The Britain’s Got Talent final was a rather tense one which saw Jules O’Dwyer and her super-dog Matisse crowned the winners, racking up just 2% more of the public’s vote than magician Jamie Raven.
Jules and her talented Border Collie performed an incredible cops and robbers sketch which appeared to feature Matisse tottering across to parallel tightropes – but just this morning a huge bombshell was dropped: the stunt was performed by a doggy double.
The impressive act was actually carried out by Jules’ other Border Collie Chase (we met him in the semi-finals) and, needless to say, people are pretty furious about it.
I've just been informed that Matisse had a stunt double doing the tightrope walk. Absolutely fuming. I voted for that dog!!!!
— Niamh Skinner (@NiamhSkinner) June 1, 2015
Many admitted they’d felt cheated after voting for the talented duo, as they had no idea Chase had performed the tightrope stunt. In fact, he didn’t even grace the stage with Jules, Matisse and the three-legged Skippy at the end of the performance to the explosive rounds of applause.
Hold the phone, the BGT dog has a stunt double that was used! Thats like a singer miming and someone singing in the wings.
— Neil Ransome (@NeilRansome) June 1, 2015
Joke that Jules and Matisse won after using a stunt double. That's like me entering and having Zayn sing. Stole it from Jamie
— Azeem Qadir (@AzeemQadir) June 1, 2015
So Matisse the dog from #BGT didn't walk the tightrope and had a stunt double. Bit deceptive, you wouldn't have a human double.
— Oliver Townsend (@OliverT969) June 1, 2015
While angry viewers are calling for Jules’ to be stripped of her Britain’s Got Talent victory, £250,000 prize and spot at this year’s Royal Variety Performance, others didn’t see the big deal.
Don't care that @JulesAndMatisse used another dog to tightrope walk. Still a fun, talented act &we knew about Matisse's double frm the Semis
— Claire (@lilylabyrinth) June 1, 2015
Matisse used a stunt double that doesn't matter point is a very smart dog walked a tight rope, Matisse did plenty of other amazing
— Livvy (@sugg_sprinkle) June 1, 2015
So many people hating on the dog winning. The way she has trained her dog is absolutely unreal. That's a massive talent.
— Stuart. (@stugetty) May 31, 2015
The debate rages on…
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