Did anyone see Russell on Britain's got more talent. He was right at the end with the white tracksuit bottoms and vest on he had his hair black. Simon called him an idiot :lol:
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Did anyone see Russell on Britain's got more talent. He was right at the end with the white tracksuit bottoms and vest on he had his hair black. Simon called him an idiot :lol:
I watched BGMT especially because of him, he was very funny and took Simon's comments in good humour. Give him my best wishes when you next see him at work, he is very much braver than I ever would be :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
Stephen Mulhern has admitted that he does not know if any of the auditions on Britain's Got Talent have been staged or scripted.
There have been accusations in the media that some of the scenes on the show have been pre-planned, including 12-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi's restarted audition.
Britain's Got More Talent host Mulhern told DS: "If I thought it was, or indeed if I knew it was, I would say: 'Look, you know what, it's all part of the show.'
"But I wasn't told anything like that. Having watched it as a punter, I understand the questions, because it was such a shocker, really. But was it just a fluke? Honestly I don't know."
Stephen Mulhern ('Britain's Got More Talent') Interview
The third series of Britain's Got Talent has blown the previous two out of the water. Susan Boyle's performance on the first episode turned a hit UK show into an international phenomenon, and the surprises keep coming. We rang up Stephen Mulhern, host of ITV2 spinoff Britain's Got More Talent, to find out who he thinks could shock us next, what happened with Kelly Brook, and why he thinks Talent is the best show on television.
Who's been your favourite act so far this year?
"I'd have to say Stavros Flatley, I think they're genius. There's also a guy coming up that I'm tipping to be the dark horse of the competition, a young boy called Aiden. He's a dancer and he's only 14, but he's just quite exceptional. He's got something very special about him. Despite all of the publicity that Susan's got, you can't rule out this young boy."
Is there a genuine chance that someone other than Susan Boyle can win the competition?
"I think that everyone is somewhat under a false sense of security. I think all the publicity could be quite dangerous for Susan because everyone is expecting something incredible when it comes to the live semi-finals. She's now got this momentum that she's got to deliver on, because we've only heard her sing one song. I don't know what she's going to perform - I know they start discussing it soon - but I hope the pressure isn't too much."
Do you think a more eccentric act - not a singer or dancer - has a chance of winning this series of Britain's Got Talent?
"Yes. This year there's a great magic act and a great comedian called Gareth. I would love it if a variety-style act won because I think it would give some extra momentum that is needed for both television and the show. When Paul Potts won the first series everyone thought it would just be like The X Factor. When George won it opened the floodgates."
With your performance background, do you feel a bond with a lot of the people who audition on the show?
"I do really. There's a couple of things that I empathise with. Firstly, getting turned down and rejected - there is nothing worse and it has happened to me. I once went to audition for Michael Barrymore's My Kind Of People and I thought it would be quite clever to go in my Butlins Redcoat uniform. Of course, Michael used to be a Redcoat himself and his manager said that he didn't want to be reminded of it and that was it, it was game over! Admittedly, I wish I was clever enough and quick enough to just take the red coat off! I also went on The Big Big Talent Show with Jonathan Ross where I got my big break. From that show I appeared on the Royal Variety Show in front of the Queen, so it's really weird to be hosting a talent competition where that's the prize."
What do you say to accusations that the show can be quite cruel to contestants during auditions?
"I'm the most sympathetic person when it comes to people getting upset and it's awful when you see people getting upset, because they're real, proper emotions. No-one wants to be jeered off, and certainly no-one wants to be booed off, and I know that from personal experience! There is nothing worse, but if you don't think you can handle it, then by the third or fourth series you shouldn't enter."
What do you say about accusations that some of the auditions have been staged or scripted, especially Shaheen's dramatic restart?
"If I thought it was, or indeed if I knew it was, I would say: 'Look, you know what, it's all part of the show,' but I wasn't told anything like that. Having watched it as a punter, I understand the questions, because it was such a shocker, really. But was it just a fluke? Honestly I don't know. A lot of people have asked me that and the answer is I genuinely don't know if it was set up or not."
The Sun quoted you as suggesting that Kelly Brook couldn't cope with fronting a live show. Was there any truth to that?
"I made sure that she got the message that I didn't say that. The killer for me is that she's done live TV before! She's done The Big Breakfast and I know that she could do it. What I said was that I've got to the stage now with Britain's Got More Talent where another host just wouldn't work. Not that I didn't want to work with Kelly, because as I said, she was a lovely girl. What happened to her was very unfair. She didn't ask for the job, she was offered the job and she took it and it didn't work out. For whoever got that job it wouldn't have worked out, it was all too confusing with four judges."
Do you think Britain's Got Talent could overtake The X Factor as the UK's top reality talent show?
"Absolutely, there's no other show like it. I think it absolutely stands alone. It does what The X Factor does, because it involves singers, but it gives you that extra of a complete variety show. I think the likes of Susan Boyle are the proof in the pudding that this show is just incredible and I don't think there's a show on TV that has the power, and indeed is as good as, Britain's Got Talent."
Britain's Got More Talent continues Saturday at 9.20pm on ITV2.
Aww No I didnt, I will try and have to watch a repeatQuote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
Abbie he's on youtube (Britain's got more talent episode 5) The scene starts of with Stephen Mulhern given Ant & Dec presents given to them by that guy who tried to eat Ferrero Roshes then it has female pole dancers before Russell comes on. He is mental everyone at work has been laughing about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AbbieAww No I didnt, I will try and have to watch a repeatQuote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
They may have lost out to little George Sampson when it came to last year's Britain's Got Talent final, but sexy electric string quartet Escala have not given up on their dream of musical stardom. Simon Cowell saw something in the girls that the public didn't, gave them a record contract, and over the last 12 months they have been working on a debut disc with pop legend Trevor Horn. We caught up with Chantal and Victoria from the group to find out how they've coped with a whirlwind 12 months of fame.
