Amanda Holden may have gotten into trouble after breaching one of Britain’s Got Talent’s most important rules.
Despite having being informed that the judges, including Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli, should only push their golden buzzers once, Amanda seemed to have become overly enthused at a recent audition.
Amanda, 52, was said to be so charmed by a comedic performance during the Manchester audition that she punched the golden buzzer, sending him directly to the semi-finals.
She had done the same thing for a musical theatre vocalist at a prior audition, though.
The second performer she put through was a Japanese man who performed impressions with his hair.
As reported by The Sun, the usual rules surrounding the golden buzzer seem to have gone out the window this season, with Simon, Amanda and Bruno sending three of the first 20 acts they saw this season through to the live shows.
Historically, the golden buzzer, which was added to the long-running talent show in 2014, was reserved for the most amazing acts, with each judge only able to use it once.
However, according to a source, this time around, the judges were willing to break the rules slightly.
‘Bruno was almost moved to tears watching his golden buzzer dance act – and was first to slam down on the button so hard that it cracked.
‘He was shortly followed by Simon, who sent a Japanese dance act through to the live shows.
‘And finally, Amanda was impressed by a female theatre singer that she was keen to give a shot in the live rounds and was last to press the buzzer,’ they added.
However, it appears that BGT producers are now willing to utilise buzzers more frequently, with Simon reminding the audience at the London audition that there was just one rule this year: ‘Be as naughty as you want.’
Bruno confesses to being enamoured with the golden buzzer when he initially joined the series last year, but he made a rookie mistake by hitting it on the first day.
Speaking on The One Show, Bruno revealed there was a ‘wonderful’ dance ensemble in the first round of auditions that were’so great’ that he ‘couldn’t wait’ to press the buzzer.‘I literally went for it, and it was mid-performance,’ he said, giggling. ‘I had no idea that the whole stage would explode with gold and there was this, kind of, gasp, I said, “What’s going on here? Have I done something wrong?”’
He added that the kids ‘carried on’ and it made for a great performance, adding he learnt his lesson to ‘wait until the end of the performance’.
Britain’s Got Talent will air on ITV later this year.
