One year on since terrifying the Britain's Got Talent judges, the true identity of The Witch has finally been revealed to viewers.The act reached the semi-finals of the show's 15th series in 2022 and captivated not only viewers but also Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon.
And the real person behind the scary mask has now been revealed by magician Marc Spellman. Dubbed as the 'scariest act ever', Marc, who has also appeared on the show, explained on YouTube that it was an "incredible actor called Martin Portlock." When asked why Martin couldn't revealed it was him in the costume until now, Marc continued: "He [Martin] was sworn to secrecy too, he couldn't tell anybody that he was the witch." Later on in the YouTube video Martin himself then popped up on screen, and said: "Hi Marc, how you doing Spellman?
Although the Witch was a bit of an unusual character, no one really knew who it was." "I hear that everyone thought it was you!
I hope you and the family are well on that side and the beautiful heat, it's a bit too hot for my liking." Marc then replied with huge praise for the act: "I really think Martin deserves huge credit and recognition for being such an iconic character as the witch on Britain's Got Talent. "A character that we will never forget and I don't think Amanda will ever forget either.
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