A Britain’s Got Talent audience member has proposed to his girlfriend as part of a magician’s act during the live semi-finals.
Performing on Saturday, magician Harry Moulding, 24, has been fast-tracked to the final after guest judge KSI hit the golden buzzer for his act.
Moulding, from Blackpool began his performance promising he would “create a special moment of real magic for one person here in the audience”.
Moulding then asked the judges to select a flash card and read out a seat number to select three people at random, with the corresponding audience member standing up and confirming their name.
Simon Cowell was then told to open an envelope, which had been handed to guest judge KSI at the beginning of the act, and to read it out loud.
He said it was “spooky” – as it contained the same three seat numbers and audience names.
The magician asked the three audience members to pick a different item on the list; a celebrity name, a three digit number and a location.
The random names that were chosen were Bruno Mars, 178 and Paris.
The act had begun with Moulding handing flash cards to celebrity judges Bruno Tonioli, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden.
Each card had a list of different items written on them, including celebrity names, seat numbers, destinations around the world and three digit numbers.
As he invited audience member Jess up on the stage, he said: “Jess, all the decisions tonight have been completely random, but imagine if I told you that all of this was going to happen 48 hours ago, not possible?”
The magician proceeded to play a pre-recorded video where he listed out each of the results, the seat numbers, celebrity names, the three digit number and destination that were made by the judges and audience members, revealing that he filmed the video in Paris with the Eiffel Tower visible in the background.
He then paused the video when he starts speaking to a passer-by, who Jess recognises as her boyfriend, Harry.
The video continues and Moulding asks Harry a series of questions, including if he is married, how many guests he would invite to his wedding, the singer of the first-dance song, and where he would get married.
Harry said he would want around 178 guests – the same number chosen by a member of the audience earlier in the act; his first dance would be to a song by Bruno Mars, and that he would want to get married in Paris.
He then looks into the camera and says: “Jess I’ve got a question for you.”
Moulding said: “Before this all began, I told you that tonight I’ll be creating a special moment of real magic for one person here in the audience. Well, that person is you Jess.”
Harry then appeared on stage with a wedding ring and said: “I love you more than anything. Will you do me the honour. Will you marry me?”
Visibly emotional, Jess said yes, after which KSI pressed the golden buzzer sending Moulding straight to the finals, which to take place on Sunday May 31 in London.
The winner of Britain’s Got Talent will win £250,000 and a spot on the Royal Variety Performance.
Britain’s Got Talent returns on ITV1 and ITVX next Saturday at 7pm.
