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Charlotte Tutton

Furious BGT fans say act was 'robbed' as they miss out on final amid wildcard twist

Britain's Got Talent viewers claimed one act was "robbed" on Friday night, as the full list of finalists for 2023 were confirmed.

The last two names were added to the line-up in the latest semi-final, after the last public vote.

Eight more acts took to the stage to perform yet again, including comedian Tonikaku who left the judges in hysterics with his audition.

The same could be said for his latest performance too, as he once again screamed out his catchphrase: "Don't worry, I'm wearing...", causing the audience to scream: "Pants!"

Even hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly got involved, as Tonikaku once again demonstrated a series of ‘naked’ poses on stage, while, as he clarified, he wasn't actually naked.

Britain's Got Talent viewers claimed one act in particular was robbed (ITV)

Unfortunately for the comedian it wasn't enough to get him into the final, despite him making the top three.

Cillian O’Connor and Lilliana Clifton were confirmed as finalists after the last public vote, with Tonikaku just missing out on a place.

Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon were tasked with choosing one out of the remaining acts to put through, after Cillian won the public vote.

While the judges loved Tonikaku and Simon even teased he could be the wildcard, yet to be decided on, all four judges decided to put through Lilliana.

The last two names were added to the line-up (Dymond/Thames/REX/Shutterstock)

Viewers were thrilled for Cillian and Lilliana, but some claimed funny act Tonikaku was "robbed" of a place in the final.

With talks of a wildcard and judge Simon hinting he might hand it to Tonikaku, viewers demanded he be let into the final.

Taking to Twitter, one viewer said: "Pants guy was ROBBED. Bring him back as the wildcard, ya tight b******s."

Another viewer tweeted: "Fixed. Boycotting #BGT now. Tonikaku was robbed," as a third agreed: "PANTS GUY ROBBED!!!!"

A fourth fan tweeted: "Make Tonikaku from Japan a wild card. He will NOT disappoint."

But other fans slammed the act for his reaction to not getting through, and for failing to congratulate Lilliana - while it seems he was still in character.

Tonikaku won over fans (ITV)

Other viewers were disappointed that incredible dance group Unity didn't even make it into the top three, despite a powerful performance.

One fan said: "Disappointed Unity didn't get in the top 3, great dance routine with a powerful message that everyone is different & is allowed to be without prejudice or resentment. Hope they get the wildcard."

A second agreed: "Unity were bloody robbed. They were the best of the night by a mile!" as a third fan wrote: "Weird stuff, Unity is not top 3 but Tonikaku is."

Britain's Got Talent 2023's live final airs Sunday at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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