Jade Kindar-Martin Shocks ‘AGT: Extreme’ With ‘Super-Dangerous’ Highwire Walk
etcanada.comHighwire walker Jade Kindar-Martin brought the heat to “America’s Got Talent: Extreme” with an act “that definitely has never been seen before.” The 47-year-old acrobat took an extreme risk for his “AGT” audition when he set out to walk across a 25-foot-high flaming tightrope with no net, highline or any padding, ultimately increasing his chance of serious injury. READ MORE: Simon Cowell Isn’t Impressed By ‘AGT: Extreme’ Trapeze Act: ‘The Best Thing Was One Of You Fell’ He successfully walked across the 100-foot wire and even stopped halfway to perform a dance move. “That was really nuts,” said judge Simon Cowell.
Kindar-Martin had Cowell covering his eyes, during the second part of his highwire performance, when he jumped on a bicycle without a handlebar.
He rode the bike down the flaming wire for the “super-dangerous” act, pausing midway to keep his balance. The judges and audience gave Kindar-Martin a standing ovation as he concluded his “absolutely impressive” performance. READ MORE: 90-Year-Old Grandma Comes Out Of Retirement To Perform Death-Defying Stunt With Her Grandson On ‘AGT: Extreme’ “Do you know how hard it is to stand stationary on a bicycle, let alone on a wire?” judge Travis Pastrana asked.
He later praised Kindar-Martin for his lack of self-promotion. “It didn’t need to be oversold.” Nikki Bella was also stunned by the “entertaining” yet “extreme” stunt. “If you had made one wrong move, it was a show we wouldn’t want to see,” she said.
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