Fans of BGT: The Champions were left dismayed as host Ant McPartlin accidentally caused mayhem at homes across the country on tonight’s show.
He set off Amazon’s voice-activated virtual assistant Alexa with his introduction of the winner of the 2017 German version of the series.
Asked by co-presenter Dec Donnelly how they should introduce 12-year-old Alexa Lauenburger and her eight dancing dogs, Ant said: “I’ll show you. Like this.
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“Alexa, show me Germany’s most amazing dog act.”
Viewers flooded social media with reports of how the seemingly innocent line had set off their devices.
One tweeted: “BGT, please stop saying ‘Alexa’, mine is going crazy.”
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Another posted: “How many people’s Alexa’s did @BGT just cause to go off? Mine just answered back.”
A third wrote: “My Alexa started having a malfunction when Ant said ‘Alexa’.”
@BGT please stop saying “Alexa” mine is going crazy 😂😂 #BGTChampions
— Jack Mawhinney (@jackm91) September 7, 2019
How many people’s Alexa’s did @BGT just cause to go off? Mine just answered back 😂😂 #BGT #BGTChampions
— Tom Gardiner (@IAmTomGardiner) September 7, 2019
My Alexa started having a malfunction when Ant said “Alexa” 🤣🤣 🔊 @antanddec #bgtchampions @antanddec
— Entire Ant and Dec (@EntireAnD) September 7, 2019
Anyone else’s Alexa going berserk at BGT champions 🙄 ffs #BGTTheChampions #Alexa #chilloutlove
— Michaela wain (@Michaelawain1) September 7, 2019
🤣 Ant has just set off my #AmazonAlexa introducing Alexa Lauenburger. @antanddec #BGTChampions
— 🌟💫CLΔIRΣ ΣDШΔRDS💫🌟 (@claire3979) September 7, 2019
That set off my Alexa 😂😂 #BGTChampions
— RealBenMC🚂 (@benmc919) September 7, 2019
When @antanddec set off your Alexa… 🙄 #BGTChampions pic.twitter.com/v1U0qtottr
— Britain’s Got Talent (@BGT) September 7, 2019
Wonder how many Amazon Alexa’s were going off in people’s homes there 😂 #BGTChampions #Alexa
— Dean Irwin (@DeanIrwin81) September 7, 2019
Everyone’s Amazon’s gadgets must be going mad 😂 #Alexa #BGTChampions
— REBECCA (@becca_jacobs) September 7, 2019
Despite the chaos, fans praised Ant & Dec, who had tonight’s golden buzzer, for giving it to the youngster, who stunned the audience and judges with a circus-themed performance that included an amazing dog conga.
Simon Cowell told Alexa: “This is the best dog act I have ever, ever seen.
“You, at your age, to have that relationship with those gorgeous dogs is amazing.”
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Fellow panellist David Walliams said: “This isn’t just one of the best dogs acts we’ve had on Britain’s Got Talent, it’s one of the best acts we’ve ever had
“This is pure, unadulterated joy. I could just watch that for ever.”
Alesha Dixon said: “My eyes were literally popping out of my head.
“You’ve shown us something we’ve never seen before. It was outstanding.”
Amanda Holden added: “I couldn’t stop smiling throughout the whole thing.”
Alexa’s golden buzzer means she goes straight through to the series final.
* BGT: The Champions continues next Saturday night on ITV.
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