Britain’s Got Talent kicked off way back in 2007 and since then it has crowned 15 winners.
This year, the ITV competition is about to head into the live show semi-finals, gearing up towards the final later this year.
The jury is still out on 2022’s eventual winner, but whoever it is will join a line-up of extremely talented acts.
Everyone from magicians to dancing dogs have won before, but one of the more obscure victors is Spelbound.
The gymnast group won the hearts of the nation in 2010 and they have found continued success since.
What happened after Spelbound won BGT?
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In 2010, Spelbound won the competition and took home the £100,000 cash prize.
Their unbelievable final acrobatic performance secured them a slot at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance.
Shortly after, they joined Britain’s Got Talent Live and impressed tens of thousands of fans across the country with their act.
They even went on to perform at Wembley Arena at the London 2012 Olympics.
After this, the group started to go quiet.
Where are Spelbound now?
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Sadly, the group has completely fallen out of the public eye post-2012.
It isn’t known where they are or what they have been doing over the course of the last 10 years, with their last group outing at the 2012 Royal Variety Performance.
They showed off their skills in front of Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Albert Hall, joined by first year BGT winner Paul Potts and Stavros Flatley.
The last report about them was sadly to do with the arrest of their coach in May 2015.
As revealed by the Sunday People at the time, Neil Griffiths, 49, was arrested on suspicion of cruelty to some of the young gymnasts he trained, although the police investigation was later dropped.
The parents of three children alleged he mistreated them.
Neil released a statement at the time saying: “I strongly deny the allegations of child cruelty made against me and am contesting all the charges.
“I am proud of my track record as a gymnastics coach and, though I am devastated that a decision has been taken to prosecute me, I welcome the opportunity publicly to clear my name.”
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He was suspended from teaching gymnastics, telling getwestlondon in August 2015: “I don’t think anyone can imagine what it’s like to go from being a coach, doing a job you love and helping young gymnasts achieve their dreams, to suddenly being accused of crimes you never committed and losing your career and your livelihood.
“I am so relieved this ordeal is over, but I can’t understand why it took so long for the case against me to be dropped.”
He added: “This has dragged on for well over a year and during that time I have not been able to coach or even to go to the gym.
“Now, I just want the opportunity to get back to coaching. I am still suspended by British Gymnastics. I have been affiliated to them since 1986, but I feel I’ve been abandoned.
“I want my suspension to be lifted as soon as possible so my life can return to normality. I want to get back to the job I love and give more talented gymnasts the chance to become British, European and World champions.”
In June 2020 he was expelled from the gymnastics body, and his appeal was rejected.
“Neil Griffiths has been expelled from membership and is no longer permitted to coach or hold a position of authority in any British Gymnastics regulated activity,” BG said in a statement.
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