Simon Cowell shockingly lost his voice during Britain’s Got Talent’s live final on Sunday as fans urged him to ‘drink’ water.
The music mogul, 63, could be seen coughing and spluttering as he pointed at his throat, throwing the show into chaos.
Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 47, were forced to quickly move on after the former X Factor star was unable to give singer Amy Lou his feedback.
Following the new mum’s beautiful rendition of Reflection by Christina Aguilera the hosts turned to hear the judge’s feedback.
Only for Simon to stand up and point at the throat, unable to speak with Amanda Holden, 52, quickly intervening saying: ‘He’s got something stuck in his throat!’.
Shock! Simon Cowell, 53, shockingly lost his voice during Britain’s Got Talent ‘s live final on Sunday as fans urged him to ‘drink’ water
Speechless: The music mogulcould be seen coughing and spluttering as he pointed at his throat, throwing the show into chaos
The Geordie duo then swiftly moved on to hear from Bruno Toniloi as Simon could be seen attempting to regain his composure.
Taking to Twitter one fan asked: ‘U OK Simon hun? Take some water hunny’.
With a second writing: ‘What’s wrong with Simon’s throat? LOL’.
A third joked: ‘Simon casually choking in the background’.
And another said: ‘the way Simon was choking and instead of Amanda patting him on the back, she stroked his back softly.
A fifth annoyed viewer stated: ‘If Simon stopped eating during the acts, then maybe he’d stop choking. I find it so rude!’.
After technical issues and a series of switch-offs during Saturday evening’s Britain’s Got Talent semi-final, ITV could be forgiven for crossing fingers and toes as the grand final of their long-running flagship kicked off on Sunday evening.
The show concludes its 16th series with eleven hopeful contestants hoping to win a £250,000 cash prize and the opportunity and the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Songstress: Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , both 47, were forced to quickly move on after Simon was unable to give act Amy Lou (pictured) his feedback
Frog in the throat? Simon stood up and point at the throat, unable to speak with Amanda Holden, 52, quickly intervening saying: ‘He’s got something stuck in his throat!’
Take over: He pointed at his fellow judges to speak on his behalf
Help: Taking to Twitter one fan asked: ‘U OK Simon hun? Take some water hunny’
After a tense semi-final singer Amy Lou will be joined by magician Cillian O’Connor, acrobats Duo Odyssey, dance troupe Ghetto Kids, dancers Lillianna Clifton and Musa Motha, opera singer Malakai Bayoh, singers Olivia Lynes and Travis George and comedians Tonikaku and Viggo Venn.
Ghetto kids blew the crowd away as they kicked off the talent shows grand final at the Hammersmith Apollo with an energetic dance routine.
The six kids, aged five to 13, are orphans who live together in Uganda after being rescued from the streets by their ‘dad’ Daouda Kavuma.
Priscila, 12, Asharif, 12, Akram, 13, Shakib, 12, Madwanah, 13 and Josephine, five, showed off their moves to a medley of upbeat songs.
They impressed despite one of the members being unable to dance after contracting malaria but he joined in by holding up the Uganda flag while they were showered by golden glitter.
Bruno said: ‘Seeing you makes me feel happy to be alive… you really are the pride of Africa.’
Alesha said: ‘I can’t put it into words how much joy you have brought us this year – You’ve done Uganda proud.’
Grand final: Ghetto kids blew the crowd away as they kicked off the talent shows grand final at the Hammersmith Apollo with an energetic dance routine
Talented: Priscila, 12, Asharif, 12, Akram, 13, Shakib, 12, Madwanah, 13 and Josephine, five, showed off their moves to a medley of upbeat songs
Head judge Simon Cowell asked the ‘joyous’ group to come back every single year, adding: ‘This isn’t easy, you’ve got a few days to prepare something, in terms of personality, talent, everything worked… for me by a mile this was your best performance.’
The kids pledged to scoop the £250,000 cash prize and use the money to build a home in Uganda for ‘kids like them’.
Next up was Olivia Lynes, 11, who performed a powerful rendition of Let It Go from Frozen.
She sang stood on a giant icicle while dressed in a blue dress and said afterwards: ‘I feel like a Disney princess’.
Amanda said: ‘You definitely let it go Olivia, the whole thing was pitch perfect, you are a little star – I just cannot believe the power house that you are.’
Simon said he detected a few nerves at the beginning of the song, but Alesha disagreed, saying: ‘Confident and composed – I feel like you’re living your fairy tale and dreams and I hope to one day see you on the West End stage.’
Amy Lou wowed the judges with her vocals while singing Christina Aguilera’s Reflection, with Amanda telling her: ‘We haven’t had a female winner in too long’.
The singer, 34, gave birth to her second child just hours after her first audition aired in April and recently revealed she nearly died while giving birth to her first child Hudson, following complications with Sepsis.
Alesha said: ‘I think we should put some perspective on this, here you are, shining composed… I am just so proud of you.’
Wild card: After a tense deliberation between the judges, it was decided Tonikaku will join this year’s finalists in the live grand final
Talented: Next up was Olivia Lynes, 11, who performed a powerful rendition of Let It Go from Frozen
She sang stood on a giant icicle while dressed in a blue dress and said afterwards: ‘I feel like a Disney princess’
Amy Lou wowed the judges with her vocals while singing Mulan’s Reflection, with Amanda telling her: ‘We haven’t had a female winner in too long’
Performer: Travis George impressed the judges with his unique take on popular song This Is Me from The Greatest Showman
Meanwhile, Amanda said: ‘You are a shining example for all the women, we haven’t had a female winner for a long time.’
South Wales’ Travis George impressed the judges with his unique take on popular song This Is Me from The Greatest Showman.
After his performance, the 22-year-old said: ‘As a person who struggles with anxiety and came from nothing, to be in the finals of Britain’s Got Talent, thank you to everyone who made this the beautiful experience that it is.’
Alesha commented after the performance: ‘I thought the song choice was perfect, I’ll be honest I didn’t enjoy the vocal arrangement of the song’
Acrobats Duo Odyssey, made up of married couple Max and Sophia, sent the stage alight with their dangerous aerobatics routine.
They danced and performed a number of thrilling lifts and daredevil spins while hanging from a set of straps suspended from the ceiling.
Amanda said: ‘The drama, the chemistry, the choreography, you smashed it again, it was beautiful’
Beautiful: Acrobats Duo Odyssey, made up of married couple Max and Sophia, sent the stage alight with their dangerous aerobatics routine
Shock! Simon Cowell shockingly lost his voice during Britain’s Got Talent’s live final on Sunday
In Friday’s last live show, Simon Cowell confirmed there would be a lucky eleventh act making the final tonight.
Simon Cowell and fellow judges Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli decided one of the top three acts who missed out to be given a second chance.
After a tense deliberation between the judges, it was decided Tonikaku will join this year’s finalists in the live grand final.
He finished third in Friday’s semi-final, with Simon saying: ‘We just had to have him in the final. It wouldn’t be the same without him.’
Simon shockingly lost his voice during Britain’s Got Talent ‘s live final on Sunday.
The music mogul, 63, could be seen coughing and spluttering as he pointed at his throat, throwing the show into chaos.
Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , both 47, were forced to quickly move with Simon unable to give act Amy Lou his feedback.
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