Britain's Got Talent may be known as a rather happy show with its dancing dogs and singing children, but as the 17th series draws to a close, it's rather unsurprising that there have been some behind-the-scenes scandals.
From doggy fraud, to fix accusations, and one judge being booted off the show, BGT has certainly hit headlines over the years, with some of these scandals looming larger than others.
With the show for the Grand Final on TV on Sunday, 2 June, we're taking a look back at some of the most explosive scandals that have hit the show in the nearly two decades it's been on air.
Dog 'fraud' Fans were delighted when Jules O'Dwyer and her dog Matisse won BGT back in 2015, however the public's love for them quickly faded when it was revealed that a stand-in dog Chase had performed a tight rope stunt in place of Matisse for the show's semi-final.This led to Ofcom and ITV receiving over 1,000 complaints and after investigation the incident Ofcom ruled that viewers had been misled by the TV network.
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