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BGT slammed with Ofcom complaints after ‘terrifying’ semi-finalist left them ‘horrified’

Published on May 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM

BRITAIN’S Got Talent has once again been slammed with Ofcom complaints after a “terrifying”;; semi-final’s performance left them “horrified”;;.

Fans were left sickened when contestant , 45, took to the stage again after his first audition .

Screenshot of a man in a purple shirt, appearing emotional.
Bao Cuong took to the stage again after he left viewers ‘gagging’ with his first audition
Person in a blue dragon-embroidered robe performing on a stage.
Many fans who watched the show slammed the act as ‘disgusting’
A stage performance featuring a man on a sidecar motorcycle and a man walking a tightrope.
He pulled Ant and Dec on a motorcycle car using just his eyes
Screenshot of Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden judging a talent show.
Judges Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden were left just as horrified as the viewers t home

During his first audition he left the judges recoiling .

On Saturday night, , , and looked on in horror as pushed his talent to the next level as he swallowed flaming weapons.

Even were left squirming as he conducted his most dangerous stunt yet.

The ITV presenting pair both looked horrified as they got on a motorcycle car which Bao pulled using just his eyes.

After he finished, the contestant was given a flannel by an aide as his face was streaming with tears.

Both before and throughout the act, viewers were repeatedly warned not to try anything similar at home.

During the critiques, Alesha remarked: “I did find that particularly hard to watch because of your eyes.

Meanwhile, Simon also left praise for the star, although he admittedly struggled to get through.

He remarked: “You look so normal and sweet and then you do these terrible things to yourself.

“It’s very difficult to watch you do these terrible things to you, but at the same time, I loved it.

“It’s like a horror movie that you don’t wanna watch but do.”;;

FAN BACKLASH

Fans at home found the gruesome act too much to bear.

have revealed that May 10’s episode received 65 complaints.

They confirmed to The Mirror that the majority of them related to Bao’s extreme routine.

Viewers also took to to vent, with one saying: “Make it stop man I can’t even watch how disgusting.”;;

A second fumed: “I find this act impossible to watch. How can this be classed as family entertainment ... it’s horrific.”;;

“That’s just disgusting nothing entertaining about it at all,”;; angrily stated a third fan.

While a fourth wrote: “I don’t want to watch an act which is intrinsically dangerous. It could have gone horribly wrong.”;;

And a fifth user added: “Couldn’t watch half of that eeew.”;;

A performer balancing a flaming torch on his chin.
The act swallowed flaming swords as part of the performance
Screenshot of two judges at a talent show, one in a green jacket and the other in a gold dress.
The judges were viably struggling to watch the act
A performer breathes fire on a stage.
But the fire was just the first part as he took his act to the next level
Screenshot of two men in suits on a vintage motorcycle and sidecar.
Even Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly were left squirming as they formed part of the act
Screenshot of a man being pulled by a motorcycle sidecar on a stage.
Bao’s eyes watered after the show as viewers took to social media to slam the performance

Britain’s Got Talent continues on ITV1 and is available to stream back on ITVX.

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