Britain's Got Talent fans blast Amanda Holden's 'beyond annoying' habit
Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden is facing a backlash over an "annoying" habit of hers ITV viewers have been picking up on.
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During Saturday's instalment of Britain's Got Talent, viewers were introduced to a comedian called Markus Birdman.
The 53-year-old funnyman from Essex cracked jokes about having a stroke, his daughter getting on his nerves and an embarrassing experience in a hospital ward.
His gags left judges Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon in stitches, with the women creasing over as they cackled throughout his routine.
Simon Cowell and Bruno Tonioli also found the comic hilarious, and all four judges put Markus through to the next stage of the competition.
The audience found the act amusing too, giving him a standing ovation, but viewers found themselves distracted by Amanda's habit.
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Viewers took to social media to voice their opinions, with Irene Squires fuming: "F**k off Amanda Holden with that forced cackling #BGT."
Tash remarked: "Has Amanda always had this annoying cackle #BritainsGotTalent #BGT."
Melanie shared: "Amanda’s fake cackle is beyond annoying. #bgt."
Dave remarked: "Amanda and Alesha with their witchy cackles, calm down huns, he ain’t that funny #bgt." (sic)
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However, Amy Hargitay said: "It isn’t fake though, that’s her actual laugh. It’s brilliant."
Nas shared: "The only funny thing about that act was Amanda's laugh, funnily annoying #BGT."
Many young acts appeared on the latest version of the ITV talent show, including Banji’s Class and United 2 Dance.
Banji's Class involved a group of pupils performing with their teacher Banji and the other group were ballroom and Latin dancers aged nine to 11 years old.
Boycanto, a theatre group of children aged six to 12, performed their rendition of Revolting Children from the musical Matilda.
The acts were all sent through to the next round, with the ballroom dancers getting a standing ovation.
Bruno said: "That was so clean, so nice and so strong. You should be proud."
Britain's Got Talent continues next Saturday at 8pm on ITV and ITVX.