Britain’s Got Talent complaints soar to 1,000 with Amanda Holden and comic riling viewers
The 2020 series is hurtling towards Saturday’s final on a wave of controversy with this year’s BGT being the most complained about ever
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Complaints for last Saturday’s Britain’s Got Talent have now reached 1,000, with Ofcom recording record numbers of viewers getting in touch to vent about this year’s show.
Fans were reportedly left furious with the daring dress Amanda Holden slipped into for the latest semi-final, which some deemed ‘wholly inappropriate’ for a family audience.
Amanda’s gown featured a daring thigh high split and appeared to reveal a glimpse of her lace lingerie with a peeled back panel.
While other viewers contacted the regulator over comedian Nabil Abdulrashid’s routine which offered an amusing take on issues of the day such as racism and fat phobia.
The funnyman, who won a place in the final, has been sent death threats over his performance.
This year’s BGT live shows have never been far from controversy with soaring numbers of viewers sharing their disapproval.
The series is now the most complained about of the decade so far.
By far the biggest grievance was Diversity’s powerful re-enactment of some of the biggest news events of the year.
This dance led to more than a staggering 24,000 complaints to Ofcom, which then prompted ITV to publicly defend Ashley Banjo and his troupe against the trolls.
The broadcaster paid for a page of advertising in the biggest national newspapers in the country claiming that the show stood or diversity and inclusively and it was ‘time for change.’
But their position did not stop viewers from contacting Ofcom in their thousands.
On Monday it was revealed that over 700 people had contacted the regulator about comic Nabil, who had been Alesha Dixon’s Golden Buzzer act.
After making it through to the final he defiantly tweeted: “They want to complain? Ok, I’ll give them something to complain about.. TUNE IN ON SATURDAY.’
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He also tweeted after last week’s show: “Funny how I made fun of lefties too but so far it’s not them wishing death on me or sending me abuse.. hmmm who were the snowflakes again?
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