Amanda Holden hit her golden buzzer during Saturday's episode of Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden was left utterly astounded on the show aired on Saturday (March 8) - as a young performer's act rendered her speechless.
In the most recent episode, judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli, along with guest judge KSI, were back at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool for another round of auditions - each one searching for an act worthy of gracing the Royal Variety Performance.
During the show, 11-year-old Oliver took to the stage with his electric guitar in hand. He shared that his grandad taught him and declared his dream to become "the best guitarist in the world."
Although admitting to being "very nervous," Oliver managed to astonish the crowd with his extraordinary guitar-playing talent, delivering inventive renditions of Van Halen's "Jump" and Queen's famous tune "Don't Stop Me Now."
The audience erupted in applause following his performance, prompting an amazed Amanda to utter: "Oh my god," before hitting the golden buzzer in excitement, reports the Express.
"I mean, literally a star is born, I have never ever seen anything like that in my life," she remarked as golden confetti showered down onto the stage.
Alesha chimed in with praise, saying: "When you said you want to be the best guitar player in the world, I thought this young man is going to go far. Congratulations on a well-deserved golden buzzer."
Guest judge KSI expressed his amazement too, commenting: "Oliver, you're eleven and you're already a star. I loved it, it was crazy, you were like a completely different person, especially when you were right here and looking at our eyes and playing your heart out."
Simon Cowell praised the performance on BGT with admiration, saying: "You know what, you already have a very distinct sound which normally takes people decades, you're that good. I mean, seriously good! That was brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Good for you, go and celebrate."
After Oliver's impressive turn on the stage, he confessed to Ant and Dec that getting a golden buzzer was entirely beyond his expectations and then shared an endearing embrace with his delighted grandfather.
Post-audition, BGT enthusiasts were quick to express their delight on X (formerly known as Twitter), with one fan posting: "Simply astonishing performance by an 11-year-old boy playing electric guitar on #BGT Golden button from Amanda Holden quite rightly."
"He deserved the golden buzzer and im so happy for him!!" chimed in another viewer, while a third contributor remarked: "Very well deserved for the golden buzzer well done super star."
Joining in the chorus of praise, another admirer commented, "Wow, wow, I'm so proud of him. He is absolutely a star at his young age, and I'm so happy."
