Britain's Got Talent fans divided over crucial golden buzzer moment

By Lauren Hughes
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Britain's Got Talent viewers had some strong feelings over last night's result.

BGT 2023 judges: Bruno Tonioli, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell with hosts Ant and Dec standing behind them
(Image credit: ITV/Fremantle)

It was an emotionally charged episode of Britain's Got Talent last night, with one act, in particular, getting people talking online. 

Chickenshed, which is a theatre company that prides itself on being fully inclusive, came on stage to perform a singing and dancing routine - which had a strong reaction from the judges. 

Alesha Dixon, visibly holding back tears, addressed the group after the performance and said that she, 'loved every single thing that you stand for'.

She told the group, 'I love every single thing that you stand for and that you represent, inclusivity is so important, everybody feeling represented, and you do that in abundance. 

'You’re giving young people this incredible opportunity and platform and honestly, I don’t know what else is more important than that.'

While Simon Cowell said, 'I've known about Chickenshed for a long time and I've always wondered when is the year you're going to come on Britain's Got Talent and this performance summed up everything you do. 

'This really, really, really, really is a golden buzzer audition, that's what it is for.'

But not all fans were happy with the conclusion, with one writing, 'The most predictable golden buzzer in the history of golden buzzers.'

With one replying to the comment, 'Of course it was just was gonna be alesha too wasn't it.'

While another said, 'Killed the programme for me that.'

But not everyone had a negative reaction to the show, with another fan writing, 'Absolutely deserved as well, just being the on the show brings awareness, the golden buzzer just raises that even more. 

'Beautiful to see the joy on their faces.'

While another fan said outraged, 'Someone please explain to me how ChickenShed gets a golden buzzer but Enzo doesn't?'

But not everyone had such scathing reviews, with many praising the group and one fan writing, 'A WONDEROUS performance from #Chickenshed, filled with so much love & glee! Alesha couldn't hold back the tears, nor could we! Watch #GoldenBuzzer Audition: https://youtu.be/agt9pzj3V-g.'

Britain's Got Talent continues next week on Saturday 29th April on ITV. 

Lauren Hughes
Freelance writer

Lauren is the former Deputy Digital Editor at woman&home and became a journalist mainly because she enjoys being nosy. With a background in features journalism, Lauren worked on the woman&home brand for four years before going freelance. Before woman&home Lauren worked across a variety of women's lifestyle titles, including GoodTo, Woman's Own, and Woman magazine. After starting out working for a local paper in Yorkshire, her journalism career took her to Bristol where she hunted out stories for national papers and magazines at Medavia news agency, before landing a job in London working as a lifestyle assistant.

A big fan of adventure, Lauren is also a keen travel writer and loves sharing tips on where to find the best places to eat, drink, and be merry off the beaten track. Lauren has written a series of travel guides for London hotels and loves sharing her insights into a destination's cultural and culinary offerings. If you need a recommendation on any UK destination, she's more than happy to help. At the weekend, you'll usually find her hanging out with her pet cat (or anyone else's pet she can get her hands on), escaping to the countryside, or devouring a good book.