A Britain’s Got Talent duo have revealed they’re splitting up ten years after impressing Simon Cowell on the talent show.
The former child stars shared their sad news with devastated fans on Instagram.
The duo, who have a million followers on Instagram, posted a goodbye video from a music studio as they announced one final tour.
They captioned their post: “The FINAL Tour – A celebration to end an ERA. We love you forever.”
In the video, Charlie told fans: “It’s time for one last adventure together. We want to thank you for all the love and support over the years. You’ve been the best fans that anyone could ask for.
“We’ve been working on some new surprises for this tour, we cannot wait to share this final chapter.”
Stunned followers replied in the comments and one said: “What do you mean Final tour are they splitting up? What’s going on?”
Another typed back: “Probably. Charlie’s got a daughter now and wants to watch her grow up!”
And one gutted fan said: “I’ve waited about YEARS and I still won’t see you in person in America.. I love you..”
One more said about the band, who won a legion fo fans for their anti-bullying song on the talent show: “I literally cried watching this. You guys helped me go through primary school.
“I remember when I saw your performance on bgt in 2017. Leo mentioned that he was bullied at school. I had the same experience.
“I hope that I will be able to be in Warsaw for the last concert. Good luck in your future life. Kocham cię bardziej.”
Bars and Melody, pals Leondre Devries and Charlie Lenehan, were first seen on the 2014 series of Britain’s Got Talent.
These days Charlie – known as Melody – is covered in tattoos, with inkings on his neck, arms and chest.
But he is as close as ever to co-star Leondre – who is Bars – with the pair seen enjoying themselves in exotic locations all over the world.
They were shuttled into the BGT semi-finals a decade ago when Simon Cowell pressed his Golden Buzzer.
They made it to the final thanks to a performance of I’ll Be Missing You but lost out on the crown to Collabro.
Touring Europe and Japan and appearing on America’s Got Talent: The Champions, the lads have travelled the world.
But life after the talent show hasn’t all been plane sailing.
In 2016, Leondre’s father, Antonio Devries, filed a lawsuit against the duo alleging that Hopeful was his song, written about troubles he was having in his life.
He said that he was unhappy the pair moved away and that he was responsible for promoting Bars and Melody before they appeared on Britain’s Got Talent.
There was more drama the following year when the duo were caught up in a terrifying gun scare after their manager was threatened with a gun.
The pair were taken to safety following the incident on a European tour in Germany, which took place outside a supermarket.
Manager Phil O’Neil revealed how the gunman claimed they were blocking the road with the tour van.
He said: “I have never come across a gun in 14 years of working and never had to deal with that situation.”
Writing on Twitter after the incident, Bars and Melody assured fans they were safe and well.
More recently, the pair went on tour in 2022, with gigs on their Stay Frosty tour taking place in Manchester and London.
