{"id":948876,"date":"2026-05-09T18:58:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T18:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/948876\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T18:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T18:58:28","slug":"britains-got-talent-fans-beg-for-format-change-over-unfair-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/948876\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain&#8217;s Got Talent fans beg for format change over &#8216;unfair&#8217; advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britain&#8217;s Got Talent fans have been left fuming and calling for a format change on the ITV talent show over an &#8216;unfair&#8217; advantage.<\/p>\n<p>19:40, 09 May 2026Updated 19:40, 09 May 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The ITV talent show is back for another semi-final\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Image.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The ITV talent show is back for another semi-final\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The ITV talent show is back for another semi-final(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/britains-got-talent\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Britain&#8217;s Got Talent<\/a> fans have demanded a format change on the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">ITV<\/a> talent show over an &#8216;unfair&#8217; advantage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The ITV show is back for its third live semi-final and frustrated fans have been left fuming over the new format. This year, at the live semi-finals, each judge will have a chance to hold the power and put one act through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The special Golden Buzzer allows them to send someone straight to the final, but they can only use it once &#8211; and during that act. Some fans have been left fuming by the format, saying it is unfair.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Britain's Got Talent fans had their say\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778353108_372_0_Image.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Britain's Got Talent fans had their say\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Britain&#8217;s Got Talent fans had their say(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Golden buzzer seriously needs to be leff until everyone is on stage for the final results. As in, after everyone has performed,&#8221; one fan wrote. Another added: &#8220;How many more acts are going straight to the final. What happens to public choice. <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"\/><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BGT?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">#BGT<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A third penned: &#8220;I&#8217;m late to this and only catching up now but how can you have a golden buzzer to put an act through to the final before seeing all of them? Bizarre concept that doesn&#8217;t work and makes zero sense. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BGT?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">#BGT<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Comedian Ted Hill is one of the show hopefuls <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/britains-talent-star-ted-hill-37123925\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">set to appear on the talent programme tonight, <\/a>after being the golden buzzer choice of hosts <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/ant-mcpartlin\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Ant McPartlin<\/a> and Dec Donnelly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The hopeful, who showed his comedy skills using a PowerPoint presentation and speaking about his real life experiences with autism and ADHD, is hoping he will make it through to the final tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I\u2019m really excited and I told Ant and Dec about a couple of different ideas that I had and what direction to go in. And their advice to me was to be <a aria-label=\"weirdLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">weird<\/a>, to really go for it,&#8221; he exclusively told The <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve decided that I just want to be as authentic to myself as possible, and if I don&#8217;t get through because I was too much like myself, then I don&#8217;t think I will have any regrets. I&#8217;ve decided to fully commit to the weirdness of my personality. And I&#8217;ve done something a little bit sciencey that involves my science knowledge to make a special gift for Simon Cowell. Because I got the golden buzzer from Ant and Dec I didn\u2019t get any feedback from Simon in my audition so I\u2019m hoping he will like this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Asked what it would mean to win Britain\u2019s Got Talent, Ted hopes it would change his career but also inspire others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: \u201cMy dream is to sort of find a bigger audience, to find people out there that like comedy that&#8217;s a bit different. Then to be able to go on tours where I can perform in bigger venues. 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