A Britain’s Got Talent star who suffered an injury live on stage has shared a photo of the aftermath.
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe were part of Sunday’s grand final battling 10 other acts, but it was singer Sydnie Christmas who won the £250,000 prize and a chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show.
However for the high flying martial arts experts, things took a very different turn when one of the dance act’s members suffered a nasty fall during their routine and an ambulance had to be called.
Now, a few days on, the performer has updated fans on how he is going.
The South Korean taekwondo artist was pictured limping into an ambulance outside London’s Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday and has spent the past few days in hospital.
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Posting on Instagram the performer, known as Chaw Chaw, has shared a snap of his leg in a metal brace, held together by pins and covered in bandages.
He simply captioned the picture with a ‘sigh’.
However soon after he also shared a photo with his co-stars, who visited him in hospital and also gifted him some souvenirs, including a Paddington Bear soft toy.
After the scary incident, a BGT spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: ‘During last night’s live final, a member of Ssaulabi Performance Troupe was injured.
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‘He was quickly seen by our onsite medical team before going to hospital for further treatment. All at BGT wish him a speedy recovery.’
After hitting an impressive somersault, two of the performers collided in mid-air, and one of them appeared to hit a bad landing and struggled to get to his feet.
He ended up collapsing to the ground and had to crawl off stage to get help, while cameras cut away as the rest of the group pushed on without them.
The performer did return for the judges’ comments as they came back on at the back of the troupe – who were a Golden Buzzer act for hosts Ant and Dec earlier in the series – while Alesha Dixon said she hoped they were OK.
In photos from the final, an ambulance was spotted with paramedics on the scene, and the performer appeared to be sat in the back getting checked over.
In other pictures, they were helped towards a waiting car, while other members of the group waved for the cameras as they left the venue.
There has be no public update from BGT or the act, but fans were immediately concerned as they watched everything unfold on television.
‘Did one of the performers just break their foot looked serious #bgtfinal,’ wrote one viewer on X, as someone else added: ‘This is ever so cool but did I just see mateyboi break his foot and crawl off? That’s gotta hurt #bgtfinal’
And a third person said: ‘These martial arts peeps should win tbf I’ve not seen half these people before and this is actual talent… plus one has literally crawled off stage and probably broken his foot in the process so fair play #BGT’
Five semi-finals were held last week, and Ssaulabi Performance Troupe and Sydnie Christmas were joined in the final by Abigail & Afronita, Northants Sings Out, Jack Rhodes, Haribow, Innocent Masuku, Mike Woodhams, Alex Mitchell, Trixy and wildcard act, the Trickstars.
Singer Sydnie, 28, was voted the winner, and jumped for joy before crying and being lost for words over her emotional win after singing Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz.
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She then thanked everyone who had backed her: ‘I cannot believe the amount of love I have felt. I am overwhelmed with love. It’s amazing thank you so much.’
Earlier in the show, Simon said this was the best final he could recall in years.
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‘Everyone has stepped up their game but we also have acts from all over the world competing which has made people need to step up,’ he said.
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