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Britain's Got Talent star Callum Oakley looks unrecognisable 10 years after he impressed the ITV judges with his comedy.The 27-year-old funny man auditioned in the sixth series of the show in 2012 and made it all the way to the semi-finals.Callum, who made his TV debut as a 16-year-old comedian, appeared on the show looking fresh-faced without any facial hair and looking dapper in a chic shirt and blazer.More than a decade later and Callum looks completely different. The BGT star now dons a fair amount of facial hair as recent snaps reveal his chiselled jaw-line and well-groomed appearance.In one recent snap, the comedian is seen looking very dashing as he poses for a selfie alongside the shore while rocking a red beanie and sweet smile.In 2012, the handsome chap took the nation by storm with his hilarious performance filled with witty jokes as he quickly became a favourite.

RARELY seen Britain's Got Talent child star looks totally different ten years after he wowed the judges with his jokes aged just 16. The young comedian auditioned in the sixth series of the show in 2012 - making it all the way to the semi-finals where he came in fourth place.

Amanda Holden has left her Britain's Got Talent co-judges in hysterics as she shared her "brilliant" impressions on the ITV show. The hit talent show shared a hilarious Instagram clip of Amanda, 51, doing an impression of Lorraine Kelly, which left David Walliams and Alesha Dixon laughing. In the video, Amanda says: "Great, great, great! Do you like Coronation Street? I love Coronation Street!" BGT captioned the clip with: "@noholdenback: actress, singer, TV Judge, radio presenter and...

Amanda Holden left her fellow Britain's Got Talent judges in stitches after doing a brilliant impression of Lorraine Kelly.Watching a clip of Saturday night's episode back, Alesha Dixon couldn't help but share it with her 1.1 million followers on her Instagram story yesterday (April 26).In the short video, Amanda, 51, attempted to mimic ITV presenter Lorraine. In her best Scottish accent, the Heart FM radio host said: "Great! Great! Great! Do you like Coronation Street? I love Coronation Street." Alesha, 43, couldn't contain her laughter as she clapped in response while judge David Walliams also let out a huge laugh.The original clip, which was shared on the BGT Instagram page, was captioned: "Actress, singer, TV judge, radio presenter and...

She has been a TV judge on Britain's Got Talent since 2016 and Amanda Holden is known for her glam and sometimes racy outfits on the ITV talent show. Amanda, who judges BGT alongside Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon, either leaves viewers hot under the collar or racing to complain to the TV watchdog Ofcom.

A Britain's Got Talent act and ITV have spoken out following the latest round of auditions this weekend. The hit talent show was back on Saturday night with more acts from across the country taking to the stage.

Britain's Got Talent has produced some of the UK's most iconic acts over the years. From Susan Boyle and Diversity to Ashleigh and Pudsey, there have been some truly memorable contestants. As judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams continue their search for the next BGT winner, we thought it would be a good time to check in with another infamous act.

Britain's Got Talent contestant after viewers claimed she was an experienced professional.Impressionist Suzi Wild had the ITV show's judging panel in stitches on Saturday evening's programme as she imitated celebrities including the Queen and Lorraine Kelly. Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden were all seen bursting into laughter at her impressions and the show's co-host Declan Donnelly marvelled off-stage at the accuracy of Suzi's Janet Street-Porter impersonation.

Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams gather once more to decide which performers make it through. David Walliams is comedian, actor, writer, and television personality, before joining the hit ITV show David was probably best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain. He is also a writer of children's books, having sold more than 37 million copies worldwide.

