Britain’s Got Talent fans have demanded the show be cancelled after a ‘joke of a final’ saw Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn walk home with Ksh43 million prize and a spot on the bill at the Royal Variety Performance.
The Norwegian comedian triumphed over young dancer Lilliana Clifton and teen magician Cillian O’Connor who finished second and third respectively in the Sunday, May 4, 2023, final.
Other child stars who dominated the finale included Ghetto Kids, who opened the show with a routine to a medley of songs including Africa by Toto and shared a flag of their home country of Uganda.
The group of six children aged between six and thirteen years old has had quite a smooth run through this year’s edition of the highly contested competition through to the grand finale.
The finale proved to be chaotic and dramatic as the audience could be heard booing within seconds of the show starting.
Viggo’s name being announced seemed to receive a mixed response from the show audience, while many Britain’s Got Talent viewers at home were absolutely raging at the result.
The comedian’s final performance had consisted of him dancing around the stage to Daft Punk hit One More Time in a hi-vis jacket, as well as climbing into a balloon that covered his whole body.
Many felt it didn’t show as much talent as other acts, such as dancer Malakai Bayoh and young singer Musa Motha.
Taking to Twitter, one raged: “Can’t believe it! #CancelBGT #BGT #BGT2023 #BGTFinal #BritainsGotTalent @BGT.”
Another added: “malakai, Lillian, gettho kids have been robbed by an unfunny “comedian” and an idiot with stupid hair.”
A third tweeted: “Well that’s the last ever series of BGT. How ridiculous was the winner compared to the quality of the other finalists. Voter system must have been hacked….”
