Simon Cowell rushes to help young performer who suffered nasty fall during BGT audition
BRITAIN’S Got Talent star Simon Cowell rushed to help a young performer who suffered a nasty fall on the show during auditions.
The 64-year-old raced from the judge’s panel onto the stage after the dance troupe member collapsed into the wings after a move went horribly wrong today.
Medics then took over and the safety curtain was brought down immediately after filming was halted on the audition at The Lowry Theatre in Salford.
A TV insider said: “It was a real shock when it happened as the lad, who was in his early twenties, was obviously in agony.
“Unfortunately the rest of the troupe were so focused, and there were so many of them, that they had completed the routine before they quite realised how badly injured he was.
“It’s believed he had somehow aggravated an existing injury, but initially it wasn’t clear quite what had happened.
“After the safety curtain came down Simon and fellow judge Bruno Tonioli went backstage to check on the lad.
“Meanwhile Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon helped entertain the audience while they anxiously waited to find out what had happened.”
After an hour, filming and the rest of the performances resumed.
Although the troupe were concerned for his health, the one silver lining was that their performance was so good they got four yeses from the judges and went through to the next round.
A spokesman for Britain’s Got Talent said: “The health and safety of our contestants is of the utmost importance.
“A member of a dance group sustained an injury whilst auditioning and was seen by medics on set as a precaution.”