Britain's Got Talent received short shrift from viewers at home.Andrew Basso, from Italy, had the live studio audience, Simon Cowell and the rest of the show's judging panel on the edge of their seats as he emulated one of Harry Houdini's most famous tricks.But those watching from home were much more critical of his take on the Hungarian-American escape artist's stunt, known as the Chinese Water Torture Cell. Andrew, who was handcuffed by Amanda Holden inside a large glass box filled with water, had said that his stunt would become very dangerous if he failed to escape in under two minutes.As the clock ticked well over the two-minute mark, the faces of those watching the stunt live turned to ones of concern, as one anxious audience member said: "He's panicking, he's panicking."Meanwhile, hosts Ant and Dec shifted nervously as they looked on from the side of the stage and Alesha Dixon and David Walliams wondered between themselves if Andrew was really in trouble or if it was all part of the act.The escape artist finally emerged from the water, gasping for breath, to scenes of jubilation from the live audience.The tension among many ITV viewers at home, however, was far less palpable and some took to Twitter to explain why they were less than impressed.One person wrote: "If that wasn’t staged, the crew would have rushed on to get him out… it’s embarrassing how fake this show is #bgt #BritainsGotTalent."A second commented: "How many times have these acts been done seriously?.

Britain's Got Talent viewers were blown away after watching a dance group of people with different disabilities. Born to Perform, a group from Northampton, took to the stage of the ITV programme to dance in sync to You Can't Stop The Beat, from the hit film Hairspray. People aged 14 to 24 explained they wanted to "break down barriers" and perform without fear of judgement.

Britain's Got Talent fans were left in utter disbelief as comedy duo Brian and Krysstal appeared on the ITV stage.From the moment they appeared on screen, viewers were apprehensive, but once it became clear they were a comedy duo, fans were immediately loving it.However, something else caught the attention of viewers aside from their comedy, with the pair revealing their age as they introduced themselves to the judges.Brian confessed he was in his late sixties, while Krysstal told the judges and the audience that she was 71 - leaving those in the audience and fans at home utterly gobsmacked.The moment she revealed her age a member of the audience could be heard saying: "She looks good for her age!", while users online didn't hold back from sharing their shock.One user wrote: "Surely that's a lie? She can't be older than 60! #BGT."While another wrote: "She's 71... is she for real? #BGT."A third said: "71??? No way!"Another fan added: "Krysstal cannot be 71 she looks in her 50s! #BGT."Krysstal was the "assistant" to Brian, but she soon showed her own talents as she started playing multiple musical instruments in the humorous segment.She looked very vibrant as she donned a sparkly rainbow jacket paired with space buns and had a dazzling bright pink lipstick on.

Britain's Got Talent were not happy that another act who were already "well known" took to the stage on Saturday's programme (April 23).Fans of the ITV favourite were up in arms that a renowned choir were fast tracked through to the next round with four unanimous yes' from the judging panel that includes Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon.Taking to Twitter, online users in the their masses aired their disappointment, with one user writing: "London Community Gospel Choir are phenomenal. That’s why they’re well-known, successful and often on TV or other artists’ recordings.

Britain’s Got Talent and its spin-off shows have seen some daring, dangerous and downright deadly auditions throughout their time on-air, but some haven’t ended quite as planned.Auditionees have even been known to frequently involve the show’s judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and David Walliams in the act.Britain’s Got Talent has been running for 15 years and during that time, many daredevils have walked on stage in hopes of setting the stakes higher than their predecessors.From knife throwing to almost drowning, paramedic intervention and on-stage fires, check out some of the franchise’s most memorable near misses.Knife thrower Edward Pinder burst onto the stage in 2018 and required the help of the show’s most famous star for his knife-throwing act. Pinder called Simon Cowell up to the stage and despite his nerves, the music mogul reluctantly joined in the fun.

Britain’s Got Talent finally returns to TV screens across the nation, viewers tuned in to watch the latest string of hopefuls impress the judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams.But some angry Brits are crying foul, as show bosses defend accusations of a fix.From experience on the coveted West End, ties to Hollywood movie soundtracks and million-dollar deals on streaming giant Amazon Prime, let’s take a look at some of the show’s biggest fix accusations as the new series gets underway…Fans branded 89-year-old veteran Colin Thackery's win a fix after escapologist Jonathan Goodwin didn't place in the top three despite being buried alive. Jonathan left viewers horrified when he risked suffocation in a case full of gravel, yet Colin won the most votes after the finale in a huge controversy.The crooner sang We'll Meet Again during his semi-final performance, as images of him and his wife - who died from breast cancer in 2016 - were shown on the screen behind him.Viewers flocked to Twitter to voice their frustration, writing: "Can’t believe Colin won.

