Britain's Got Talent viewers found themselves feeling unimpressed just a mere few minutes into the latest episode. The ITV talent show was back on Saturday night (May 20) after airing in a Sunday slot last weekend due to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest airing on BBC One.
Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli were back on the judging panel as more acts took to the stage in both Manchester and London where the pre-recorded auditions took place earlier this year.
The latest set of auditions kicked off with The Royal British Legion Band getting the audience up on their feet with a performance of Bruno Mars' hit track Uptown Funk. Former Strictly star Bruno was left stunned after an emotional performance.
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Thirteen-year-old Lilliana Clifton won over the hearts of the judges as well as the audience at the London Palladium as she showed off her incredible moves on stage, including technical gymnastic tricks, the dancer performed to James Arthur's Train Wreck.
But it wasn't the acts BGT viewers took issue with, it was the long intro that usually shows the judges getting prepared to head out on stage and the acts waiting for their auditions behind the scenes.
@e1jaat tweeted: "This intro is so long #bgt." @MisterRichens said: "I’m going to be bastard 89 before this starts #BGT #BGT2023." @cumston_gary complained: "#BGT. The fake scripted dialogue of some of the contestants backstage is quite nauseating..."
@Matt528chap posted: "The first 5 minutes wasted on the opening.... #BGT." @SamFarmer2 added: "This opening isn’t annoying at all … #BGT," alongside a GIF asking: "How long is this going to last."
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