Ant and Dec BGT Credit: ITV
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Britain’s Got Talent viewers unimpressed after magician X makes Ant and Dec swap places: ‘It’s Ant first!’

Though the magician still managed to delight the judges

The winning act on last night’s Britain’s Got Talent semi-final, magician X, made hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly switch places – and fans were far from impressed.

For as long as they’ve been a hosting duo, the close friends and colleagues have always stood in name order.

But magician X, who previously performed a trick with the pair to prove they had a psychic connection, now wanted to show that they are completely aligned. First, X got Dec to stand on the left side of the stage, while Ant stood to the other side.

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The magician then prodded Ant with a metal instrument to give him a little shock. Despite Dec not getting touched by it at all, he jumped just as much as his presenting sidekick did.

However, aligned or not, BGT fans appeared to be more concerned about the hosting duo having switched places.

One wrote: “She/He has put Ant and Dec the wrong way around. Immediate disqualification. #BGT #BritainsGotTalent.”

And: “Oh god?? Noooo… #AntandDec are the wrong way around? How could she? #BGT.”

Dec and Ant? That’s not right! (Credit: ITV)

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“The weirdest thing about this is the fact Ant & Dec are Dec & Ant,” added someone else.

A fourth said: “She mixed them up – Dec & Ant 😳 @antanddec #bgt.”

Despite the outcry over the pair swapping places, there were lots of others who took to Twitter to praise the magician.

Ant and Dec BGT Credit: ITV
The boys quickly put things right at the end of the act (Credit: ITV)

One wrote: “I can’t wait to see what X will do on Sunday and if he/she include Ant & Dec again. I hope so, this moment was brilliant #BGT.”

And the magician’s performance definitely did the trick, as they went on to secure a place in the final after impressing the judges.

X will join the likes of daredevil Jonathan Goodwin, who won the public vote.

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