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‘What a fix’ moan BGT viewers as magic act’s secret TV past is revealed
BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans are up in arms after discovering one magic act has 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, who describes herself in her bio as: “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 then put: “This was unbelievable.”
Yet despite their amazement some fans were quick to expose her reality TV past.
With 4,000 Instagram followers, she was first spotted on Canada’s Got Talent – a show on which she has featured twice.
Just last year, she reached the semi final stage of BGT’s sister show.
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.”
BGT's Best Golden Buzzer Moments
BGT have handed out many Golden Buzzer's over the years, can you remember some of the most famous
- Loren Allred – Loren Allred, 32, from Brooklyn, New York jetted to London to audition after recording the vocals for The Greatest Showman. The stunning singer got a standing ovation and a Golden Buzzer from the judges as she delivered a stirring rendition of Never Enough from the popular film. Loren came out on stage and revealed to the judges they would have heard her voice many times before that moment. “I was hired to record the vocals for The Greatest Showman as a guide for the actors to know how to sing the songs,” she explained. Loren then revealed actress Rebecca Ferguson was so stunned by her singing that she decided to let her vocals be heard in the movie. “So she lip-synced,” Loren said.
- Chicken Shed Theatre Company – Comprised of individuals aged between 5 and 37, the group was set up to welcome anyone irrespective of background to get up on stage and perform and fulfil their dream. Chicken Shed prides itself on accepting anyone and does not hold auditions to make the group a safe and inclusive space. The group wowed as they performed Wonder by Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sande. It meant that Alesha wasted no time as she decided to hit her golden buzzer for the young performers. She told them it was her “honour” to reward their inclusiveness with her golden buzzer.
- The Dancing Granny – Granny Paddy Jones and her professional partner Niko Espinosa first hit headlines when they won the Spanish talent show Tú sí que vales in 2009, before going on to appear on Britain’s Got Talent in 2014 where they came ninth. Amanda Holden was so impressed with Paddy that she gave her the Golden Buzzer, which sent them straight through to the semi-finals. But things took a worrying turn when Paddy cracked a rib while rehearsing a new move and her place on the show was under doubt. She was given the all-clear to perform in the end but didn’t quite live up to expectations.
- Bars and Melody – They will forever be remembered for their anti-bullying song on the talent show. Bars and Melody were first seen on the 2014 series of Britain’s Got Talent, getting shuttled into the semi-finals when Simon Cowell pressed his Golden Buzzer. They made it to the final thanks to a performance of I’ll Be Missing You but lost out on the crown to Collabro. These days Charlie Lenehan – known as Melody – is covered in tattoos, with inkings on his neck, arms and chest. But he is as close as ever to co-star Leondre Devries – who is Bars – with the pair seen enjoying themselves in exotic locations all over the world.
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 & Teller: 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.
World’s oldest Legoland to open huge new attraction with interactive experiences and building workshops
AN INTERACTIVE Lego experience is coming to a European city, inspired by a hit TV show.
The soon-to-launch ‘Lego Masters Academy’ in Denmark, will welcome visitors into a TV studio-inspired setting themed around the ‘Lego Masters’ TV Show.
Inspired by the hit TV show ‘Lego Masters’ — a reality show where participants compete to build the best Lego project — the ‘Lego Masters Academy’ experience will allow guests to design creations, based on their skill level and aspirations.
There will be four levels to the immersive experience, and guests of all ages can develop their skills in creativity, storytelling, technical building, and teamwork.
Each session will be hosted by ‘Lego Play Agents’ or even a ‘Lego Master Builder’, with challenges tailored to ‘inspire, educate, and entertain’.
Set to open September 17, 2025 at Lego House in Billund, Denmark, participants will be allowed to take their builds home with them.
There will also be ‘Family Fun’ and ‘Foundation Skills’ sessions through to longer ‘Advanced Building’ and ‘Master Level’ sessions.
The new attraction is set to reduce stress levels of participants, improve cognitive skills, boost creativity in addition to helping children develop their problem solving, spatial awareness and critical thinking skills.
Legoland Billund is the world’s oldest Legoland, having opened in 1968.
Also at the park is The Lego House, originally built in 2017 and has 25 million Lego bricks.
