Ofcom complaints following Diversity’s BLM performance on BGT soar to 21,673

Ofcom complaints following Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance on Britain’t Got Talent last weekend soared to a record 21,673 on Monday. New BGT judge Ashley Banjo and his dance troupe sparked controversy with their performance, which featured the portrayal of a policeman kneeling on Banjo’s neck. And the flood of complaints puts the controversial routine … Read more

Piers Morgan urges viewers to ‘wake up or don’t watch’ in defence of Diversity’s BLM routine on BGT

Piers Morgan furiously spoke out in Diversity’s defence on Monday morning, amid the fallout over the dance troupe’s Black Lives Matter routine on Britain’s Got Talent. As Ofcom complaints soared to 15,500 following the performance, which featured a portrayal of a policeman kneeling on Ashley Banjo’s neck, Piers reiterated his support for the routine as … Read more

Ashley Banjo received ‘racial abuse and threats’ after BGT performance

Ashley Banjo has broken his silence about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter routine during Britain’s Got Talent’s first semi-final last week. The dancer, 31, took to Instagram to share a video on Sunday in which he addressed both the positive and negative response, as he revealed he and the group have been the target of ‘racial … Read more

BGT pulls in 4.95m viewers one week on from Diversity BLM controversy

BGT pulls in 4.95m viewers as it sees ratings drop by 350,000 one week on from Diversity’s BLM controversy which sparked 15,500 complaints and viewers threatening to boycott show The ITV show only saw a drop of 350,000 viewers despite the backlash surrounding Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance  The group’s routine narrated the death of … Read more

Ant and Dec reveal that owning a £35,000 racehorse with Simon Cowell in 2013 was ‘awful’

Ant and Dec reveal that owning a £35,000 racehorse with Simon Cowell in 2013 was ‘awful’ because it was ‘dreadfully slow’ By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 16:47 BST, 13 September 2020 | Updated: 16:50 BST, 13 September 2020 Ant and Dec have revealed that owning a £35,000 racehorse with Simon Cowell was ‘awful’.   The Britain’s … Read more

BGT pulls in 4.8m viewers one week on from Diversity BLM controversy

BGT pulls in 4.8m viewers one week on from Diversity BLM controversy… despite viewers threatening to boycott ITV show after 15,500 complaints The ITV show only saw a drop of 500,000 viewers despite the backlash surrounding Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance  The group’s routine narrated the death of George Floyd, who was killed in May … Read more

If ITV says sorry over BLM-inspired dance, I’ll quit says Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon

If ITV says sorry over BLM-inspired dance, I’ll quit says Alesha Dixon: Britain’s Got Talent judge issues ultimatum after supporting controversial performance by Diversity on the show By Katie Hind Showbusiness Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:25 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 23:44 BST, 12 September 2020 Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha … Read more

Britain’s Got Talent viewers SLAM vicar comedian for jokes about death amid COVID-19 pandemic 

‘Shame on the producers for allowing this’: Britain’s Got Talent viewers SLAM vicar comedian for jokes about death amid COVID-19 pandemic By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 23:25 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 23:30 BST, 12 September 2020 Britain’s Got Talent viewers were left unimpressed when contestant Allan Finnegan made jokes about death during … Read more

Britain’s Got Talent: Dance duo Aaron and Jasmine through to the final

Dance duo Aaron and Jasmine are through to the final of Britain’s Got Talent. after wowing the judge’s during the show’s second semi-final on Saturday. The performers, aged 28 and 32, beat dance group The Coven and 10-year-old singer Souparnika Nair to the top spot, after giving an impressive performance that was full of acrobatic techniques.  Aaron … Read more

Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden wow in glam outfits for Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals

Alesha Dixon flashes her abs in a fuchsia co-ord while Amanda Holden exudes glamour in monochrome gown for Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 21:59 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 12 September 2020 She has surprised Britain’s Got Talent audiences with her fun and daring ensembles over the … Read more

BGT: Ashley Banjo enters to Elton John’s I’m Still Standing after OfCom complaints about Diversity

Ashley Banjo put on a defiant display as he stepped out on to judge Britain’s Got Talent‘s second semi-final on Saturday night. The dancer, 31, entered the show to the tune of Elton John’s classic hit I’m Still Standing, apparently hitting back at criticism he received about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter routine last weekend.  As … Read more

BGT EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Holden SCREAMS in terror as The Coven make hair-raising entrance

BGT EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon SCREAM in terror as The Coven make a VERY hair-raising entrance for second semi-final By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 14:10 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 14:10 BST, 12 September 2020 They’re set to compete with seven other acts for a spot in the final. And it … Read more

Piers Morgan urges Ashley Banjo to ‘ignore haters’ after Diversity’s BLM routine on BGT

Piers Morgan has thrown his support behind Ashley Banjo, amid the fallout over his group Diversity’s Black Lives Matter routine on Britain’s Got Talent last weekend. As Ofcom complaints soared to 15,500 following the performance, which featured portrayed a policeman kneeling on the dancer’s neck, Piers lauded the routine. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, the … Read more