Britain’s Got Talent fans questioned authenticity of Felix Clements’ audition

Britain’s Got Talent hopeful Felix Clements divided viewers’ opinion when he took the stage during the show’s Sunday episode.

The PE teacher impressed judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli with an emotional contemporary dance.

The twinkling performer sailed through to the next round of the competition after his successful audition, with his students in the audience cheering him on, claiming he was completely unaware of their presence before giving them high fives when they stormed the stage when he was voted through.

While Felix impressed many viewers, others took to Twitter to voice their doubts about how real the scenes were, insisting he must have known his class was there.

One person wrote: ‘Like he didn’t know the kids were there!! All so set up!! #BGT.’

Success: The PE teacher sailed through to the next round of the competition after his successful audition, while his class congratulated him on stage

Another commented, “So he didn’t know they were there, but then said ‘best school trip ever?’ …. OK. better acting AND dancing seen in GCSE drama classes #BGT.”

Another person tweeted: ‘#BGT A teacher, his class in the audience, telling boring stories “dancing”, of course they put him through. This show isn’t about talent anymore.’

While someone else shared, “Hmmmm Not quite won for #Felix #BGT.”

Someone shared some more positive words, tweeting, “Felix Clements: Now this is MY kind of act. The kind of thing I used to see in The Greatest Dancer. Love contemporary dance style, it is so breathtakingly creative and beautiful. This is a strong audition from Felix. I loved that!!!!!’

While another person posted, “That was a great audition from Felix. Creative breathtaking and brilliant stories. Can’t wait to see what he does next #BGT.”

“Aww those kids love their teacher #felix #BGT #BGT2023,” another viewer commented.

And someone else wrote, ‘Wow, well done Felix, you were absolutely amazing! :)’

The dancer said his inspiration for Saturday’s performance came from 2008 BGT winner George Sampson.

Suspect? While Felix impressed many viewers, others took to Twitter to voice their doubts about how real the scenes were

Born to perform: Felix, from Earley, Berkshire, started dancing when he was 11 years old and always dreamed of becoming famous on BGT

Felix, from Earley, Berkshire, started dancing when he was 11 years old – when George rose to fame in the talent show – and always dreamed of becoming famous on BGT.

The BGT performer started showing his talent to the public more than a year later when he received massive support from his classmates.

He never stopped honing his dance moves while studying to become a teacher – occasionally competing in street dance battles in Reading.

When Felix got a job as a PE teacher at Woodcote Primary School in Berkshire, he didn’t give up on his passion and set out to start his own after-school dance club.

The turning point came when he sent Britain’s Got Talent the YouTube link to his performance dancing to Sam Fischer’s This City.

Hard work: he never stopped honing his dance moves while studying to become a teacher – and occasionally competed in street dance battles in Reading

According to the Mirror he said, “I was in a really good place with my job and I wanted to show the kids that they could really follow their dreams.

“And then BGT called again to say they couldn’t stop watching YouTube!”

The children’s teacher also appeared to be very humble, saying he “can only hope” for as much success as George Sampson and that he is a “huge source of inspiration” to him.

Britain’s Got Talent continues on ITV this Saturday at 8pm.