Britain's Got Talent bans juggler because his balls are too big

A children's entertainer from Weston-super-Mare was told he could not audition before the judges of Britain’s Got Talent in case one of them got hurt. Noah Kelly, aka Nutty Noah, 40, of Devonshire Road, was recalled for the next round of ITV hit show Britain’s Got Talent after a successful pre-audition last year. His act involves juggling three balls each measuring three and a half feet.

Noah was due to go before the celebrity judges Amanda Holden, comedian Michael McIntyre, and actor and television personality, David Hasselhoff. However, he says he got a phone call on Monday saying the producers felt he could no longer take part in case someone got hurt when he threw the inflatable balls. Noah said: “My act is juggling three balls each measuring three and a half feet, which I think is really spectacular.


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“However, a researcher called me on Monday morning and said the producers were worried people in the audience or the judges might get hit by the balls. She said they were also worried that the audience might not like it so they were cancelling my audition. The best part of the act is involving the audience by throwing the balls back and forth and usually people love it.

“In the end I said I would do it without chucking the balls out into the audience and focus on the juggling but they still came back to me and said they were not happy. I think they thought I would still throw the balls out anyway. I am gutted that I didn’t get to do it. To tell me the day before the audition sucks, I am really cross as I took time off work and I also feel embarrassed.”