Coronation Street fans have been left baffled as one of their favourite soap villains went missing from ITV competition Britain’s Got Talent.Ian Bartholomew, who played abuser Geoff Metcalfe on the cobbles from 2018 to 2021, was slated to audition for the 2022 series - and it was reported in March this year that he made the judges cry.But he has failed to show up on the programme, which is already at the live show stage.According to The Sun, Ian wowed at the audition as he performed a song he had written for domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid - the music video for which he has also starred in.The track, This Time It’s Forever, left the judges in tears - though Ian also received some constructive criticism.
Introducing himself to the judges during his audition, Ian said: “I am from Cheshire. I was in Coronation Street. I played nasty Geoff Metcalfe.
He was a nasty piece of work. I started in 2018 and I fell off a roof in the show last year. I am 67. "The song I am singing I wrote myself and was used in a campaign by Women's Aid to raise awareness about domestic abuse.
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