Britain’s Got Talent cleared by Ofcom after Amanda Holden says f*** live on air

Britain’s Got Talent has escaped punishment by the TV watchdog despite judge Amanda Holden swearing during a live broadcast of the ITV talent show.

The 48-year-old exclaimed “f***” after being led on stage to participate in “one of the scariest acts we’ve ever had on the show”.

The unsettling magic act was part of the show’s semi-final episode which aired in May.

Ofcom received 56 complaints about Amanda’s offensive language which occurred before the 9pm broadcast watershed.

However, ITV has escaped a fine after Ofcom confirmed it will not be taking any action.

The regulator said: “We took into account that this was a live broadcast of an emotive performance involving Amanda Holden, which triggered her spontaneous reaction.

“We also took into account that the judges, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell, and the presenter Ant McPartlin gave a full apology on-air straight after the incident.”

Amanda was left visibly shaken after being put through a chilling routine by semi-final act The Haunting.

The act saw the BGT judge contacted by the “ghost” of an 11-year-old girl.

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