Britain’s Got Talent fans ‘work out’ real identity of The Dark Hero after Batman wows judges
EAGLE-EYED Britain’s Got Talent fans are convinced they have worked out the ‘real identity’ of auditionee The Dark Hero.
The masked man took to the stage in last night’s episode of the ITV talent show dressed as Batman.
He then surprised judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli by belting out an operatic version of Defying Gravity from hit musical Wicked.
The Dark Hero did not reveal his real name, which prompted a frenzy of fans speculation online.
Now many viewers are certain the man behind the mask must be famous.
One fan on X, formerly twitter, guessed he must be a famous singer.
They posted: Why the f*** would you do opera dressed as Batman unless he is trying to hide his identity as a famous singer?”
Another was convinced the act might be a familiar face who has already appeared on the talent show.
The viewer shared: “Hasn’t the guy dressed as batman been on before but as himself and made it through to finals. Is that why he didn’t speak so he didn’t have to say who he was and they’d know he was on before.”
A third weighed in: “Guessing Batman was dressed up so he didn’t speak to hide his identity. Whoever he is that was brilliant and one of my favourite musical theatre songs.”
But one viewer even went as far as to guess that The Dark Hero was a very famous A-lister who has played another superhero on the big screen.
The sleuth wrote: “Maybe a bit far fetched but does anyone thing that batman looked like Henry Cavill on bgt? Maybe people would’ve known it was him if he was superman.”
British-born Henry, 40, played Clark Kent in 2013’s Man of Steel.
He also appeared in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a sequel co-starring Ben Affleck that was panned by critics.
Henry also reprised the iconic character in Justice League, Black Adam and The Flash.
Meanwhile, back on Britain’s Got Talent, as well as guessing the idenity of The Dark Hero, fans were also outraged over judge Simon’s Golden Buzzer decision.
Timeline of BGT Winners
Britain's Got Talent has been thrilling fans since it burst onto the scene in 2007.
Here we take a look at all the BGT winners – from the first ever one to the most recent:
2007: Paul Potts – The first ever winner of BGT was opera singer Paul Potts. He saw off competition from Connie Talbot, The Bar Wizards, Bessie Cursors, Damon Scott and Kombat Breakers to win.
2008: George Sampson – In series two of Britain’s Got Talent a young George Sampson wowed judges and viewers with his impressive dance moves.
2009: Diversity – Dance troupe Diversity scooped the BGT crown and beat of competition from singer Susan Boyle, who was strongly tipped to win the show.
2010 – Spellbound: Gymnastic troupe Spellbound really impressed judge Simon Cowell with their stunning routines and incredible stunts in 2010. At the time, the music mogul said: “I can only say on live television that was one of the most astonishing things I have ever seen.”
2011 – Jai McDowall: Viewers were stunned when Jai McDowall won the show in 2011, as young singer Ronan Parke was the favourite to win the series.
2012 – Ashleigh and Pudsy: Ashleigh Butler and her adorable pooch Pudsey stole hearts when they performed in series six of the talent show.
2013 – Attraction: Hungarian shadow artist group Attraction won the seventh series of Britain’s Got Talent. The squad had taken part in the German version of BGT in 2012, however, they had only placed seventh.
2014 – Collabro: Classical music band Collabro faced tough competition in the 2014 final as all the finalist were singers, but they went on to scoop the crown.
2015 – Jules O’Dwyer & Matisse: Dog lovers everywhere could’t get enough of Jules O’Dwyer and pet pup Matisse. The impressive duo even performed on a tightrope to secure their win.
2016 – Richard Jones: Army man Richard Jones became the first magician in the show’s history to win Britain’s Got Talent.
2017 – Tokio Myers: Pianist Tokio Myers impressed the judges with his blend of classical and electronic music.
2018 – Lost Voice Guy: Stand-up comedian Lost Voice Guy, who performs with a speech synthesiser, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was six months old. However, he defied the odds and is a BGT champ.
2019 – Colin Thackery: Veteran army officer Colin Thackery warmed the nations hearts with his singing voice. He was crowned winner of BGT after singing Michael Ball’s Love Changes Everything.
2020 – Jon Courtenay: Singer and pianist Jon Courtenay was Ant and Dec’s Golden Buzzer act. After he won the £250,000 prize he said: “”Just amazing, I can’t believe it.”
2022 – Axel Blake: Comedian Axel Blake scooped the crown after the show was off air for two years during Covid.
2023 – Viggo Venn: The reigning BGT champ is comedian Viggo Venn.
Many threatened ‘to call Ofcom’ after three Japanese acts performed last night.
Upset viewers claimed the show should be for British aspring stars because of its name and were unimpressed when Simon gave his Golden Buzzer to Japanese dance troupe Cyberagent Legit.
Despite there being no rules about where acts hail from, some angry fans took to social media to vent.
One ranted: “Did ITV get a group booking for a flight from Japan? Or is this Japan‘s got Talent?
A second fumed: “Can Ofcom look at this like the trade descriptions act?! A very misleading name for a TV show!”
A third raged: “They must think people are stupid, they fly a hand picked dance group from Japan and then give them the golden buzzer so they can come straight over for the semi finals, fix.”