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Britain’s Got Talent judge KSI was left in floods of tears during Saturday night’s live semi-final after he opened up about his own heartbreak following a performanceDaniel Bird<\/a> Assistant Celebrity and Entertainment Editor<\/p>\n

22:06, 16 May 2026<\/p>\n

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KSI was left emotional during Britain’s Got Talent(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

KSI was left in floods of tears during Britain’s Got Talent<\/a>. The judge who found fame on YouTube<\/a> opened up about his own heartbreak as a “magical” performance came to an end.<\/p>\n

Tonight, the fourth semi-final of the ITV<\/a> show aired, two weeks before the finalists will battle it out for a spot on the Royal Variety Performance bill. But Sonny Green left KSI<\/a> emotional after the poet took to the stage to share a tear-jerking insight into his relationship with his sons, who unexpectedly appeared alongside him.<\/p>\n

“You ain’t ever too old to get a cuddle off your dad,” he told his sons, adding: “And I’ll never be too old to get a cuddle off my sons.” Elsewhere in the poem, Sonny said: “They say the world<\/a> is your oyster. So give it a crack and find out what each country has inside. I hope it’s pearls, my boy, of wisdom and of joy.<\/p>\n

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Sonny Green took to the stage with an emotional poem (Image: Dymond\/TalkbackThames\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

“And you make memories that no one can ever take away.” As Sonny concluded his poem, the camera turned to YouTube star-turned-musician KSI, who was overcome with emotion, as Alesha Dixon said the performance was “magic”.<\/p>\n

When it came to KSI to offer feedback, he was visibly emotional as Alesha consoled him. “It really hit me,” KSI said of the poem, adding: “I know my relationship with my dad isn’t the best, so hearing those words, it makes me really think about what I need to improve on.<\/p>\n

“I need to do better as a son. It just really hit me you know, amazing.” Amanda Holden was also moved to tears, caught wiping them away. Sonny was later awarded Simon’s Golden Buzzer, granting him a direct place in the grand final.<\/p>\n

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KSI spoke about his own relationship with his father(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

“Very well deserved too! I’d like to see him go on to win,” said one fan on X, formerly known as Twitter<\/a>. A second penned: “Congratulations Sonny. Well deserved. I knew from the auditions he would get to the final. I loved him since the auditions. Was waiting for this audition for a long time. Spoken word is hard so how he does it so effortlessly and the way he delivers it. OMG it is just amazing.<\/p>\n

While a third typed: “Absolutely deserved it well done my friend.” “He was brilliant I enjoyed that and well done for getting the golden buzzer,” wrote a fourth. Opening the show tonight, musician Wei Yamin delivered a medley of 90s and 00s classics on pipes, while dramatic pyrotechnics blazed behind him.<\/p>\n

Yet the performance failed to captivate two panellists, with both Amanda and KSI hitting their buzzers midway through. As Wei faced the crowd’s response, Ant remarked: “He was literally setting himself on fire, and two of you buzzed him!”<\/p>\n

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Amanda Holden was also left emotional(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

Amanda responded: “I think if you took away the pyrotechnics and everything else, you’ve got a man playing the U-bends, so that’s me, that’s what I think.<\/p>\n

“I just don’t feel like that’s something I want to put in front of the royal family<\/a> at the Royal Variety Show.” KSI then offered his verdict, dismissing the routine as “poo”. When pressed on whether he was impressed, he bluntly stated: “No.”<\/p>\n

He continued: “You added fire, still didn’t make it good. All I’m saying is, you can’t polish a poo.” Audiences at home were appalled by his feedback, with Alesha labelling it “harsh” while Ant turned to her saying: “Alesha, a little bit of class wouldn’t go amiss right now.”<\/p>\n

The Mis-Teeq singer then added: “Did you have a lovely time up there, you looked like you were having the time of your life! Ultimately, that’s what it’s about, I appreciate that you turned yourself into a human firework and I loved how passionate you were about pipes. I’m not as passionate about pipes, but thank you for opening the show in style.”<\/p>\n

Simon then remarked: “I kind of get it, I like you, I like the song, I liked it when you went higher; however, sometimes we say some of the acts are a warm-up, you literally were. Which means, I think there’s going to be better to follow. I don’t think that is getting you into the final. I’ll tell you what, you didn’t do enough different things.<\/p>\n

“Having two people with fire extinguishers or whatever they were, that wasn’t enough. I was expecting something bigger, and it was the same as we saw before. I thought there was going to be bigger and better, and lots of things happening, and all you did was just go higher.”<\/p>\n

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