BRITAIN’S Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon was left blushing awkwardly after her big ‘live’ performance on the show was exposed as being fake.
Alesha, 45, had been billed as being BGT’s last celebrity performer of the week as the semi-finals drew to a close.
But her ‘live’ act was rumbled thanks to one of the contestants.
Magician Trixy left the singer red-faced as he revealed that Alesha’s performance had already taken place and had been pre-recorded.
Trixy let the secret slip while performing a magic trick using the calculator on his mobile phone.
Speaking to the judge, he said: “Alesha, loved your performance by the way.”
The star awkwardly replied “thank you”, before giggling nervously.
The blunder didn’t go unnoticed among viewers of the ITV show at home.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan said: “So Alesha ain’t performing live then.”
Another added: “The magician giving away that Alesha has pre-recorded her performance!”
A third said: “Anyone else notice that he gave the game away and said great performance Alesha…. Guessing #BGT did a little bit of early filming….”
And a fourth chimed in: “Did we miss Alesha’s performance?”
Someone else even joked: “I wondered if he was trying to show he could see into the future But maybe not…”
Alesha was seen singing her new single Ransom after all eight acts on Friday night had performed – some 80 minutes later.
As the show went to an advert break minutes beforehand, host Ant McPartlin said: “We’ll be right back wth an exclusive performance from our very own Alesha Dixon!”
She then burst onto the stage in a black glittery outfit – having previously been seen in a lime green dress – before singing and rapping her heart out.
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Jasmine Elcock – 2016: Teenage singer Jasmine Elcock stunned the nation with her version of Cher’s Believe. But it then transpired she had already performed professionally in London’s West End. Jasmine, 14, admitted: “I’ve performed in Annie in the West End at about the age of nine or 10, but I really get nervous.”
IrShad Shaikh – 2017: BGT fans were left questioning the rule book when IrShad Shaikh auditioned. He got four red buzzers from the judges, which would usually mean an instant dismissal. Yet in a strange turn of events, they let him continue with his act…and put him through to the next round.
Colin Thackery – 2019: Elderly war veteran Colin won BGT in 2019, but there was an outcry over the final. He warbled his place to win with a version of We’ll Meet Again but fans were furious that escapologist Jonathan Goodwin didn’t even rank in the top three. Viewers felt Jonathan – who almost suffocated while being buried alive in a gravel pit – should have won.
Axel Blake – 2022: Comedian Axel Blake was given a Golden Buzzer in 2022 after making the judges laugh. But fans were fuming when they discovered Axel already had a show on worldwide streaming platform Amazon Prime. Despite this, Axel still went on to win the series.
Loren Allred – 2022: The 2022 series of BGT was hit with another controversy when singer Loren Allred also received a Golden Buzzer. She performed Never Enough from the smash hit musical movie The Greatest Showman and got a standing ovation. It later transpired Loren was actually the original voice behind the track.
Taryn Charles– 2024: Singer Taryn Charles is one of this year’s hopefuls lucky enough to receive the Golden Buzzer. Bruno Tonilio put her straight through to the semi-finals following her performance of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin, but it has now come to light that she is no stranger to TV. Viewers recognised Taryn from an episode of ITV1’s Starstruck, where she impersonated Whitney Houston for judges Olly Murs, Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert and Beverley Knight.
Once finished, Ant told Alesha she had “better go and get changed”.
He and his co-host Declan Donnelly then made their way down to the judging table before asking the three remaining judges which finalists they thought had performed well.
With Alesha’s seat empty, Simon Cowell replied: “First of all, I’ve got to talk about that performance by Alesha.
“That was seriously seriously good. I’m blown away and good for you, Alesha. That was really really good.”
After another ad break, Alesha reemerged in her lime green dress.
