BGT judge Simon Cowell made a surprise phone call to the mum of Leeds contestants after a secret audition

The mother of a Leeds comedian was surprised by a phone call from Simon Cowell after her son failed to tell her he was auditioning for Britain’s Got Talent.

Alex Mitchell appeared on the hit ITV series tonight and impressed the judges and audience with his dating humor as an autistic man who also has ticks.

At the end of the audition, it was clear that Alex was overcome with emotion after the response to his performance. Addressing the audience, he said: “It’s wonderful and it’s a dream come true. Thank you very much, good night.”

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The 23-year-old teaching assistant went on to reveal that he had not told anyone in his family that he would be taking part in the competition.

Amanda said: “I honestly couldn’t stop laughing from start to finish. It was an amazing set.” Simon added: “I think a great comedian is fearless and funny – you are both. You did great.”

Alex advanced to the next round after receiving four yeses from the judges. Simon then surprised him and told him to call his parents to let them know how well he did.

Addressing his mother, Simon said: “Becky? I want to talk to you about your son. As you know, he’s at a stag party tonight and his behavior has been absolutely appalling!”

Becky replied: “I’m so sorry, he gets it from his dad. Simon went on to say: ‘It’s actually Simon Cowell from BGT. Your son was incredible tonight and has gone through to the next round of Britain’s Got Talent.”

Alex’s mum Becky was shocked as she replied: ‘Oh my God I can’t believe it. It’s fabulous. I’m so happy and proud of you, I want to give you the biggest hug ever.”

Viewers went straight to social media and shared their reaction to the performance. @pengiiplays tweeted: “Loved Alex. Very funny. Naturally funny. It didn’t seem forced like other #BritainsGotTalent comedians.”

@iiLorraine commented: “Love Alex on #BGT, fabulous comedian and hilarious #BritainsGotTalent.” @kevwgs wrote: “Alex was amazing. He might get his bad behavior from his dad but he gets his humor from his mum #BGT #BritainsGotTalent.”

@kevwgs commented: “Well done Alex. Fantastic performance. Outstanding audition. #BGT #BritainsGotTalent.” While @amymariee98 added: “Absolutely loved Alex, what an inspiration.”

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