Viggo Venn has been announced as the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2023 and scooped £250k after a glittering final.
Tonight, the show returned to screens with 11 acts including Musa Motha, Amy Lou, Viggo Venn, Olivia Lynes, Ghetto Kids, Travis George, Malakai Bayoh, Duo Odyssey, Cillian O'Connor and Lillianna Clifton all performing again in the hope of landing a slot to perform at the Royal Variety Performance.
Hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly presented the final tonight with judges Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli all on the panel to give their final critiques.
Young magician Cillian O'Connor placed third which left Lillianna Clifton and Viggo Venn waiting to find out who would win the title. As Viggo was crowned champion, the crowd donned their high-vis jackets and screamed repeatedly 'one more time' until the music played.
This series has seen many talented acts take to the stage to impress the judges.
In one act, judge Bruno was blindfolded for a stunt and handed a weapon. When it was removed, he saw Simon lying on stage, apparently hit and he feared he had killed him in a shocking turn of events.
"I thought I’d killed him, the paramedics were running on, I was like, 'What have I done?' I was actually fuming after that. It was so evil," he exclusively told The Mirror, "There were thousands of people there and they were all in on the joke except me."
"They all said, ‘Go on, darling, there are no rules, have fun’. I was like okay, and then I messed it all up."
He added: "Simon doesn’t help because if he can create a bit of mischief he’ll go straight for it."
Before the show aired, Simon had explained how the show has changed over the last few years - and what that meant for nominees.
He said: "I think you've got two things, you want to make a show which people hopefully will enjoy watching. And secondly, you want to give whoever it is that opportunity, hopefully, for things to get better in their lives after they've auditioned. I think where things have changed a lot from where we first started is it always used to be about the end prize."
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