{"id":386462,"date":"2026-04-18T22:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/386462\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T22:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:53:14","slug":"britains-got-talent-viewers-urge-itv-to-do-better-after-unacceptable-act-airs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/386462\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain’s Got Talent viewers urge ITV to ‘do better’ after ‘unacceptable’ act airs"},"content":{"rendered":"

BGT viewers issued the same complaint as they watched on in horror<\/p>\n

Aaliyah Rugg Senior reporter<\/p>\n

20:09, 18 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

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BGT judge Amanda watched on in horror (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

Britain’s Got Talent viewers have issued the same complaint as they urged ITV bosses to “do better” after an “utterly inappropriate” act.<\/p>\n

The hit ITV<\/a> talent show has returned to screens once more with a brand new series with judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI along with legendary hosts Ant and Dec.<\/p>\n

But as tonight (April 18) saw the final round of auditions, one act has left viewers at home feeling “sick” and annoyed. Fakir Testa, 45, was welcomed to the stage and he had the audience and the judges wondering what his act may be.<\/p>\n

But viewers at home were soon horrified to see him standing on blades as well as having them pressed to his neck as ITV issued a ‘do not try at home’ warning to viewers.<\/p>\n

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BGT’s Fakir Testa had viewers stunned (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

Admitting she was “stressed”, judge Alesha pressed her red button along with Simon, who appeared unimpressed by the act.<\/p>\n

Viewers in the audience were also seen looking away and watching through their fingers as judge Amanda had her hands covering her face.<\/p>\n

However, Fakir soon brought Simon onto the stage, asking him to sit in a car that was already waiting, before pulling it with a blade around his neck.<\/p>\n

The audience appeared to watch on in horror, however, the act went down well with those in Blackpool as KSI could also be heard saying: “You madman, you crazy madman.”<\/p>\n

But viewers at home were unimpressed as they issued a demand to ITV bosses.<\/p>\n

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BGT viewers issued a demand to ITV bosses (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

Taking to X, one person wrote: “WHAT THE ACTUAL HECK IS THIS? #BGT.” Another said: “This is NOT a family show #bgt.”<\/p>\n

A third fumed: “F***s sake. This is on pre watershed. Do better #itv.” A fourth commented: “This is NOT talent! This is f***** lunacy.”<\/p>\n

A fifth echoed: “I can\u2019t watch! Why are they showing this for family entertainment #BGT ?!!?”<\/p>\n

One viewer said they felt “sick” as another said they “can’t watch”. One person branded it as “utterly inappropriate” as another echoed: “There are far too many of these Don’t try this at home stunts on #bgt . How about don’t show them on the Tele?”<\/p>\n

However, one impressed viewer wrote: “Faki Testa – oh my days that was strange so hard to watch but b****y brilliant entertainment.”<\/p>\n

Another explained: “The blade has to move sideways to cut or use a large amount of energy to chop My Kung Fu teacher had us do this, including spears in our throats, back in the day #BGT.”<\/p>\n

Judge Alesha also appeared to take back her previous red buzzer as Fakir made it through his audition.<\/p>\n

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