ITV Britain's Got Talent viewers slam Amanda Holden as she praises 'best opera singer on the show'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAmanda Holden has found herself in hot water with Britain's Got Talent fans after hailing an opera singer as 'by far the best we've had.' The hit reality show returned with a double-bill starting on Saturday night (April 20), which saw Ant and Dec return as hosts and Simon Cowell, Bruno Tonioli, Alesha Dixon and Holden back on the judging panel.
But it was on Sunday's show (April 21) that Holden made the controversial comments. Closing the latest round of auditions was opera singer Innocent Masuku, who walked away with four yeses after he sang a rendition of Caruso by Lucio Dalla. READ MORE: ITV Britain's Got Talent viewers say 'stop' as they spot 'annoying' issue minutes into show Dixon said his performance was “overwhelming” while Holden said he was “by far the best opera singer we have ever had”.
But fans weren't happy with the comment, with many taking to X, formerly Twitter, to share why. @TomJebb8 said: "Clearly Amanda having amnesia. "That's the best opera singer we've ever had"....
Clearly she forgotten about Paul Potts" as @chelseasandrax agreed: "“the best opera singer” have they forgot about susan boyle and paul potts??? #BGT". @philm2244 wrote: "Best opera singer on #BGT?
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