ITV issue explanation after Britain's Got Talent's emotional act is hit by 'fake' claim

There was joy among Britain's Got Talent fans this weekend as the show finally returned to screens after being cancelled last year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, and David Walliams retook their places on the judging panel as they witnessed more weird and wonderful acts as they try and find the country's next star who will win £250,000 and perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Variety Performance.

And the talent show returned to ITV with an average of 6.1 million viewers, the broadcaster said, as viewers saw an array of acts from a comedic robot to an original singer from The Greatest Showman as the talent show aired after two years.

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But there wasn't a dry eye in the house when in a twist of events, an auditionee didn't even know he was set to perform in front of the judges before his mum and two daughters appeared on the stage as he sat in the audience.

Nick Edwards, 36, had a shock as his daughters Savannah and Cali, three and four, were brought on stage by his mother Tracey in a bid to convince him to audition which aired during Saturday night's return show (April 16). After nervously heading onto the stage, the dad-of-two told the judges he had “lost a lot of confidence” in himself over the years and tended to only sing in the shower.

After being given time to compose himself and get a bit of preparation backstage, Nick returned to the London Palladium stage to sing and play the guitar to Daddy’s Little Girl by Ernie Halter, which he dedicated to his daughters, as the song had become part of the “soundtrack of their life”.

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