Ant and dec halt britain's got talent final as act 'not ready' to perform

BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT HOSTS ANT AND DEC HAD TO STEP IN AND FILL TIME RIGHT NEAR THE END OF SATURDAY'S LIVE FINAL 21:32, 31 May 2025 Ant and Dec were forced to bring Saturday's

Britain's Got Talent final to a temporary halt and fill time as things didn't quite go to plan. And the reason given was that the last act of the night was 'not ready' to

perform. Other than the hosts having to step in and issue an apology over any 'offensive' language they may have heard from judge Bruno Tonioli, things had been running smoothly

as millions of viewers tuned into see 11 acts battle it out for victory in front of a packed audience at London's Hammersmith Apollo. Ant and Dec were at the helm as hopefuls like

bookies favourites the Hear Our Voice choir, comedian Joseph Charm and opera singer Jasmine Rice give their all, before magician Harry Moulding blew everyone away with his performance. After

Harry there was just one act left to take the stage and that was Amanda Holden's Golden Buzzer act, young guitarist Ollie Pearson. Before the 11-year-old was due to begin his

performance, a video aired on screen in which he talked about his Britain's Got Talent journey so far and the fact that his original audition had now been seen by millions of people

across the world. Rather ironically, given how things played out, Ollie ended the video by saying he was 'ready to rock,' only, rather than seeing him take the stage, when the

cameras cut back to the Apollo, they instead fell on a confused looking Ant and Dec, who explained to the judges, studio audience and fans at home that Ollie 'wasn't quite

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below Desperate to try and fill time before things got awkward, Ant and Dec crossed to the judges, including a bemused Simon Cowell, to try and get their thoughts on what they'd seen in

the final and how important was for people to get their votes in; only to be met with blank expressions from the panel. Thankfully for Ant and Dec, things the Britain's Got Talent

final then got back on track, as they were told Ollie was ready, with the talented youngster wowing with a medley of guitar tracks including Live and Let Die and Bohemian Rhapsody.