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Mollie Quirk

Britain's Got Talent runner ups Twist and Pulse: Where are the street dancing duo now?

Twist and Pulse shot to fame in 2010 when they took the country by storm with their incredible dance routine on Britain's Got Talent.

A dance duo made up of Ashley Glazebrook and Glen Murphy, the London-based pair were instant hits with viewers at home.

During their audition they introduced their street-comedy style of dancing, they described as a "combination of street dancing and comedy".

The routine saw them dance to The Cheeky Girls and the EastEnders theme tune, among other popular tracks, with Amanda Holden saying: "This is the future" after their performance.

Ant and Dec were enamoured by the boys too, and couldn't help but comment on their ever so slightly familiar look.

Declan Donnelley said: "These two guys come on and dance to the EastEnders theme tune. That's clever and new."

Ant McPartlin then chimed in: "It took me back 15 years ago to when me and Dec were PJ and Duncan but they could actually dance!"

Before Dec added: "If they can present a TV show, we're screwed!"

Twist and Pulse sailed through the entire competition and went on to make it to the grand finale, before finishing as runners-up.

Here we take a look at their rise to fame and how they are doing 12 years on.

How did Twist and Pulse Meet?

Ashley and Glen met when they both attended the famous BRIT School of Performing Arts and Technology.

They were both working towards a BTEC National Diploma in dance.

After meeting on their course, they soon became friends and then went on to form a dance group between themselves called The Cheeky Boiz.

Success after Britain's Got Talent

Twist and Pulse went on to garner a large amount of success after their stint on the ITV talent show, which was kickstarted with touring the county with BGT Live.

One summer the boys did a bumper tour of all three Butlin's holiday camps.

In 2011, they supported Jedward on their The Carnival Tour, which comprised of 10 dates.

Twist and Pulse also toured with the Olympic Torch for 67 dates in 2012, and performed every night to crowds of up to 70,000.

In 2012, their dance company TPDC (Twist and Pulse Dance Company) competed in series 6 of Britain's Got Talent, and made it to the semi-finals.

The boys have also has a successful career on stage, particularly pantomime, and in 2015 they choreographed their first full panto – Peter Pan.

They have also choreographed panto productions of Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White and Aladdin.

Britain's Got Talent: The Champions

In 2019 Twist and Pulse returned to the BGT universe for Britain's Got Talent: The Champions.

They received the coveted Golden Buzzer from Alesha Dixon, and was once again a complete hit with fans.

Stunning the judges and viewers at home, they ended up winning the competition – beating iconic father and son dup Stavros Flatley and Ukraine's Got Talent winner Kseniya Simonova.

They were the first ever Golden Buzzer act to go on to win the show.

What are Twist and Pulse up to now?

Twist and Pulse's official Instagram page has more than 80,000 followers, with the lads often posting dance routines and TikTok skits.

Ashley – who is known as Twist – is engaged to be married to his GB athlete fiancé, Liam Durbridge.

He often keeps fans updated with their date nights and wedding plans by posting snaps on Instagram.

In August last year Ashley got down on one knee and popped the question. He even documented the moment on Instagram with a snap that garnered more than 8,000 likes.

Not much is know about Glen's personal life – who is known as Pulse, but he often posts stylish snaps on Instagram.

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