BGT pickpocket stuns judges with age reveal – Youre | UK News
Lee Thompson carried out a pickpocket act on stage (Image: ITV)
A talented pickpocket who carried out on Britain’s Got Talent this night (April 18) left the judging panel speechless within moments of stepping onto the stage.
Lee Thompson, from Birmingham, had crafted a polished routine in which he repeatedly lifted Ant and Dec’s telephones, glasses and room keys without them noticing.
He was also shown covertly planting wristwatches in the luggage and pockets of viewers members after posing as a security guard in a pre-recorded phase — even managing to get backstage with the judging panel, including Simon Cowell.
Yet barely moments after first stepping out onto the stage, he left Amanda Holden in specific utterly gobsmacked, as he revealed his true age.
“You look very dapper,” Amanda remarked as the performer first walked out. He swiftly replied: “Oh! Do I look my age?”, studies Wales Online.
He repeatedly swiped objects from Ant and Dec’s pockets without them figuring out (Image: ITV)
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“I don’t know, how old are you babes?” the choose quipped, as Lee then confessed: “I’m touching 60.”
His revelation left Amanda visibly astounded as she shot back with a “You’re not! Are you?” in sheer disbelief. Simon, clearly equally impressed, then added: “You look good.”
Following their initial exchange, he went on to dazzle your entire panel with his act, incomes himself the title of the “modern-day Artful Dodger” from Amanda.
Lee revealed he was ‘touching 60’ (Image: ITV)
Remarkably, Lee was really employed as a Pickpocket Consultant on Guy Ritchie’s Young Sherlock sequence on Prime Video, which follows a younger Sherlock Holmes as he finds himself making an attempt his hand at pickpocketing after being impressed by the story of Oliver Twist.
Viewers at home had been equally taken with the performer, with one writing: “This is genuinely amazing. Even if he might be incriminating himself.” A second enthused: “That was clever, funny and amazing….good job.”
While Lee sailed through to the next spherical with 4 yes votes from the panel, some viewers questioned why he wasn’t awarded the coveted Golden Buzzer, which grants an act a direct passage through to the live ultimate.
Fans had been outraged this night after KSI awarded a contentious act his Golden Buzzer. Comedy act Mr Cherry, 44, kicked off his efficiency by opening a jar of pickles before subsequently uncorking wine bottles with his buttocks.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, I don’t know about you but that was the greatest thing I have ever seen,” KSI declared, as disgruntled viewers swiftly branded his alternative the “worst Golden Buzzer” act ever put through on the programme.
Britain’s Got Talent airs Saturday nights from 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX. All episodes might be streamed on ITVX after broadcast.
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