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'It's not Britain's Got Amateur Talent!' Diversity's Jordan Banjo blasts BGT 'fix' claims

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Britain's Got Talent has increasingly been hit by fix allegations from contestants and fans, who have often claimed that the voting system is "unfair".

However, Jordan Banjo, who won BGT with Diversity in 2009 ahead of runner-up Susan Boyle and is fronting the latest series of BBC show Eat Well for Less?, starting today, has dismissed the idea of any foul play."Vote fixing?

Well, I hope not because that doesn't look good for us, does it?!" he laughed.However, he added: "In this day and age, I'd be very shocked [if that was happening]."I don't see what anyone has to gain from fixing it."Obviously, the acts themselves gained a lot, but unless you've got an auditioner who's a super computer hacker and who knows who's casting the votes, I don't see it being very likely, personally."Recent criticism has also focused on the fact that established acts have been allowed to audition alongside inexperienced hopefuls, which some insist is "unfair".For example, comedian Axel Blake already had his own show on Amazon Prime when he appeared on the 2022 ITV series.Meanwhile, Japanese magician Keiichi Iwasaki had already auditioned in three other countries for shows within the Got Talent franchise.Despite this being controversial, Jordan is fully in favour of all acts competing, no matter what their experience level is."It's not Britain's Got Amateur Talent, or Britain's Got Never Performed Before Talent - it's Britain's Got Talent!" he hit back."If you're an established act and it's a pathway for you, and you wanna go for it, then go for it," Jordan challenged."I mean, if people feel really strongly about it by the time it gets to the live shows, that's why the public has the vote, right?"If it's an established act and [the public].

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