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Charlotte Tutton

BGT judges reeling over double twist during magician's 'impossible' illusion act

Britain's Got Talent aired mind-blowing scenes on Saturday night, that left everyone including the judges in shock.

Many were left wondering how Magical Bones, real name Richard Essien, pulled off his impressive card trick - and even more so his impressive illusion.

The hopeful, who was joined on stage by four assistants, managed to pull off a double trickery.

He even appeared in more than one place at once it seemed, with viewers just as shocked as judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams were when events unfolded.

Richard started off with a card trick, asking Simon to pick a card from the deck and sign it.

BGT hopeful Magical Bones stunned with his impressive illusion (ITV)

Said card was then shoved back in and shuffled, making it "lost", only for Richard to find it again.

His technique saw him chuck the whole pack in the air before performing a back flip, catching the particular card Simon had signed earlier.

As Alesha couldn't believe what she had witnessed, she had no idea what was in store for them all.

The BGT act saw the illusionist switch places 'with two people' (ITV)

Richard introduced the judges to his assistant Sarah, before joining three other members of his act on stage.

Sarah remained close to the judges' desk, holding a yellow neckerchief Richard had told the judges about moments earlier that belonged to a magician who inspired his act.

As one of them climbed into a glass box positioned on the stage, the others sealed her in using 15 swords, meaning there was no way out.

Simon Cowell and the BGT judges were left stunned (ITV)

The same two, helped by Richard, then wheeled over a large rail with a silver curtain around three of the sides so that it was now around the box - before they covered it entirely.

As Richard spoke to the judges, he too entered the now completely enclosed curtain rail, only for the girl inside wearing a yellow jumper to exit.

Richard now appeared to be in the box in her place, with those on stage moving the rail away to the back.

BGT's Magical Bones appeared to switch with the girl in the tank (ITV)

As they all began taking out the swords, something inexplainable happened as it turned out it wasn't Richard in the box at all - it was Sarah.

Somehow Sarah had left the side of the stage besides Simon, and was now in the box while Richard had vanished.

Suddenly she pointed to where she had been stood, and Richard was stood there now holding the neckerchief.

It was Sarah in the tank though, and not Richard (ITV)

He and Sarah had also appeared to change jumpers so that he was in black and her in red.

Simon and the others looked on in disbelief over what had happened right beside them, with viewers very impressed by the act.

Britain's Got Talent airs Saturdays at 8pm on ITV.

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