BRITAIN’S Got Talent has been SLAMMED with more Ofcom complaints from furious fans who hated one ‘sickening’ act.
The broadcasting regulator received 57 complaints, bringing the total number of grievances to a staggering 828.
The overwhelming majority of complaints have been directed at US performer Auzzy Blood and his gruesome routine, which has sparked outrage among viewers.
Auzzy’s act, which was broadcast last Saturday night, involved the performer hoisting himself above the stage using a chain attached to a meat hook piercing both his nose and mouth.
As if that wasn’t enough, he also pushed giant screws up his nostrils, leaving viewers horrified and appalled.
This marks the second round of complaints the ITV show has faced over Auzzy’s performance.
An Ofcom representative confirmed: “The vast majority of complaints were about Auzzy Blood’s routine. These are additional complaints to those reported last week, and the cumulative total 828.”
It was revealed last week that more than 700 viewers logged complaints to the regulator about the show.
The vast majority of complaints were about Auzzy – with the number published as 680.
After Auzzy Blood performed, viewers took to social media to fume over the gross act – with some even threatening to complain to Ofcom.
One person said on X: “@ofcom will be getting lots of complaints tomorrow from this guy hanging from his nose.
“My daughters nearly throwing up and I just couldn’t look at all. #bgt no.”
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A third person then said at the time: “That is an absolute NO for me.
“I personally believe the fact you came onto a show like this and stuck hooks through your nose is morally repugnant and totally out of keeping with a family show and a potential Royal Variety act. NO.”
While a fourth penned: “I thought Britain’s Got Talent was supposed to be a family friendly show and they got people shoving hooks & tubes through their mouth & nose and almost getting a judge to drink from that same tube??
“That’s disgusting to say the least!”
And a fifth added: “Seriously @Ofcom What’s on britains got talent tonight should be looked at this is not entertaining kids could be watching this Hooks through face.”
The act, whose real name Austin Punton, has a Guinness World Record for the highest body weight pull with a meat hook inserted in the nose.
Not only this, but he has three Guinness World Records to his name in total and they are all for very dangerous acts.
When Auzzy isn’t performing his professional sword-swallowing routine, he looks nothing like his on-stage self.
Images uploaded to his Instagram account show him without any face-paint or stage make-up at all.
In some snaps, Auzzy has short blonde hair whilst in others he sports a more shaven head look.
While the act horrified judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, show boss Simon Cowell, 65, said he is not worried about Ofcom complaints.
At the series launch, he said: “We do have kids in the audience and I’m always looking behind going, ‘Do they like it?’.
“And they actually do.
“But, yeah, we probably will get some complaints.
“It’s fun horror where you don’t want to watch it — and you really do want to watch it.”
