Britain’s Got Talent viewers were left reaching for the tissues during the latest episode as the auditions continue.
Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli were back on the hunt for the next big variety act.
Things turned emotional at the end of the show as contestant Claire took to the stage.
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However, after she introduced herself to the famous foursome, she made an announcement.
She in fact wanted her daughter Tia to take to the stage instead and that she put her name forward because she wouldn’t have otherwise.
Tia, 15, was understandably left gobsmacked and Alesha told the youngster to go and practice.
She later returned to the stage and belted out a flawless rendition of Whitney Houston’s I Didn’t Know My Own Strength.
The judges praised the youngster and she sailed through to the next round.
However, viewers at home took to social media to share the same complaint.
Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: “It’s nice but it’s so overly staged it’s obviously #BGT.”
Another added: “Massively staged #bgt”
A third person said: “Britain’s got talent is just painfully overproduced and staged these days.”
While a fourth social media user said: “Why is the majority SO staged and set up…missing old BGT.”
Meanwhile, others watching at home enjoyed Tia’s show-stopping performance.
One fan penned: “WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was amazing. Tia, you are a Superstar. Thank you, Tia’s mum for getting her on stage. That audition was amazing.”
Another added: “Wow what an ending to the show from Tia, I like her voice, so powerful.”
A third person gushed: “Wow Tia what a performance she just killed it the voice was beautiful I absolutely loved it.”
After singing her heart out, Amanda pointed out that she could see how much the song meant to her.
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Tia explained that she’s previously been bullied at school but she had the last laugh as she received four yeses from the judges and made it through to the next round of the competition.
Elsewhere in the show, the golden buzzer was pressed by Alesha for Chicken Shed theatre company who performed a singing and dancing routine to Wonder by Naughty Boy ft. Emeli Sandé.
Britain’s Got Talent airs Saturdays on ITV1 and ITVX
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