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Diversity's Perri Kiely tells world to 'wake up' after 'heartbreaking' BGT backlash

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Diversity's Perri Kiely urged the world to 'wake up' after his dance troupe received over 1,000 Ofcom complaints following their Britain's Got Talent performance.

The 24-year-old dancer took part in a powerful performance on Saturday that was dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement.

During the stunning performance, the group took a knee and at one point a police officer kneeled on Ashley Banjo. Inspired by the BLM activism that has taken the world by storm since the death of George Floyd, the powerful performance appeared to divide BGT viewers during Saturday's semi-finals.

Throwing his support behind Ashley - who recently broke his silence following the backlash - Perri admitted that he was "heartbroken" that the act had faced such

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