Britain’s Got Talent 2015: Jamie Raven divides Twitter as fans expose mind-boggling magic trick..
Jamie Raven magicked himself into the final of Britain’s Got Talent after winning the public vote in Wednesday night’s semi, but not everyone has been left impressed with his wizardry.
The magician asked 52 members of the live audience to think of an object and write the word down on a piece of paper. He then asked Alesha Dixon to shout ‘stop’ as he shuffled the pack of answers, before giving each judge a word.
Jamie proceeded to conjure up the objects from nothing – a goldfish for David Walliams, an ice cube for Alesha, a shoe for Simon Cowell and a helicopter for Amanda Holden (yes, really).
However, some viewers began pointing out flaws in Jamie’s trick, noting that he had taken off his shoe before Simon had said the word so must have known what it was beforehand.
The most beady-eyed Twitter users took screenshots of Jamie slipping off his shoe while working on Alesha’s ice. The cameraman and your TV’s rewind button have a lot to answer for. So does the person in the audience who wrote ‘helicopter’ but failed to make themselves known when asked by Simon.
“How do you think Jamie Raven conjured up a goldfish and a helicopter? Answer – He knew what was coming. Not magic, pure bluster #BGT”