Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has sent Swiss dance troupe The Blackouts straight through to the grand finale after debuting the live show golden buzzer.
The first semi-final live show of the 2025 series of ITV reality contest took place at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London on Saturday.
The real-time broadcasts are voted on by the viewers, with the judges Simon Cowell, Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli, giving their opinions.
At the outset of Saturday’s episode, Geordie presenting duo Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly revealed that Holden has been given the “first” live show golden buzzer power, so she can send a contestant straight through to the final.
The Blackouts performed, showing off their dance and acrobatic act featuring LED-created shapes on stage and a person appearing to get lifted into the air holding balloons, to a melody of songs including Galantis’ Runaway (U & I) and Coldplay’s A Sky Full Of Stars.
Dixon said the group “make people smile”, and “feel good”, while Holden faced loud chants from the audience to give them the golden buzzer.
Before awarding it to them, Holden said “my heart sores for you”, while Cowell said they “were the kind of act I believe can win the series this year”.
The show also saw the presenters apologising for child magician Teddy Magic, eight, needing more time to come on stage, and Cowell fill time by making criticisms about the rock n’roll dinosaur act.
It was later revealed that Teddy would be sitting the live show out, and the presenters said there is hope he would return to the programme later in the series.
