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Zara Woodcock

BGT fans recognise singer Linda John Pierre from major TV advert

Britain's Got Talent viewers couldn't help but notice that singer Linda John Pierre appeared on television before.

The singer impressed the judges and audience with her amazing vocals as she performed a rendition of Jocelyn Brown's Somebody Else’s Guy.

Her immaculate energy had the entire audience standing up and dancing to her lively audition.

Many viewers spotted that Linda is used to being on television as she appeared on the advertisement for Mecca Bingo.

With her purple highlights, Linda is shown in the ads as 'Mabel' where she dances around a living room in the brand's 'Are you ready to play?' campaign.

Fans took to social media to point the fact out.

The audience were loving her performance (Thames/Syco/REX/Shutterstock)
She sang a Jocelyn Brown song (Thames/Syco/REX/Shutterstock)

"That's not Linda... that's Mabel.. she's always bingo ready!!" one user tweeted.

Another excited fan added: "Came on Twitter just to see if anyone else thought the same or was I going mad! She's always bingo ready!"

"Linda is Mabel in the Mecca bingo advert!" while another said: "From Mecca bingo advert to bgt well done Linda x"

Britain's Got Talent finally returned this year after a long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The return had fans in awe with insane talents include dancers, singers, comedians and more.

It comes after Simon Cowell recently admitted that he thought social media could end the show for good.

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Explaining his concern, Simon - who is also behind The X Factor and America's Got Talent - said he worried people wouldn't come on the show and instead would just use things like social media to grow their platform.

However, he says he has actually seen an increase in those applying for the show.

Speaking to The Mirror and other press, he said: "I was thinking a few years ago, with all these social media platforms, because you've got so many different areas now for you to become famous.

"I was wondering, does that mean they're not going to come on our show anymore. But, weirdly it's gone the other way. If you've got a social media following, they then consider - not everyone, but a lot of people - they now consider coming on a show like this as a next platform.

"Because you kind of need both really to really kind of pop, because there's so many people on social media platforms trying to get noticed. So it's been an interesting dynamic over the past few years and I really noticed that this year."

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