Britain’s Got Talent viewers have accused Simon Cowell of wanting someone to DIE on the show in the name of entertainment.
Fans hit out at the showrunner after he criticised sword-balancers the Vardanyan Brothers for not being dangerous enough.
The pair, from Armenia, wowed the judges at the auditions with a similar stunt.
The Vardanyan Brothers don’t mess around 💪 #BGT #BritainsGotTalent pic.twitter.com/JKRfBJcOfw
— Britain’s Got Talent (@BGT) May 28, 2019
Likewise, their act on tonight’s second live semi-final built up to the climax with one brother balancing on the head of the other and being carried down a set of stairs.
But Simon told them they should have “stepped up” for the live shows and added an extra element of risk.
He said: “It’s an amazing act. But you know when you go for dinner, you don’t want the prawn cocktail, you want the main course.
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“With me, I get the first part but I really want more of the knives.
“It was a great first audition but it needed to be more dangerous, actually. It’s stepping up for the live shows.
“The balancing on your heads is not as interesting.”
Viewers couldn’t believe his comments and took to Twitter to blast them.
One wrote: “How dangerous do you want it, Simon? You want someone to die?”
Another posted: “More dangerous? They have swords down their throats.”
How dangerous do you want it Simon? You want someone to die ? #BGT
— Daniel Jardine (@WWEJardine) May 28, 2019
Bit more dangerous. Are u serious ?.. #bgt
— jonhobson (@hobsonschoice64) May 28, 2019
Contestants: *could die*
Simon: nah #BGT #BritainsGotTalent
— Ethan (@ethanaaronking) May 28, 2019
More dangerous? They have swords down their throats #BGT @BGT
— Ray (@raysunset25) May 28, 2019
A contestant could break their neck and Simon would still sit there and say “I just want something a little more dangerous, you know?” #BGT
— 🍯 (@_KayleyJx) May 28, 2019
But other BGT fans agreed with Simon, with one writing: “Simon is soooo right, they needed to step it up.”
Great act tonight agree with Simon though could be more dangerous #BGT
— Nathan evans (@nathanevs92) May 28, 2019
I agree simon if there in the final they need to balance the knives and walk down stairs #BGT
— David Ayres (@davidayres_) May 28, 2019
Simon is soooo right, they needed to step it up from the auditions😴 #bgt
— Amelia🤪🤪 (@BamfordAmelia) May 28, 2019
Meanwhile, David Walliams joked: “One thing could make this act better, and that’s two pairs of leather shorts.”
Alesha Dixon told the brothers: “I am in awe of what you do.”
Turning to Simon, she added: “You need a build-up. You can’t just go straight in to the main moment.”
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Hosts Ant and Dec then revealed that the performers were carrying an injury from the rehearsals earlier in the day.
* Britain’s Got Talent live semi-finals continue on Wednesday at 7.30pm on ITV.
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