A Brighton DJ and TV presenter went out in a what he hopes was a blaze of glory when he appeared before the Britain’s Got Talent judges.
Guy Lloyd, who presents shows on Juice FM and Latest TV, was called to audition before the panel at the Dominion Theatre in London last Wednesday – and wore a skintight gold catsuit and cape for the occasion.
He says he was determined to either wow the audience or fail spectacularly – and with all four judges buzzing him off within seconds, he did just that.
Writing about his experience on his blog, he said: “It was a very surreal day. We arrived on the red carpet (rolled up), shortly before Ant n’ Dec and Cowell and crew rocked up (red carpet rolled down) and that was probably my most nervous moment. I realised just how big this show was.
“The most bizarre moment of the day was when I was being interviewed by Ant N’ Dec just before stepping out on to a stage in front of Cowell, Walliams, Dixon and Holden.
“There were people having minor strokes backstage and yet I’ve never felt so calm stepping out on to a stage. Not a shred of nerves. The moment was so surreal, I felt like I was in some strange cartoon.
“It didn’t really register the magnitude of it all. I stepped out in to the spotlight and an excited ripple went through the audience but the look of utter disdain from the judges faces, was obvious. They wanted to go home.
“However, I’d worked hard to get to this point and I wasn’t going to let this put me off. I had a brief chat with a disinterested David Walliams, who commented on my ‘very tight’ catsuit, gave the thumbs up to Ant N’ Dec and got in to position.
“I was about five yards from the mic stand, when the opening chords of ‘I want to break free’ rang out around the theatre.
“I rose up from my crouching position, cape in full affect, like a bird spreading its wings, I strode up to the mic, did a few strokes of air guitar (UK Champion) and sang my first line.
“Before I’d started the second, all four buzzers went, almost simultaneously before Walliams’ said, ‘are you having a laugh?’ Well yes, I would have, if you had given me a minute or two. And that was it.”
