Britain’s Got Talent veteran Paul Potts has suggested the new show might be fixed as he was booted off the competition in the first episode.
The opera singer was the first ever winner of BGT way back in 2007 and was of course asked to come back to join the cast for The Champions version this year.
But he and long-term fans were left disappointed after he failed to get enough votes from the audience, meaning he had to head home after just one episode.
Speaking on BBC Wales, Paul hinted that the show could have been a fix, as the running order meant that he wouldn’t have been able to receive the Golden Buzzer from his mentor Amanda Holden.
He said, "It's a bit awkward if you're last on. Because I think a lot of people might have thought it was fixed if it was left to the end.
"Once I knew the running order was going to be I knew I wasn't going to get a golden buzzer cos they're not going to give it to the last person. They'd have to change the order so they deliberately left it to the end."
He continued, “I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit disappointed."
"But Britain's Got Talent has given me the career I have. I was very happy to be back in front of the judges. It was great to be back in the show."
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions continues on ITV.
Check out the BGT Champions cast:
RADIO Britain's Got Talent Champions cast stacked
1 of 12Paul Potts
The show's first-ever winner Paul Potts was an opera singer who won over audiences in 2007.
2 of 12George Sampson
Break-dancer George Sampson was just 14-years-old when he won the second series in 2008.
3 of 12Stavros Flatley
Father and son duo Demetrios Demetriou and Lagi Demetriou may not have won the show in 2009, but they won a place in viewers' hearts with their Michael Flatley-meets-Cyprus dance routine.
4 of 12Twist and Pulse
Street dancing pair Twist and Pulse - AKA Ashley Glazebrook and Glen Murphy - came second on the show in 2010, missing out on the prize to gymnastic troupe Spelbound.
5 of 12Jai McDowall
Singer Jai McDowall won the series in 2011, having auditioned for The X Factor in 2010.
6 of 12Ashleigh and Sully
Ashleigh Butler won the show in 2012 with her dog Pudsey. Although Pudsey sadly passed away in 2017, she'll be returning with her dog Sully.
7 of 12Jack Carroll
Comedian Jack Carroll was just 14-years-old when he made it to the 2013 final with his stand-up routine, narrowly missing out to Hungarian shadow theatre group Attraction.
8 of 12Collabro
Musical theatre singers Collabro won the show in 2014, although Richard Hadfield (centre) has now left the group.
9 of 12Richard Jones
Richard Jones became the first magician to win the show in the 2016 series.
10 of 12Lost Voice Guy
Comedian Lee Ridley won the show in 2018 with his incredible act using his communication aid.
11 of 12Colin Thackery
Chelsea Pensioner Colin Thackery won the show in 2019 for his incredible singing act.
12 of 12Ben Hart
Magician Ben Hart came third in 2019 after Colin Thackery won, but judge David Walliams called him the "living embodiment of magic."
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