The secret notes Britain’s Got Talent bosses give the judges before each act revealed – and their HUGE impact on the legendary Golden Buzzer
The secret notes Britain’s Got Talent bosses give to the judges before each act have been revealed – and how these impact the legendary Golden Buzzer.
Since 2014, the ITV show’s judges – as well as hosts Ant and Dec – have used one Golden Buzzer each during the audition rounds.
This prestigious buzzer sends a select few contestants immediately to the live shows, but one viewer has suggested it might not be as spontaneous of a decision as it seems.
Taking to TikTok, user @adamjamesonTV said in a video: ‘The first Golden Buzzer on Britain’s Got Talent was completely staged.
‘Not quite, but there’s more going on than you realise.
‘Before filming each act, the producers will give the judges notes on what to expect in that performance.’
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Taking to TikTok, user @adamjamesonTV broke down the how the Britain’s Got Talent judges’ pre-performance notes impact the Golden Buzzer
He continued: ‘Stuff like whether they should persevere with the act, or whether there’s a big ending, or a shock in store.
‘So when that big moment happens and it looks staged, it’s because it kind of is. But just for different reasons.
‘The talent is real, the moment is real, the prep that’s what’s planned.’
One person commented: ‘It’s well known that the producers scout talent, so it’s very staged.’
Arguing for another act, a second person added: ‘THE DRONE NEEDED THE GOLDEN BUZZER.’
A third boldly claimed: ‘The shows a full lie.’
During last Saturday’s first audition show, Paul Nunnari earned Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer with his gravity defying act.
The Australian, 53, became a frontrunner to win the latest series after wowing judges Simon, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI.
The performance stunned the audience not only for his technical prowess, but because the former Paralympian executed the entire routine from his wheelchair, lifting and sustaining his body weight as he soared through the air.
In Saturday’s series 19 launch, Paul Nunnari (pictured) received the Golden Buzzer from BGT head judge Simon Cowell
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Paul opened up about the road trauma he suffered at the age of 11, which left him with a life-changing spinal cord injury – though he has never allowed it to define him.
Speaking about his act, he said: ‘I was injured through a road trauma when I was quite young. When I was in hospital, the two things I wanted to do were learn to do wheelies and to chase nurses. The chair wasn’t a deficit to me – it was the complete opposite.
‘I have always lived my life as a wheelchair user, not thinking about what I can’t do in the chair but thinking about how I can do it in the chair but differently. The chair has never been a barrier to do anything. That was definitely the motivator.
‘I never want to be judged based on my disability. I want to be judged based on my performance. So, it’s vitally important that I perform at a high level, so that’s my focus.
‘It’s most enjoyable once I finish the performance and know I have nailed it. Hand on my heart, when I climb down from that silk, I take the blindfold off and look at the judges and crowd, I know in my heart that I have nailed it and that’s what matters most to me.’
Paul said he wanted his performance, which he trained and rehearsed tirelessly to perfect, to demonstrate that having a disability does not hold you back.
He explained that, in his experience, people often underestimate him because he uses a wheelchair, something he considers entirely irrelevant.
Through his act, he hopes to challenge public misconceptions and change perceptions of the disabled community.
He said: ‘When you talk about the way you have been injured or why you’re a wheelchair user, it evokes a very sympathetic response. People with disabilities have very low expectations put on them and I think it should be the opposite.
‘We should give people with disabilities an equable and dignified starting moment as everybody else and have high expectations of them.
‘I feel like people are content for me to do the pat on the shoulder and say ‘I did my best’ because I’m in a chair – but I don’t ever want to feel like that.
‘It’s obvious I use a wheelchair and I have a spinal cord injury; I use a wheelchair fulltime and live my life in a chair but it’s almost like asking a person the colour of their eyes or hair. It doesn’t really matter.
‘I try to let my performance speak for itself and change attitudes through those three minutes.’
Britain’s Got Talent airs on ITV1 and ITVX.