A Britain’s Got Talent child star has quit the ITV show after he went ‘missing’ from the semi-final.
Viewers were left gutted when fan-favourite magician Teddy Magic, eight, failed to appear on the live show last Saturday after pulling out.
The youngest sent the ITV series into chaos as his VT played on the screen but he did not show up on stage, causing Ant and Dec to fill the time by chatting to the judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli.
It was later revealed by Ant and Dec that Teddy would instead be performing later in the series.
However, he failed to appear during a second live semi-final leaving many fans puzzled.
It had now been confirmed that Teddy has quit Britain’s Got Talent.
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Britain’s Got Talent child star Teddy Magic, eight, has quit the ITV show after he caused chaos when he went ‘missing’ from the semi-final
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The youngest sent the ITV series into chaos as his VT played on the screen but he did not show up on stage, causing Ant and Dec to fill the time by chatting to the judges Simon Cowell , Amanda Holden (pictured) Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli
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It was later revealed by Ant and Dec (pictured) that Teddy would instead be performing later in the series but that will now not be the case
A BGT Spokesperson told The Sun: ‘After discussions with Teddy’s parents and the production team, it has been jointly agreed that Teddy won’t perform in this year’s semi-finals, but BGT hopes to see Teddy again in a future series.’
Teddy’s family said: ‘We want to thank everyone who has supported Teddy and cheered him on – he continues to fill our world with magic.’
Unlike many other TV talent shows, there is no age limit on taking part in BGT.
However, under 18s need the permission of their parents to apply, and must be accompanied to auditions and shows by a responsible adult.
At the time viewers had plenty to say about young Teddy’s no-show, with many speculating that he may have suffered with stage fright and that there should be an age limit with the acts.
They wrote: ‘Again like previous years bringing up issue if young children should be under such pressure and exposure in primetime for the sake of entertainment???’;
‘I thought there was an age limit on this show, especially for the live shows, to avoid situations like this? Unfair to put so much pressure on a child.’;
‘Parents pushing their kid Teddy to do this I think he’s far too young’;
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It had now been confirmed that Teddy has quit Britain’s Got Talent. A BGT spokesperson said: ‘After discussions with Teddy’s parents and the production team, it has been jointly agreed that Teddy won’t perform in this year’s semi-finals’
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Viewers had plenty to say about young Teddy’s no-show, with many speculating that he may have suffered with stage fright and that there should be an age limit with the acts
‘I don’t think the little magician should perform too much pressure on such a young kid man. Needs to be an age limit teenager and above maybe.’;
‘Really should be a minimum age requirement for sole acts. 8 years old is too young!’;
‘Maybe bgt need an age restriction. Poor little guy if he’s struggling.’
The semi-final show ended with Simon’s act Vinnie McKee winning and being put through to the grand final.
He narrowly beat Alesha’s act Linda Mudzenda who finished second and magician Eden Choi in third place.
Speaking after his win, Scottish Vinnie said: ‘I’m flabbergasted’, adding: ‘Thank you. This is mad, this is crazy, I’m loving it!’
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