BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans have been left raging after Amanda Holden pressed her Golden Buzzer.
Amanda, 53, slammed her fist on the huge gold button after she was left “howling” at an impressionist from Japan.
But viewers at home were furious with her choice and branded the act “terrible” and “not funny”.
Some even asked whether Amanda was ‘feeling alright’ and accused her of having a ‘midlife crisis’ following her decision to put the 38-year-old called Nabe through.
Nabe had arrived on stage speaking very little English and told the judges – Amanda, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli – that he was an impressionist.
He then proceeded to use shaving foam to style his balding hair into various styles, including that of Disney‘s Maleficent and cartoon character Snoopy.
With his black barnet parted, he squirted foam in a pile on top of his head before comparing himself to Shawn The Sheep.
Amanda was already up on her feet and screaming with laughter before Nabe did his final impression.
Using a white shirt and a cutout of Simon Cowell’s face, he transformed himself into the judge by pretending his hair was Si’s hairy chest.
Amanda went wild for Nabe and awarded him with a Golden Buzzer.
This means he has put him straight through to the semi-finals and he stands a chance of winning £250,000, along with a slot at the Royal Variety Performance.
But fans at home were in strong disagreement.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, one viewer fumed: “Seriously Amanda? The golden buzzer for that?”
Another added: “Judges hysterical, audience hysterical and the fella is just not funny. And then still having her midlife crisis Holden gives him the golden buzzer. Terrible.”
A third wrote: “Golden buzzer-ing this ‘impressionist’ has GOT to be a joke!”
And a fourth chimed in: “Giving the golden buzzer to an act like that just shows how terrible this programme is.”
Someone else even asked: “SHE ALRIGHT?!”
After she pressed her Golden Buzzer, Simon hugged Amanda and told her Nabe was “a good one”.
Amanda, meanwhile, went on to explain her reasoning behind her choice.
She told Nabe and the audience: “Normally when I press my Golden Buzzer I am in floods of tears and can’t speak.
“This made me howl. I laughed my head off and have never seen anything like it.”
She praised the contestant, saying: “You were so funny!”
Despite being the butt of one of Nabe’s impressions, Simon also gave Nabe a thumbs up for his audition.
He told him: “This is genius, absolutely genius. The only person we’ve ever had do impressions with their hair.”
Unlike previous series’ of Britain’s Got Talent, the judges have revealed there will be nine Golden Buzzers awarded this year.
Usually, they only get one each but Alesha joked at a press conference that the rules had not been followed since Bruno joined the panel.
