It was a week for those of a somewhat loony disposition on BGT last Saturday. We started with Marlene showering the judges with gifts, a tactic which looked promising to begin with, but unfortunately turned into an act that was…well, a bit rubbish really. Although she did get it right by giving Simon a pair of Devil horns! Mark James, otherwise known as René and Renato had us convinced he was going to belt out a number from Phantom of The Opera, (as you would have heard Ant continually mention to him) but we got it completely wrong and he ended up confounding expectation with a performance that had less to do with Phantoms, and more to do with just being a little scary. Belting out “save your love my Darling” in an outfit that apparently took four hours to make. Do you reckon he got the bus to the Theatre dressed like that?
Thank goodness then for the ray of light provided by Twist and Pulse, who entertained with their own unique brand of ’streetomedy’, a mix of street dancing and comedy. With their bright hip hop outfits and body popping moves, they reminded us of ourselves back in our PJ & Duncan days with one small difference, they COULD actually dance, and we…um…couldn’t.
Talented London student Josh Barry continued the BGT tradition of finding great young singers, and helped set the tone for the good vibe the London auditions seemed to give off. Everyone was in a really good mood in old ‘Laandan’ town, not least Mr Grumpy himself Simon Cowell who was in an unusually laid back state of mind.
We had the obligatory BGT dance group in the form of ‘Ice’, who were almost forced to fire their own choreographers which caused quite a bit of drama backstage, and finally we had Paul Burling who Piers said was possibly greatest impressionist they’d ever had on the show. Trust us when we say that a standing ovation for a non-singer is no mean feat. Could a non singer/dancer actually go all the way and win this year’s BGT?? Thoughts please?
Until next week,
Ant & Dec
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