{"id":334385,"date":"2026-03-07T21:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/334385\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T21:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:20:08","slug":"beloved-birmingham-tat-collector-bamboozles-simon-cowell-on-itv-britains-got-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/334385\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Birmingham ‘tat collector’ bamboozles Simon Cowell on ITV Britain’s Got Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"

A beloved Birmingham artist that ‘collects tat’ and helps people all over the city to express their creativity at events, venues and festivals has featured on ITV<\/a> Britain’s Got Talent<\/a> – much to Simon Cowell’s dismay.<\/p>\n

TatVision, the creative moniker of Yardley’s Well Douglas, featured on the TV talent show in a gigantic papier mache version of show’s notoriously stony-faced creator.<\/p>\n

‘Simon Towell’ is the latest art piece from the maker of the Four Lads In Jeans statue<\/a>s as well as the big dancing Mr Egg<\/a> that featured so prominently in Joe Lycett’s International Day of Birmingham<\/a> celebrations.<\/p>\n

Read more: Inside the weird and wonderful world of Tat Vision, creator of the Four Lads in Jeans statues<\/a><\/p>\n

The artist acted out a beach scene dressed as Simon Towell, garnering four big red Xs from the judges, KSI, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Simon Towell’s inspiration.<\/p>\n

“It was waiting and waiting and waiting around, and then suddenly you’re behind the stage,” Well told BirminghamLive.<\/p>\n

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Well, Poonam and Simon Towell celebrate sharing Birmingham art on Britain’s Got Talent -Credit:TatVision<\/p>\n

“Dressed as Simon Towell, you have the same vision as you’d have in a knight’s helmet. Massive amounts of sand are poured onto the stage. Then you see Ant and Dec<\/a> through the mouth slit of Simon Towell, laughing in hysterics.<\/p>\n

“On stage, seeing Simons face look really, really angry was a fab reaction. I knew it was all going to be alright.<\/p>\n

“Four ‘no’ Xs and a high five with my partner Poonam, who was going to play a seagull and a carer for baby Ant and Dec, but provided the narration. It was all over in a flash!”<\/p>\n

While TatVision’s art isn’t for everyone, his Felt Tipsy events and community exhibitions have given countless Brummies the opportunity to take themselves less seriously and engage in real-life activities that centre fun and laughter.<\/p>\n

“It was great representing Brum,” Well said. “Bringing the calm surreal oddness over Blackpool. I hope I’ll go back on and make a KSI fly costume, that’ll get me to the King’s Ball next time I’m sure!”<\/p>\n

Well revealed that he made a papier mache bum for Simon Towell but they ‘wouldn’t let’ him wear it.<\/p>\n

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The papier mache bum that couldn’t be shown on ITV -Credit:TatVision<\/p>\n

“It did look gross,” he explained.<\/p>\n

“It was a whole conceptual artwork performance in collaboration with Simon Cowell,” Well said.<\/p>\n

“He had to press his X no button to make it work so that really pleased me. The artwork’s about celebrity culture, image and loving yourself.”<\/p>\n

You can see more TatVision art on Well’s Instagram account<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Funnily enough, Simon Cowell doesn’t follow him.<\/p>\n