Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden was quick to apologise after she broke a rule during the final round of auditions on the ITV show.
Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden expressed concern that she might get into hot water during the last round of auditions.
On Saturday night's instalment of the ITV programme, an audience member seized his moment to try and get an audition.
He yelled out to Simon Cowell from the stands: "19 years I've tried to get in front of you, and I've never had that chance. Can you give me one opportunity? I can show you what I've got."
Simon, uncertain if the individual was being serious, invited him to come forward while pondering if this was a 'wind up'. Clarifying he was serious, the hopeful revealed to the ITV judge that he was a local singer named Max Fox.
The other judges appeared equally astonished, with KSI admitting: "I've never seen this before!" Max then told Simon he believed this was his final shot, prompting Simon to let Max spontaneously audition.
Max's bid seemed to take the production team by surprise as they were observed informing the judges that they had to verify his identity and prepare a track for his concluding performance, reports the Express.
When Max finally got to show his talent on stage, he shared that since the age of 16, he had been eager to perform in front of Simon Cowell, stating: "I've been in Manchester in the football stadiums where you hold your big auditions and I've never been able to!
Luckily, I was 10ft away from you sat here, I don't know how I managed to get that seat and I just thought it was worth a chance to ask you."
Max reiterated to Simon that this was not a setup before delivering a stunning performance of Frank Sinatra's My Way. The audience couldn't contain their enthusiasm, erupting into applause, prompting them to call for Max to receive the Golden Buzzer.
Simon Cowell expressed his disbelief: "No one is going to believe this wasn't set up! It was actually very emotional."
Amanda Holden, caught in the moment, swiftly hit the golden buzzer. Overwhelmed, she apologised repeatedly, saying, "Sorry, sorry, sorry!" She rationalised her action by saying it was for the audience, before embracing Max with a hug.
While regaining her seat, Amanda admitted: "I'm just going to say, I've already pressed my golden buzzer, so I'm in a lot of trouble because that's my second golden buzzer!"
An ecstatic Max couldn't hide his joy, exclaiming: "I just can't believe it! It's the greatest day of my life."
Next weekend will signal the commencement of the eagerly anticipated live semi-finals, which are set to sport a new look this year.
Contrary to past series where the semi-finals would take place each night over one week leading up to the live final, this time the semi-finals will span five weeks starting April 26.
Additionally, the semi-finals will also include the Golden Buzzer, normally a highlight during the auditions but not in previous semi-finals.
Revealing the twist on Good Morning Britain, entertainment correspondent Richard Arnold noted: "This year, one judge or Ant and Dec will be allowed to use the golden buzzer in the semi-finals as well. It'll give their chosen act a spot in the grand finale in May. The other acts will then face the public vote as usual."
