Dance group Diversity got on their knees while performing in the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent.
Dancer Ashley Banjo said he supports their use of symbolic gestures against racism, which is related to the Black Lives Matter movement.
This isn’t the first time Diversity has taken a knee at Britain’s Got Talent.
In 2020, the group’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance caused 21,000 complaints to Ofcombroadcast regulator.
Variety, the 2009 contest winner, took to the stage with a routine of political accusations during the semi-final, which featured a scene of a white police officer kneeling on Banjo’s neck in a moment of repetition of the killing unarmed black man – George Floyd – United States.
After a spectacular night of performances, singer Tom Ball and comedian Eva Abley made it to the final on Sunday.
Ball entered the next round after receiving the most votes from the audience.
He impressed the audience and judges during his audition with his rendition of Sam Smith’s Writing’s On The Wall.
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Abley, who has cerebral palsy, faced off against Japanese magician Keiichi Iwasaki and judges David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden all voted to pass.
Impressionist Ben Nickless and musical duo Flintz and Taylor previously secured their spot in the final following their performance in last night’s semi-final.
Trooper Maxwell Thorpe and 13-year-old ventriloquist Jamie Leahey passed the show on Monday.
