RANVIR Singh was left gobsmacked after Britain’s Got Talent champ Harry Moulding wowed her with an “absolutely ridiculous” card trick live on-air.
The magician, who has been part of the illustrious Magic Circle since he was a youth, scooped the ITV reality series title this weekend.
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Harry, 24, was crowned BGT winner in a tense final – taking hone £250,000 in the process.
Yet while the Blackpool lad’s victory was shrouded in “fix” claims, he shrugged off the backlash on Monday’s Lorraine.
Good Morning Britain anchor Ranvir, 47, was standing in for regular host Lorraine Kelly, 65, and told how Harry was a “good old Northerner, a Lancashire lad,” before she added: “You always had my vote.”
As his interview wrapped, he pulled out a pack of cards to challenge Ranvir.
He asked her to pull a card from the pack and show the camera, where she revealed it was the 10 of clubs.
Harry didn’t look at the card but asked her: “All good, are you happy?
“Just say stop in it goes,” before she inserted it back into the pack which he shuffled slowly, at Ranvir’s request.
To her shock he then pulled out the 10 of clubs and confessed: “No, most magicians wouldn’t show you the moment this happens but I will.
“If you watch that 10, we will bring it really close, I’m going to let you do this.
“Can you push it in [the pack] yourself?”
After a click of his fingers, Harry said “look at me,” and Ranvir let out an audible gasp.
The ITV favourite said: “What did you just do there?” as he replied: “It jumped all the way here.”
She could then be seen clapping as she said: “That is absolutely ridiculous well done.”
SHOW FIX?
Prior to the BGT show final, angry fans of the series took to social media and shared their thoughts about an act that seemed to get special treatment and more air time.
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- Loren Allred – Loren Allred, 32, from Brooklyn, New York jetted to London to audition after recording the vocals for The Greatest Showman. The stunning singer got a standing ovation and a Golden Buzzer from the judges as she delivered a stirring rendition of Never Enough from the popular film. Loren came out on stage and revealed to the judges they would have heard her voice many times before that moment. “I was hired to record the vocals for The Greatest Showman as a guide for the actors to know how to sing the songs,” she explained. Loren then revealed actress Rebecca Ferguson was so stunned by her singing that she decided to let her vocals be heard in the movie. “So she lip-synced,” Loren said.
- Chicken Shed Theatre Company – Comprised of individuals aged between 5 and 37, the group was set up to welcome anyone irrespective of background to get up on stage and perform and fulfil their dream. Chicken Shed prides itself on accepting anyone and does not hold auditions to make the group a safe and inclusive space. The group wowed as they performed Wonder by Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sande. It meant that Alesha wasted no time as she decided to hit her golden buzzer for the young performers. She told them it was her “honour” to reward their inclusiveness with her golden buzzer.
- The Dancing Granny – Granny Paddy Jones and her professional partner Niko Espinosa first hit headlines when they won the Spanish talent show Tú sí que vales in 2009, before going on to appear on Britain’s Got Talent in 2014 where they came ninth. Amanda Holden was so impressed with Paddy that she gave her the Golden Buzzer, which sent them straight through to the semi-finals. But things took a worrying turn when Paddy cracked a rib while rehearsing a new move and her place on the show was under doubt. She was given the all-clear to perform in the end but didn’t quite live up to expectations.
- Bars and Melody – They will forever be remembered for their anti-bullying song on the talent show. Bars and Melody were first seen on the 2014 series of Britain’s Got Talent, getting shuttled into the semi-finals when Simon Cowell pressed his Golden Buzzer. They made it to the final thanks to a performance of I’ll Be Missing You but lost out on the crown to Collabro. These days Charlie Lenehan – known as Melody – is covered in tattoos, with inkings on his neck, arms and chest. But he is as close as ever to co-star Leondre Devries – who is Bars – with the pair seen enjoying themselves in exotic locations all over the world.
Magician Harry took to the stage again after winning a spot in the semi-final.
And while he wowed the audience and judges, viewers thought that something wasn’t fair.
One disgruntled fan said: “10 minutes of sh**e. How come no other act gets that time. It’s a big fix folks.”
Another added: “11 acts but some got more stage time than others! How can that be fair?”
It’s not the first time the magician has caused controversy because fans insisted they had worked out his semi-final trick.
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