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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Vickie Scullard

Britain’s Got Talent viewers convinced spooky magic trick was ‘exposed by cameraman’

Eagle eyed Britain’s Got Talent viewers think they’ve rumbled a magic trick - thanks to a cameraman.

The trick was played out by The Haunting's Elizabeth on the show’s first live semi-finals on Monday night.

Poor Amanda Holden was once again freaked out by the spooky magician, who this time took her down into the basement of the Hammersmith Apollo theatre to reintroduce her to Agatha and her daughter Florence the ghost.

The terrified BGT judge screamed as she was grabbed by Florence before mum Agatha smashed through a mirror and led her back upstairs.

Amanda was freaked out by The Haunting's magic trick (ITV)

When they appeared on stage, Agatha had transformed into Elizabeth - and Amanda was so scared she let out a four letter expletive as she tried to work out what had happened.

Amanda is led back up to the theatre by Agatha (ITV)

But despite Amanda’s terror, viewers thing they’ve worked out how the trick was done - and are blaming a cameraman who seemed to be standing in the wrong place, exposing Elizabeth hiding round the corner as Amanda came up the stairs.

Some expressed their thoughts on Twitter, with one joking that the cameraman could be sacked.

Viewers spotted Elizabeth hiding behind a wall (ITV)

One viewer said: "#BGT sorry Elizabeth the trick was ruined as the camera picked you up walking down the stairs as Amanda was walking up!! Poor semi final act."

A second said: "The Haunting...anyone else see the other girl coming out of the stairs to take over from “Agatha”?"

Another asked: "Did anyone else notice the woman standing on the stairs ready to swap over on the haunting act?"

A fourth said: "The haunting wasn't even real, you could see the woman change on the stairs!"

Another joked: "The haunting’s camera man after realising he’s getting sacked for exposing the act as fake at the stairs"

Dave & Finn and Flakefleet Primary School were the first acts to make it through to the Britain's Got Talent final, which takes place on Sunday from 7.30pm.

Britain's Got Talent's live semi-finals continues tonight from 7.30pm on ITV.

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