Britain's Got Talent's bosses 'secretly created acts from scratch' including fan favourite

ITV's Britain's Got Talent has been accused of fabricating contestants to participate, casting doubt on the authenticity of the show. The popular talent show, which has been airing for seventeen years, has launched the careers of numerous stars including singer Susan Boyle, dance group Diversity, and the late dog trick performer Pudsey, who tragically died in 2017 at the age of 12.

Britain's Got Talent has been hit by fakery claims amid reports show bosses secretly created acts from scratch.

According to The Sun producers pitch ideas for potential viral auditions complete with scripts, music suggestions and lines for the judges to say. However it is not against the rules for participants with established careers to compete on BGT.

Suggestions have been made that a spooky magician dressed as a witch who performed in 2022 may have received additional production support to stand out on the show. It has also been suggested that a frightening clown magician was conceived by bosses with the intention of scaring head judge Simon Cowell, 64.

A source revealed to The Sun: "Scouting for talent on shows is nothing new but to actually be creating acts out of thin air is ridiculous. The Witch went down so well bosses wanted to recreate the hype. They thought playing on Simon's clown phobia would be ideal so pulled ideas together."

Before adding: "The public will feel the wool is being pulled if this sort of things goes on. It's as if they've been lied to, even if the goal was to make the best show possible."

Express have contacted ITV for comment.

The news comes hours after show fans levelled accusations at the producers for allegedly staging a performance.

Saturday night's episode saw freestyle rapper Danny Platinum seemingly make an impromptu decision to perform outside the theatre, yet cameras conveniently showed a large crowd waiting behind Britain's Got Talent signage, and a filming crew was already stationed outside, poised to film his "spontaneous" act.

Disgruntled viewers expressed their discontent on social media, with one commenting: "Ok this rapper from Huddersfield seems to be good but the going outside to perform is a little cheesy and obviously preplanned."

Another viewer turned off the show, claiming: "#BGT is so fake I couldn't even make it past first audition."

Simon Cowell has since hinted at his plans to continue the show for many more years. When asked about the possibility of a twentieth season in 2027, he responded: "I was waiting for that. This show has a very interesting history about when we first started because we did the pilot here and it was rubbish... Then luckily, we sold it to America, and it was a hit there, then thank God, ITV bought it."

He went on to recall how the show was nearly cancelled before filming began. "It was no one here by the way, but three days before we were due to film, they cancelled it. We went up to Birmingham and because I didn't tell anyone, [I'm] thinking we've got 24 hours and If it doesn't work on the first day, we're toast.

"Thank God the first day went well. I always thought if we could get three or four years out of this it would be amazing," he continued. "And then you reach 10 years and you go, 'That's a milestone'."