BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans are up in arms after discovering one magic act has already found fame on a sister series.
Viewers of the ITV show were left doing a double take after recognising the female star, who arrived on stage with her mouth taped up as part of her quirky routine.
Alexandra Burgio promptly headed to the Britain’s Got Talent judges desk and taped up Simon Cowell‘s lips too.
His fellow panelist Amanda Holden, 54, sparked a series of cheers from the audience while Mis-teeq songstress Alesha Dixon, 46, chanted: “Go on girl.”
She then gave the 65-year-old a laser pen and asked him to choose a card, which she then turned over to reveal the word Fierce.
The Canadian then pulled the masking tape off The X Factor head honcho’s smackers, which also revealed the same word underneath.
Amanda then gushed “wow” as the audience burst into a round of applause.
Instagram users were also quick to celebrate the performer, whose bio states: “Dance and make magic, in no particular order.”
She has also added the hashtag “your girl’s favourite magician.”
One fan was quick to post: “Amazing! Best act tonight so far.”
A second posted: “Awww she was absolutely amazing fantastic,” while a third wrote: “This was unbelievable.”
Yet despite their amazement some fans were quick to expose her reality TV past.
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Just last year, she reached the semi final stage of BGT’s sister show.
[authenticated-scripts src=”%3Cscript%20class%3D%22palin-poll%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fpollingwidgets%2Fv3%2Fwidget.js%3Fquestion_id%3D111638%26game%3Dpolling%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E” type=”embedded” width=”100″ /]Alex has also found further fame as part of celebrated magician duo Penn and Teller’s US TV series Fool Us, two years ago.
One fan was quick to take to YouTube to call out a “fix” as one put “so obviously rigged”.
Another moaned: “Nothing against the woman, BUT this act has already been on Canada Got Talent TWICE… once as an assistant and 2nd was on her own.
“Far as I know she got as far as the semi finals. She’s also been on Penn & Teller’s show.”
One then ranted: “Such a poor magic act and NOT ORIGINAL,” as another referenced her Penn and Teller skit and said: “Does she do anything else?”
A fan then mused: “Knew I’d seen her before. She did the exact same act on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us.”
Yet one praised the performer and said: “She fooled Penn and Teller that’s why she’s this great.”
BGT continues on ITVX on Saturday.