Dubbed the ‘Home of the Brick’, the experience centre is home to Lego waterfalls, giant animals and plants.
The house is suitable for visitors of all ages and explores the possibilities of learning through play.
Other attractions in the house include the ‘Masterpiece Gallery’, which showcases Lego masterpieces made by adult Lego fans.
There is also a ‘History Collection’, which explores the progression of Lego over time, including iconic creations such as the wooden duck.
The house also regularly hosts events, such as a ‘botanicals takeover’, where visitors can enjoy a number of floral Lego creations.
Also new this year is the theme park’s Lego store, which will be the largest in Europe when full renovated.
A new pirate playground is also new to the park this year, with ships and slides for kids.
It’s even easier to get to Legoland Billund as well.
Norwegian Air is launching new flights from London Gatwick to Billund in June.
The Sun visited the Lego House in Denmark to see what it was like for Lego fans.
Plus, there is a Lego-themed holiday home, right next door to a theme park.
Ireland to bask in 20C heat blast as Met Eireann confirm Easter Holidays sunshine forecast before weekday warning
TEMPERATURES will remain high this weekend as the Easter holidays kick start from Friday evening.
However, weather bosses have warned the recent dry and sunny conditions will not be sticking around for the entire break.
Friday will start off with some mist and fog that will clear everywhere except for coasts.
It will be dull where that fog has not cleared but elsewhere it will be sunny day elsewhere and generally dry.
And highest temperatures will range from 13C to 19C to kick start the Easter break.
Another fine day on Saturday with a foggy start clearing as the morning breaks.
It will be cloudier than recent days however,especially in the west and north.
Temperatures still in the high teens but slightly lower than previous days at 13C to 17C.
However, Sunday will take a turn and put a dampener on plans for the first week of the Easter holidays.
Met Eireann warn: “Turning more unsettled from Sunday onwards with showers and rain making their return. Cooler too with temperatures falling back to near average.”
But the switch could be short lived as temperatures are expected to rise once again for the second week of the break.
Met Eireann explained: “Indications are that high pressure will become dominant again into week three, bringing more settled conditions.
“It’s likely to be drier and a little milder than average.”
20C BLAST TOMORROW
And facing into the coming days before the weekend Met Eireann have promised the good weather “won’t be going anywhere”.
Met Eireann’s Aoife Kealy said: “The high pressure that’s brought this fine spell of weather won’t be going anywhere for the working week, with the dry and sunny conditions continuing.
“It is still going to be quite chilly by night but the daytime temperatures will remain above the norm, even creeping up to around 20C by midweek.”
Expert Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather added on social media last night: “A stunning Monday evening but a cool night ahead with some frost and fog possible.
“Lots of sunshine next few days, not much cloud until Friday and rain should hold off until risk of showers Saturday night and Sunday. Enjoy the fine spell.”
‘A TOUCH OF FROST’
Today will be a dry and sunny day, with lingering mist and fog from last night clearing through the morning.
Temperatures will sit between 14C and 19C and will be coolest near south and east coasts, due to a light easterly or variable breeze.
And despite a warm and sunny day, temperatures will plummet to 0C tonight with “a touch of frost” possible.
It will be dry but mist and fog will develop.
But tomorrow temperatures will soar once again as that overnight mist and fog clears.
Met Eireann said: “Another dry and sunny day tomorrow with mist and fog clearing through the morning.
“Highest temperatures of 14C to 20C, once again coolest near east and south coasts in a light easterly breeze.”
‘DRY AND SUNNY’
And Wednesday night will be dry and clear once again with just some mist and fog.
However, temperatures will be milder than the previous night at 2C to 7C.
It will be another 20C day on Thursday with another “dry and sunny” day on the cards.
That sunshine will be a little hazy at times.
Overnight then some “dense pockets” of mist and fog is possible as temperatures drop to 3C to 7C.
Irish-eligible Man Utd starlet, 14, following in footsteps of forgotten ace dad who ‘changed name to be more marketable’
THE name most associated with Ireland’s infamous end-of-season USA tour in 2007 is Joseph Lapira.
The American student was famously called into the Ireland squad by Steve Staunton who had been tipped off about his eligibility by his uncle, who worked for the FAI.
