Britain's Got Talent comedian Noel James seems cool and calm ahead of semi-finals after admitting he LEFT his first audition due to nerves
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Noel James admitted he left his first BGT audition a few years ago due to nerves, but came back to reach the semi-finals this year.
The comedian, who performed his Jaws and Elephant Man routine to wow the judges during the heats, will perform in tonight's semi-final.
But when he first attempted to audition in a previous series, nerves got the better of him and he ended up suffering with such terrible anxiety he had to head straight home to recover.
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He told Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh and Richard Madeley: "I went for an audition about two or three years ago - I was determined to do it then but I started thinking about being in front of the judges and I turned away.
"This time I felt I had nothing to loose but it’s good to be semi-crippled because it’s a semi-final after all."
Ranvir asked him whether it's more difficult for comedians to perform, and he said they have far more material to come up with in comparison to singers and other performers.
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He said: "When you’re a comedian, the public perhaps don’t realise it is a bit tougher because you do try and write your own stuff and you don’t get to repeat anything and also you have to think about the audience you’re playing.
"When I do the Elephant Man it's visual and people love that sort of thing - but I've got lots of spoken word material and jokes."
The cheeky joker then said he had been making the hosts laugh all morning, but will he have as much luck with the judges tonight?
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Britain's Got Talent airs tonight from 7.30pm and 9.30pm on ITV.