BGT star rushed to A&E as bosses break silence after act was injured during live final
A BRITAIN'S Got Talent finalist was spotted limping into an ambulance after their performance went horribly wrong during the grand finale.
Korean taekwondo stars Ssaulabi competed in the ITV final last night but one team member suffered a major injury.
Britain's Got Talent broke their silence on the shocking error and told The Sun: "During last night’s live final, a member of Ssaulabi Performance Troupe was injured.
"He was quickly seen by our onsite medical team before going to hospital for further treatment. All at BGT wish him a speedy recovery."
He was spotted crawling off the stage after one of his horrified co-stars paused their routine to check on him.
Alesha Dixon appeared to be the only judge to react and said: "I hope he's ok."
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But wincing viewers spotted the accident and were desperate to know that the star was alright, fearing he had broken his foot.
"Did one of the performers just break their foot that looked serious #bgtfinal," one wrote on social media.
Another tweeted: "This is ever so cool but did I just see mateyboi break his foot and crawl off? That's gotta hurt #bgtfinal"
Ssaulabi lost out on the £250,000 prize and a slot at this year's Royal Variety Performance which was eventually won by singer Sydnie Christmas.
After one last public vote, Sydnie Christmas was declared the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2024, while in a cruel format change the other acts were told how they ranked in the final vote, and Ssaulabi came last.
Comedian Jack Rhodes came second, and dancers Abigail and Afronitaaa came in third place.
Moments before Sydnie was announced as the winner, Simon hit back at 'fix' claims that have plagued the show, saying: "Winning is important, but, you know, getting into this final and importantly, doing something great, will actually make a difference.
"You know what was interesting? I worked out, I don't think a single act tonight were professionals. They all had a regular job, yeah, and they did something extraordinary."
This is despite the fact Sydnie has professional stage experience working on a cruise ship and in a German stage production of Starlight Express, and Innocent Masuku is currently starring in Rossini's The Barber of Seville on the London Coliseum stage.
Britain's Got Talent's biggest 'fix' rows
Britain's Got Talent has been plagued with 'fix' rows over the years. How many of these do you remember?
Jasmine Elcock - 2016: Teenage singer Jasmine Elcock stunned the nation with her version of Cher's Believe. But it then transpired she had already performed professionally in London's West End. Jasmine, 14, admitted: "I’ve performed in Annie in the West End at about the age of nine or 10, but I really get nervous."
IrShad Shaikh - 2017: BGT fans were left questioning the rule book when IrShad Shaikh auditioned. He got four red buzzers from the judges, which would usually mean an instant dismissal. Yet in a strange turn of events, they let him continue with his act...and put him through to the next round.
Colin Thackery - 2019: Elderly war veteran Colin won BGT in 2019, but there was an outcry over the final. He warbled his place to win with a version of We'll Meet Again but fans were furious that escapologist Jonathan Goodwin didn't even rank in the top three. Viewers felt Jonathan - who almost suffocated while being buried alive in a gravel pit - should have won.
Axel Blake - 2022: Comedian Axel Blake was given a Golden Buzzer in 2022 after making the judges laugh. But fans were fuming when they discovered Axel already had a show on worldwide streaming platform Amazon Prime. Despite this, Axel still went on to win the series.
Loren Allred - 2022: The 2022 series of BGT was hit with another controversy when singer Loren Allred also received a Golden Buzzer. She performed Never Enough from the smash hit musical movie The Greatest Showman and got a standing ovation. It later transpired Loren was actually the original voice behind the track.
Taryn Charles - 2024: Singer Taryn Charles is one of this year's hopefuls lucky enough to receive the Golden Buzzer. Bruno Tonilio put her straight through to the semi-finals following her performance of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin, but it has now come to light that she is no stranger to TV. Viewers recognised Taryn from an episode of ITV1's Starstruck, where she impersonated Whitney Houston for judges Olly Murs, Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert and Beverley Knight.
