Simon Cowell Admits He’d “Take a Lie Detector Test to Prove ‘BGT’ Isn’t Fixed.”
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Britain’s Got Talent is once again facing fixing allegations. The inclusion of Golden Buzzer Max Fox has turned the heads of many BGT fans who believe the singers audition was planned by producers.
Simon Cowell Says He’d Take a Lie Detector Test to Prove BGT Isn’t Fixed
Britain’s Got Talent is once again facing rumors of a rigged competition. This comes in light of contestant Max Fox earning the Golden Buzzer. For those who may have missed it, Fox took the stage after trying to get an audition with Cowell for over 19 years. After sitting in the audience, the singer begged for the ability to audition for the show.
During a recent segment on iTV’s This Morning Cowell and Bruno Tonioli sat down to discuss the ongoing season of BGT. Cowell admitted that it wasn’t set up by producers.
“On my life, I swear to god that was not a set up,” Cowell said. “I honestly thought okay, someone’s put him there….I just thought we’d never show it, but he wanted to sing in front of me and I thought why not, just let him do it?”
Cowell went on, explaining that he was laughing the moment Amanda Holden hit her Golden Buzzer. Right away, he knew that the audience was not going to believe this was not a set up. Later, the hosts of the show talked about the authenticity of the Golden Buzzer, Cowell admitted that Fox should “take a lie detector test on live TV.”
This Isn’t The First Time Fans Have Thought The Golden Buzzer Was a Set Up
Although Max Fox is the most recent “Golden Buzzer fix.” The singer, 35, waited 19 years to audition for Cowell. He was taken out of the audience and given the opportunity to audition for Cowell. Fox sang “My Way” by Frank Sinatra during his audition and ultimately earned Amanda Holden’s Golden Buzzer.
The last time BGT faced set up rumors was in 2023, with Rapper MB14. At the time, many were upset because the beatboxer was famous in the United Kingdom. MB14 earned Ant and Dec’s Golden Buzzer on their season.
Ahead of 2023, BGT faced set up rumors in 2022. At the time, the Golden Buzzer was given to The Greatest Showman singer, Loren Allred. At the time, fans thought Amanda Holden giving Allred the Golden Buzzer was unfair, since she was the original singer of “Never Enough.”
