As the voting commenced and the public decided who to crown the Britain’s Got Talent winner 2015, ITV was faced with filling the difficult minutes between the end of the acts and the announcement of the victor. And for some reason, somebody at BGT HQ decided it was a good idea to stick Irish American tap dancer Michael Flatley in that void.
After an evening of impressive acts, Michael and his band of merry tappers took to the stage. Viewers on a Twitter shared their, erm, mixed responses.
Some were confused.
#BGTfinal wtf is michael flatly doing
— Antony Winter Ⓜ️ (@Chae_Antony) May 31, 2015
What? Michael Flatley isn't a sketch character??? I've lost fifty quid #BGTfinal
— Bennett Arron (@BennettArron) May 31, 2015
Some were afraid.
This scares me ahhaha #BGTfinal
— Sasha!¡. (@Thekingcraic) May 31, 2015
Some were unimpressed.
But can they twerk tho?! #BGTfinal #riverdance
— Ara (@AraTheCoach) May 31, 2015
i'm pretty sure anyone could irish dance. including stephen hawking #bgtfinal
— jobranning (@jobranning) May 31, 2015
Some apparently have no idea what tap shoes are.
Boyfriend: 'That's sound effects yeah?' Me: 'No those are tap shoes' #BGTFinal
— Neesha Rees (@NeeshaRees) May 31, 2015
And some didn’t really know what was going on.
What fresh hell is this? #BGTfinal
— Vendetta Beretta (@vendettaberett3) May 31, 2015
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