Your album was originally going to be released at Christmas. Why the delay?
Chantal: "Basically, we just needed more time to perfect it. You only get one opportunity in life to create something on this scale. We were really creating our dream album and we told the label we just needed more time. There was a choir on there and a big orchestra, so there was lots of work to be done. The last 12 months have been a whirlwind, so there was just no point in rushing it for the sake of the Christmas market."
You've teamed up with Guns 'N Roses guitarist Slash on the record. That's quite a surprising collaboration!
Victoria: "Oh my God! We thought they were joking when the label told us about it. We were like, 'Slash wants to work with us? Yeah right!' What happened was that Simon Cowell went to an Elton John party and met Slash. Simon Cowell went up to him and played our version of Led Zeppelin's 'Kashmir'. He said that he really liked the track and agreed to add some guitars for us."
We can't imagine Simon Cowell and Slash partying together!
Chantal: "It is quite weird. It is definitely surreal. But we never got to meet him. He did his bits in LA and we did ours in a studio in London. His stuff was laid down and we just heard it a couple of weeks later. Fingers crossed we'll meet him at some point in the future. That would be amazing. I don't know exactly what we'd speak about. I'm not sure what the conversation starter would be!"
What's Simon like as a boss?
Chantal: "We're incredibly lucky to be with him and his label. He is the biggest guy in the industry at the moment and is pretty influential. Syco are just really, really personable. We know the whole team and all the people surrounding Simon. He is incredibly knowledgeable and very creative, so we're just really fortunate to have someone like that representing us. He really cares, really wants us to do well, but importantly wants us to be really happy as well."
Do you get annoyed when people accuse you of "dumbing down" classical music?
Victoria: "To be honest, we haven't really heard anyone accusing us of that. Everyone's just been really, really positive. As long as we're promoting it to young kids, that can only be a positive thing.There are always going to be cynics, but as an artist you should be creative and open-minded enough to accept all genres and appreciate them. That's our take on it. We are all classically trained and have scholarships from the main musical colleges."
Chantal: "This is our choice. It wasn't because we couldn't do classical stuff. What we try to do is show people that what we're doing is fun and entertaining."
You did the Oprah Winfrey show with Susan Boyle. What was that like?
Victoria: "It was awesome. Susan Boyle was on satellite before we went on and we got to watch that. She just seemed like a really wonderful woman. Then we got to go and perform. I think I'm right in saying we all had the same buzz that we got on Britain's Got Talent. To see Simon and Oprah on the end of the stage was daunting, but felt incredible. It matched doing the Talent final for the buzz."
Have you been caught up in Boylemania?
Chantal: "Wow, Boylemania! She must just be so overwhelmed by it all. This is the biggest story I've ever known to come out of a reality TV show and she's just done incredibly well. If she just sticks to what she's good at, she'll do really well. She's a great singer and has everything going for her."
She seems to have a really good sense of humour about her sudden fame.
Chantal: "You have to when you have so much media attention around you. You have to enjoy it for what it is."
Victoria: "You can't take anything personally. You shouldn't read everything that's written about you because there will be some not so good things. Everyone's entitled to their opinions."
Chantal: "It's a talent show at the end of the day and she's really talented."
Escala release their self-titled debut album on May 25.
I thought the boy dancer at the end was amazing tonight and way better than George Sampson. When he first said he was going to dance, I groaned as I thought he would just be 'another George Sampson' but he's really raised the bar. What a talent.
Natalie, the young girl was good too. She has a big voice and I can see her turning into a star.
I also enjoyed the two guys who did the 'YMCA'. It was very different and really funny. I hope they get through to the semi finals.
Amanda Holden flew to LA after her father-in-law was left in a coma following a crash on holiday.
Mike Hughes, 72, was taken into intensive care after being crushed by a car which flipped over and spun straight into him, report the News Of The World.
The Britain's Got Talent judge and husband Chris discovered the news two days following the incident as Mike had no identification on him when he was hit in the collision. Doctors were forced to wait for him to wake from his coma to learn his details.
"It's a miracle he is still alive. He was in a coma for two days and nobody knew who he was because he didn't have any identification on him," a friend of Mike's said.
A spokeswoman for Holden, who returned to the UK on Friday, added: "It's been a very tough time but it looks like Mike is out of the woods and making a full recovery."
Police are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash near Sunset Boulevard.
Alan was that you doing Irish dancing at the begining. :lol: Loved it. and the two guys doing the YMCA with Simon and Louis masks on.
SINGER Paul Potts is returning to Britain’s Got Talent as a guest performer in the live semi-finals.
The phone salesman-turned-opera star, 38, has earned more than £6million since winning the show in 2007.
But he said he is TERRIFIED of being back in front of the panel — especially judge Simon Cowell, 49.
Paul told The Sun: “I will be so nervous going back and performing in front of the judges. Performing in front of Simon will be scary.
“I’m always nervous before every performance but this will be me returning to where I started.”
Dance sensation George Sampson, 15, who won last year’s series, will also be making a comeback.
Paul said: “The organisers have been in touch quite a bit about it.
“It looks like I’ll do one semi-final and George Sampson will do another.”
“I’m looking forward to catching up with the judges.
“I also want to go and see the backstage crew and have a drink with them. They are a fantastic bunch of people.”