Britain’s Got Talent winner Axel Blake has admitted he very nearly turned down his audition on the ITV talent show.
The beloved comedian, 35, auditioned for the reality show back in 2022 and wowed the judges with his hilarious stand-up comedy set. The star impressed head judge Simon Cowell so much, he was awarded the Golden Buzzer this immediately guaranteed him a slot in the live finals.
And the TV star only went from strength to strength on the primetime show, soaring to stardom when he won the competition after pipping Tom Ball and Maxwell Thorpe. The doting husband received an eye-watering £250,000 and a spot on the bill at the Royal Variety Performance.
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After another stellar set, he got to shake hands with Princess Anne and danced the night away with some of the biggest names in showbusiness. Two years on, the cheeky funnyman sat down with Daily Star as he reflected on his life-changing audition as a brand-new series kicks off.
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He exclusively told us how TV bosses scouted him and offered him a chance to appear on the show. Recalling the audition process, Axel explained: “There’s two parts to the audition process.
“There’s one where you queue up and you tell them who you are and why you’d like to apply. And then the second part is where they scout for people and they ask you if you want to perform on BGT.
“So I was in the scouting process, and I think they must have seen me perform somewhere.” It was at this point that the TV star confessed he initially turned down their offer to perform on the show.
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He went on: “At first I said no to be fair because I was scared. At first I said, ‘No, nah I’m alright’. And then after a while and talking it through with my missus and stuff I said, ‘Alright. What’s the worst that can happen? Let’s go for it’.”
Despite agree going ahead with the audition, he confessed he kept his wife in the dark until after he received the Golden Buzzer. The comic continued: “I didn’t actually let my missus know that I went for it.
“I spoke to her, but I didn’t tell her what my decision was. So I just went to the auditions without her knowing that I was going to do the audition. I just kept her in the dark in case it went wrong.”
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Since he won the competition, Axel has toured the country with his incredible stand-up routine. Fans will have to stay tuned to see which contestant will steal his crown this year.
Britain’s Got Talent airs on Saturdays from 7.30pm on ITV1 or catch up on ITVX
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