what you were going to do with it, I couldn\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">When it came to the public vote, following a brief intermission with a performance by Westlife, the last two acts remaining were comedian Ted and harpist Niamh. Ant and Dec revealed that it was Ted who received the most votes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ted, who <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/ant-dec\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Ant and Dec<\/a> used their golden buzzer on during the auditions, performed another powerpoint comedy routine. The comic, who has autism, poked fun at Simon Cowell throughout the act, even bringing out a robot designed like the music mogul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Reacting to reaching the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">final<\/a>, Ted said: \u201cI feel pretty good. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. This means the world to me. I\u2019m lost for words, thank you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Despite two strong acts being sent through, many viewers took to X, previously known as <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/twitter\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, to explain why they thought Antigravity should have landed a spot in the final. The act who received Alesha Dixon\u2019s golden buzzer during the auditions&#8217; performance was pre-recorded for technical reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">@PeaksLfc said: \u201cAnti gravity robbed I knew ksi should have golden buzzer them ! X #BGT.\u201d @Chris2617ru added: \u201cAnti Gravity must be feeling down after that #bgt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">@WhoPotterVian wrote: \u201cI\u2019m sorry but how the heck did Anti-Gravity not win tonight? They were so much better than all of the other acts and should have been this year\u2019s winners. Hopefully they get the wildcard so they can win it. #BGT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">@RyanSoapKing25 commented: \u201c#BGT Anti Gravity in 3rd &#8211; didn&#8217;t see that one coming!\u201d @mint250 posted: \u201cNah anti-gravity 3rd you&#8217;re having a laugh #BGT.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daredevil act Liwei Yang and comedian Ted Hill were sent through to the ITV programme&#8217;s final The Britain&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13,171,335,336],"class_list":{"0":"post-32475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-britains-got-talent","10":"tag-itv","11":"tag-tv"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116547067857603377","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}