Britain's Got Talent Semi-finals live: Tom Ball & Eva Abley through to the FINAL as Immi Davis voted off in HUGE shock
BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT returned this evening for the third live semi-final of the week where eight more acts battled it out to reach the final.
After a night full of brilliant entertainment Tom Ball was crowned the winner and Eva Abley made it through to the final in second place.
Immi Davis was voted off however in a huge shock for the show.
Simon Cowell did hint that there could be 'one or even two wild cards' used to bring back some performers after they had been voted off.
The final of Britain's Got Talent will be on Sunday.
Read our Britain's Got Talent live blog below for the latest real-time updates…
- Lauren Lomas
Who is Ben Nickless?
Ben Nickless is one of the many hopefuls who has made it into the final, increasing the possibility of his Royal Variety dream coming true.
The 40-year-old, from Lancashire, has previously auditioned for the show, trying his luck in 2019.
Although he was successful in the first round, he didn’t make it to the semi-finals and his audition was never televised.
Luckily, Ben wasn’t put off, and returned in 2022 to wow the judges.
After a slow start with his ventriloquism, Ben smashed out 20 different impressions in 60 seconds, leaving the audience and the judges in stitches.
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Viewers slam Simon Cowell for show hitting ‘all time low’
FURIOUS Britain’s Got Talent viewers hit out at Simon Cowell for reaching an “all time low” by claiming Ranger Chris and his dancing dinosaurs could WIN the show.
Fans of the hit ITV show blasted the mogul , 62, and the act he was championing during tonight’s second live semi final.
Simon famously fought for Ranger Chris and his music loving cretaceous crew to make the semi final, despite the other judges not agreeing.
And after Chris and his dinos has performed, Simon said: “A dinosaur has never won Britain’s Got Talent ever. That might change after tonight.”
He also claimed he was right for fighting for the act to get through.
But many watching at home were not impressed with the performance, nor Simon’s reaction.
“This show has hit an all-time low,” one former fan vented on twitter.
“Some people dancing in rubber dinosaur suits IS NOT F***ING TALENT” added another.
A third claimed Simon’s standards have slipped, fuming: “Simon would have buzzed this act now if this was five to ten years ago.”
- Lauren Lomas
Who are the MOST successful BGT winners of all time?
In 15 years of running, Britain has churned out some dazzling acts…
Paul Potts took judge’s breath away when he auditioned in 2007. Since he won the show in it’s first season, he is said to be worth $10 million.
He is touring around Germany this year, and has a huge European fanbase.
In 2009, Susan Boyle won BGT, and is now thought to be worth a whopping $40 million.
When she received her first cheque after winning the competition, she bought the council house she grew up in, in West Lothian. She still lives there today.
Ex-solider and magician Richard Jones is thought to be worth $15 million, after winning the show in 2016. He then went on to have a ITV show called Operation Magic in 2019.
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Simon left shocked as Immi voted off
Immi Davis was voted off however in a huge shock for the show.
Simon Cowell did hint that there could be 'one or even two wild cards' used to bring back some performers after they had been voted off.
The final of Britain's Got Talent will be on Sunday.
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Eva Abley through as runner up
Eva has been voted through by all of the judges this evening.
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Tom Ball wins
Tom Ball wins tonight's semi-final as Immi voted off in huge shock.
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The acts are back on stage
Time to find out the winner of tonight's third live semi-final.
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Voting has closed
Not long now until we find out who will be joining the finalists on Sunday.
Stay tuned.
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Once again Diversity put on a brilliant show
Ex-winners Diversity wowed fans and the judges this evening will a terrific performance.
Ashley Banjo really does know how to choreograph a performance.
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Don't wait around, get voting
Voting will close after this performance from Diversity.
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BGT legends Diversity will be performing after the break
BGT winners, Diversity will be on stage after the break delivering a performance which will wow the viewers.
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Voting has opened
Ant and Dec have said there is no APP for viewers to vote on.
All you need to do now is simply scan the QR code on the screen and vote for free.
Or viewers can head over to the website and vote for free.
It couldn’t be any easier.
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Simon was left feeling 'great' after that
Simon said that tonight is a fascinating evening and believes we will be seeing Tom in the final.
Alesha added that Tom is an inspiration to his students and to everyone.
Amanda went on to say that she was in 'floods of tears' after the opening VT.
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Tom Ball's performance was faultless
From start to end he delivered.
The Judges were up on their feet and remained standing for a while.
Terrific.
- Louis Allwood
Up next – Tom Ball
The 23-year-old secondary school teacher from West Sussex impressed the judges by performing Writing’s on the Wall.
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Simon left open-mouthed after that
Street magician Keiichi Iwasaki was able to make a bottle of beer appear from a handkerchief, much to the delight of Simon.
The performance was extremely entertaining to watch as Keiichi has a great stage presence.
David said that ITV should cancel the news programme as he would love to watch the magician after the show.
- Louis Allwood
Next up – Keiichi Iwasaki
Presenters Ant and Dec stormed the stage to award their Golden Buzzer to magician Keiichi during his audition.
The street magician will have lots of pressure to hit the mark tonight.
- Louis Allwood
Here is a look at Simon getting up to leave earlier
BGT semi-final was thrown into chaos as Simon Cowell 'walked off' live on air.
The first group was French dance act Les Sancho, who initially impressed the judges with their street-dance routine to Vossi Bop by Stormzy.
- Louis Allwood
The Dots have gone down like a lead balloon
Simon said the performance was a total mess, although he did say that the groups VT before the routine was very funny.
Shame the act didn't hit the spot like last time.
- Louis Allwood
Simon has buzzed again
The Dots are the second act of the night to receive the buzzer after Simon was left unimpressed with the comedy trio.
David said that he loved the idea of the group although he didn't think it landed the same way as before.
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Up next – The Dots
Harmony trio The Dots performed a comedy cabaret music routine at their audition.
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Simon Cowell SLAMS last night’s acts in tonight’s semi final
Simon Cowell slammed last night's Britain's Got Talent acts by comparing them to the acts in tonight's show.
The mogul was judging The Freaks, a dance act in the third semi final, when he compared all the talent on display tonight to what was on offer yesterday.
Simon said tonight's pick were performing "much better" than last night's, leaving many viewers shocked that he openly dissed all eight acts from yesterday's show.
While not everyone was a fan of last night's line-up and agreed with Simon, other's didn't.
The divided reaction played out on twitter.
"Yes Simon, tonight is much better than last night…because last night was absolute s***e, it wouldn't take much to improve," one said.
A second agreed, adding: "True about the selection of acts from yesterday compared to today, on a different level."
- Louis Allwood
Simon has said that Eva smashed it
Head judge Simon has said that the energy behind him was brilliant after Eva had the whole crowd in stitches.
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Eva best of the night
One of the best acts so far this evening.
That was a performance that would fit right in at the royal variety performance.
David loved that performance after Eva took aim at Simon during her comedy routine.
David said she was so lovable and was the best act so far.
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Next up – Eva Abley
14-year-old student Eva Abley from the West Midlands, who has cerebral palsy, took to the stage at her audition to perform stand up comedy and had the judges in stitches.
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