Lorraine Kelly has tipped a new face to take over her ITV talk show when she's not in the studio. On today's episode (April 22) of Lorraine, guest Ria Hebden was there to share her top picks for entertainment this weekend - a segment called Ria's Round Up.Ria teased the new episode of Britain's Got Talent airing this weekend and said: "There's one thing I can tell you about this weekend, there's going to be an impressionist taking part impersonating someone very special."Presenter Lorraine gave a puzzled looked and seemed very intrigued at who the impressionist would be imitating.As the clip of Saturday's episode began to play, it was evident that the impression was that of Lorraine.As the contestant said: “Hello welcome back”, the audience are thrown into fits of laughter with the accuracy of the impression, notably down to her nailing Lorraine’s Scottish accent.

Britain's Got Talent has responded after the show's return was hit with 'racism' complaints. It was a big weekend for the ITV talent show as it made a big comeback after two years away from screens.

David Walliams has been in the limelight for a number of years, thanks to his comedy and TV career. The 50 year old is best known for his work alongside fellow comedian Matt Lucas, 48, as well as his role as a judge on ITV show Britain's Got Talent. He appears alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon on the hit show, which recently made a welcome return to our TV screens.

Britain’s Got Talent hopefuls Les Sancho blew audiences away with their audition for the British talent show.But it has now emerged that they initially appeared on another Got Talent series - with fans discovering that the group actually reached the show’s final round.The French dance group have previously secured the Golden Buzzer on the French version of the popular talent show, which is called La France A Un Incroyable Talent.They were a clear judge’s favourite after being awarded the highest possible accolade on the programme.Britain’s Got Talent has finally returned to ITV after a year long hiatus and judge Amanda Holden was blown away by the dance troupe.The 51-year-old said that she was the “most excited” she had been about dancers on the show for a while.Along with Amanda, her fellow judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon were all impressed with Les Sancho, as were the crowd who showered them with cheers and applause.The group expressed their excitement at being on Britain’s Got Talent and said it was a “level up” from previous competitions, which seemed to reference their past fame in their home country.

Britain's Got Talent fans think they have worked out who is behind the ITV show's "invisible" act called The Phantom after they auditioned on Saturday. During the opening episode, The Phantom left the judges — Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams — mystified with their mind-bending magic.

Britain's Got Talent viewers seemed to have noticed a continuity error during Sunday night's show after David Walliams appeared in two different places at the same time.The popular ITV show returned to screens over the weekend and managed to pull in 6.1 million viewers, with a TV audience peak of 7.2 million.But during Sunday's episode (April 17), Little Britain star David mounted the stage to dance with Joy, a 75-year-old great-grandmother who was persuaded by her family to showcase her talent on the show.As Joy strutted her stuff and danced along to Bits and Pieces by Artemesia and Sandstorm by Darude, David couldn't help but dance along as he unbuttoned his shirt in excitement.Despite all the commotion, eagle-eyed spectators noticed that David was seen on stage with Joy but he also appeared both in his seat at the same time.Those who quickly caught the mishap rushed to Twitter to share their thoughts.One person wrote: "So David Walliams is walking up on stage, yet still sat in his seat watching Joy dancing? Two of him…"Another shared: "Brilliant editing from the #BGT team, David up on stage and David also sat in his seat, at the same time!"A third added: "Didn't know David had a twin #BGT... David in his seat and David on the stage."While a fourth chimed: "David got up on stage but at the same time was still sitting @davidwalliams."After Joy's energetic performance that many seemed to enjoy, she received three yeses from the judges but Simon Cowell wasn't too keen on her dance moves.Despite this, Simon was certainly blown away by comedian Axel Blake from London who also appeared on Sunday's show.Simon even offered Axel a golden buzzer which means he will go straight through to the final shows.