BRITAIN'S Got Talent fans have blasted the show as a ‘fix' after Bruno Tonioli's pal wowed the judges with his vocals.
CJ Emmons works with on in the US and was seen auditioning in the latest episode of the show.
CJ is one of DWTS's live singers in America, while Bruno is a judge on the hugely popular telly show.
As CJ walked onto the stage, Bruno said: “Oh my God, oh my God, we know each other.”
asked “how?”, as Bruno replied: “CJ. He does all our singing on Dancing With The Stars in America.”
CJ replied: “I'm CJ Emmons and I'm one of the singers of Dancing With The Stars. I'm from LA, originally from Houston.'
A video then played, in which CJ said: I've been really lucky to have a career that I've had.
“For the last 10 years, I have been one of the singers with Dancing With The Stars.
“Bruno is one of the judges and now he's going to be judging me on the singing, so it's a little bit nerve-wracking.”
Cutting back to his audition, CJ told Bruno he was his “inspiration” for auditioning for .
He also said to Simon: “Simon, I've been chasing you for a minute!”
CJ performed the hit I Will Always Love You.
The judges were left gobsmacked when he opened his mouth, as sounded exactly like the late icon herself.
But fans felt that CJ was at an unfair advantage given his working relationship with Bruno – especially when he got four ‘yes' votes.
Complaining on X, formerly known as , one viewer wrote: “Of course Bruno had nothing to do with him being on the show.”
Another added: “Of course you know him, Bruno. You invited him. We're not stupid.”
A third said: “Best of Britain's Got Talent and they've invited a professional singer from America to audition…. Show is fixed these days…. Shame.”
And someone else added: “A professional singer sings phenomenally on #BGT! THAT’S IT! I’M DONE!.”
was first to address CJ following his audition.
She told him: “When you do a big show like Dancing With The Stars, it's a big show, but you're never seen. But I see you, we see you. It was amazing.”
Simon described it as a “vocal masterclass”, while Bruno said: “CJ, I mean it from the bottom of my heart, you deserve this moment.
“You really do, my darling. I love you, I respect you. You're one of the best in the world.”
Meanwhile,BGT viewers also shared their frustration elsewhere after who has previously appeared on another Got Talent series.