Believing he was just being brought in to train, Lapira was thrown on against Ecuador in the Giants Stadium, becoming the first male amateur player in 43 years to win a full cap.
But another substitute that night, who also started the second game against Bolivia, created his own bit of history.
Joseph Ó Cearuill became the first — and to date only — senior international with a surname as Gaeilge.
At the time — he was on loan to Brighton from Arsenal — he was also the only player in the entire English League with all five vowels in his name, possibly my favourite football statistic of all time.
What a pity, then, given those quirky facts, that his son does not bear it.
Flick through a ‘Where Are They Now?’ feature on that group of players — nine of whom, including Ó Cearuill, never lined out for their country again — and it will chart the downward trajectory of his club career.
After his release from the Gunners, he had a five-month stay with Barnet in League Two, spent the 2008 season with St Pat’s before lining out for ten English non-league sides in the space of seven years.
You may have thought you had heard the last of him.
But there is a new fact to add in when that flashback article next gets an airing — he is the father of a 14-year-old who, on Saturday, made headlines when he became the youngest player to line out for Manchester United’s Under-18 side.
And he marked the occasion by scoring twice in a 13-1 win over Leeds United.
His name is JJ Gabriel. The JJ stands for Joseph Junior. Gabriel is a result of his father changing the family surname, according to a report, ‘in a nod to their religious beliefs as well as making the United starlet more brandable’.
Given that he first came to prominence at the age of nine when a video of his skills was posted on YouTube in which he was named ‘Kid Messi’, I am going to hazard a guess that it had more to do with the latter than the former.
The teenager is, apparently, keen to shed the nickname and, in any case, there is more of a connection with the Argentine’s career-long rival Cristiano Ronaldo.
He has posted a picture of him signing for United in February 2022, alongside the Portuguese star’s son. He is called Cristiano Ronaldo Junior.
Of course he is. You probably could have guessed that.
Could it be that, as the career of JJ’s father did not pan out as he might have liked, he has made it his business to ensure that the same does not happen to his son?
Possibly. Parents living vicariously through their kids is nothing new.
A father of a former team-mate of my son once showed me the Instagram page he had created for his pride and joy.
I am fairly sure my face betrayed my real feelings as I muttered some platitude in reply. They were Under-8s at the time.
Maybe Ó Cearuill is not like that but it is said that he chose to home-school his son ‘to maximise his football prospects’.
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
Not surprisingly, given the first team’s never-ending struggles, United fans are latching on to this glimmer of hope for the future.
The left-footed attacker’s precociousness has seen him warm up with United for their FA Youth Cup ties this season, although he was too young to play in the competition.
Now that he has been fast-tracked to the Under-18 side at an early age, the hype machine has gone into overdrive — although you do not have to search particularly hard to find previous examples of other young talents who have struggled to live up their billing.
But, almost inevitably, it seems as though the club faces a fight to hold on to him, with a move abroad made easier because he possesses an Irish passport.
Whatever about using that to aid his club career, there appears little prospect of him using it when it comes to international football.
The FAI got in touch with his camp last year but the approach was not greeted with much enthusiasm.
In February, he made his debut for England’s Under-15s, the same month he announced on his Instagram account that he had signed a new deal with Nike.
The FAI has learned the hard way that, just because a talented player’s father played for Ireland, it does not necessarily mean they will follow in their footsteps.
Ethan Ampadu has amassed 54 caps to date for Wales, despite his dad Kwame being a Dubliner who played for Ireland up to Under-21 level. Ryan O’Leary — the son of Pierce and nephew of David — played for Scotland at underage level.
Stephen Ireland’s son Josh lined out for England’s Under-15s but later pulled on the green shirt, as did Anthony Scully.
His dad, Tony, and Declan Perkins were team-mates on the same Ireland Under-21 side, even playing against England together in 1994 but 21-year-old Sonny Perkins, now with Leyton Orient, has only represented the Three Lions.
So far, anyway.
And the most high-profile example is Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap, whose dad Rory was capped 11 times by Mick McCarthy and Brian Kerr.
He could still play for Ireland although it has been privately suggested that the backlash against Robbie Keane and Rory for working in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv has made that possibility ever more remote.
