BGT’s Darcey Oakes moves fans to tears as he opens up about brother’s death in Champions’ final

MAGICIAN Darcey Oakes moved Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions’ fans to tears as he opened up about his brother’s shock death in tonight’s final.

The 32-year-old star told the judges and studio audience that he wanted to use his platform to remember his late sibling, who was his best friend for 23 years.

Opening the performance, Darcey spoke about his older brother Bruce who sadly passed away in 2011.

He said: “I grew up with an older brother until I was 23 years old.

“He was my hero, charming, charismatic, the life of a party.

“He’s everything I wanted to be like, everything I still want to be like – everything an older brother should be.

“His name was Bruce, you guys would have loved him.”

He held up an emotional photo that showed the two men holding hands, his voice cracking with emotion as he admitted that they used to do that way into adulthood and it is the one moment he would relive forever if he could.

He continued: “On March 28 2011 at 7am I got a phone call from my mum, and it’s one that replays in my head daily.

“She didn’t have to say a word, I picked up the phone and I already knew that Bruce was gone.”

Darcey’s illusion helped him recreate one of his most treasured memories, with the magician suddenly disappearing behind a sheet and being replaced by a young boy.

The little boy then headed over to another part of the stage – pulling up a sheet beneath a large photo frame to reveal another child, who held his hand.

As the photo of Darcey and his brother suddenly appeared in the previously empty frame, the star made his presence known from the other side of the studio – leaving the audience speechless.

The judges were deeply moved by the poignant act, heaping praise on the Canadian’s moving performance.

Viewers at home also admitted that they were “in bits”, with one tweeting: “Darcy Oake. OMG. That broke me.”

Another added: “I’m not ready for all this emotion tonight. @DarcyOake that was beautiful”.

A third said: “I’M NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING.”

Despite the emotional performance, Darcey didn’t even land in the top three of tonight’s finale – with dance act Twist and Pulse becoming the first winners of Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions.

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