What happened to Teddy Magic on Britain's Got Talent? Magician pulls out during live show
Young magician Teddy Magic's performance was pulled unexpectedly during last night's live semi-final.
With not long to go before the second semi-final of Britain's Got Talent 2025, the show has confirmed which acts will be taking centre stage in a bid to get themselves a spot in the final.
Last weekend (Saturday 26th April) saw the return of the live semi-finals, but it didn't go entirely to plan as magic act Teddy Magic's performance failed to make it to the stage.
Hosts Ant & Dec hinted something was amiss, with Ant McPartlin announcing: "Teddy isn't quite ready backstage yet, so we'll chat to you judges."
Declan Donnelly went on to say that there would be a "little change of plan" while the eight-year-old star got "himself ready and composed backstage", which some viewers took to mean Teddy was experiencing some nerves.
Simon Cowell was unimpressed in his reaction, asking: "Wait, so the act's not ready?"
"He's only eight years old, so back off!" Ant reprimanded him.
The live show proceeded in the hopes that Teddy Magic would perform later in the show, but unfortunately it wasn't to be.
After the other acts had taken to the stage, Dec confirmed Teddy wouldn't be performing that night, adding: "But we hope to see him later on in the series."
What happened to Teddy Magic on Britain's Got Talent?
Many fans took to social media to express their concern and disappointment that Teddy Magic hadn't been able to perform during the first live final of this year's BGT.
A common theme was worry for his wellbeing, and several were left asking what exactly happened to cause the contestant to pull out during the broadcast.
RadioTimes.com understands that a last-minute issue with the performance led the BGT team to postpone the act.
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BGT recently confirmed that Alexandra Burgio, Cheer Re Mans, Jannick Holste, John Pierce, Lil M's, Olly Pearson, Stacey Leadbeatter and Will Burns would be performing during the second semi-final.
However, the team is still hoping Teddy will perform at a later semi-final – so fans should hopefully see him return to the stage.
We will update you as soon as we know when Teddy will be making his comeback.
The Britain's Got Talent semi-finals continues on Saturday 3rd May at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX. You can catch up on last weekend's episode on ITVX.
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