HOT PROSPECT
If there is a tug-of-war for Gabriel, then it would be in keeping with the apparent competition for his signature in every other aspect of his career.
Although he has been in Nike’s stable since the age of nine, adidas hosted him at Old Trafford for United’s draw against Chelsea in an attempt to woo him.
And, by posting a waving goodbye emoji on Instagram recently, he has prompted speculation that he might be looking to pastures new.
Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have been mentioned in passing as clubs that might be interested now or at a later date.
There is broad agreement that he is a real talent with an anecdote of how he popped a dislocated shoulder back in before scoring a hat-trick and teeing up the other goal in a 4-0 win over Blackburn Rovers cited as evidence of his determination and resilience.
Maybe, from his own experience, his dad is well-placed to navigate the choppy waters of professional football.
For JJ’s sake, you hope that he is not affected by the expectation that has been placed on his shoulders at such a young age and goes on to have a long and rewarding career.
But what a shame that it will not be done in the name of his father. It might not be ‘brandable’ but the goal-scoring gaeilgeoir has a certain ring to it.
Shocking moment Jake Paul drops 20 STONE heavyweight as fans say he would ‘end Anthony Joshua’s career’
FOOTAGE has emerged of Jake Paul dropping a heavyweight in sparring – off the heels of his talks to fight Anthony Joshua.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul brazenly called out two-time heavyweight champion AJ on his podcast.
And the two later shared a phone call and struck a shock agreement to fight in 2026.
Amid the unlikely negotiations between the pair, footage uploaded on social media showed Paul dropping a heavyweight sparring partner.
In the short clip, the American floors his sparring partner with an overhand right – leaving fans divided.
One said: “Please put him there with AJ so he can end AJ’s career.”
Another added: “Jake Paul showing his power.”
One argued: “It’s sparring. Happens to and from everyone.”
Another slammed: “Of course he dropped him look where his left hand is at.”
Despite the clip only just resurfacing, it comes from a video uploaded to Paul’s YouTube channel in November before his fight against Mike Tyson.
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And SunSport can reveal the sparring partner in question is DeAndre Savage – who is 10-0 all by knockout.
He is known to fight anywhere around the 265lb-300lb mark (18st 9lb-21st 4lb) and spent a couple weeks in Paul’s Puerto Rico camp last year.
And 34-year-old Savage – who is ranked by the WBA – was forced to admit to being dropped by Paul.
He told Pro Boxing Fans: “Yeah, that was me.
“Jake caught me with a good right hand and I just went down to my knee and got back up. That was it.”
Paul, 28, bulked up to 16st 2lb as a heavyweight for the first time for his controversial fight with Tyson, who came out of retirement aged 58.
He won an eight-round decision with over 100 MILLION watching on Netflix – despite the scrutiny surrounding the age gap.
But Paul was preparing to move back down to the 200lb cruiserweight limit of 14st 4lb to face Canelo Alvarez in his return.
Talks were advanced for a May 3 mega-fight in Las Vegas – until Canelo walked away from the deal to instead sign with Saudi’s Turki Alalshikh.
So Paul was forced to go back to the drawing board and called out Joshua, 35, who is yet to return since his KO loss to Daniel Dubois, 27, in September.
And Paul’s promotional partner Nakisa Bidarian claimed the fight is “100 per cent realistic” for next year.
Bidarian told SunSport: “Jake realises he needs some more in-ring experience to be in the best position to hold his own against Anthony Joshua.
“So we’re not rushing into a fight against Joshua. We’re not financially dependent on Jake having a fight against Anthony Joshua for 2025 for our business to flourish.
“We’re gonna do at least two Jake Paul fights in 2025, and then we’ll definitely sit down with the appropriate parties to look at Jake Paul versus Anthony Joshua in 2026.”
Bidarian revealed Paul is also targeting up to three bouts in 2026.
He said: “We’re actively working on putting together Jake’s fight for this summer. And we’ll announce it as soon as we’re ready.
“And then we’re actively working on figuring out Jake’s next fight – call it October to December time frame.
“So the plan is for Jake to fight twice in 2025 and two to three times in 2026.”
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