BRITAIN's Got Talent fans say they've "unmasked" The Witch as an ex-Coronation star as they predicted the act "will be back."

The wart-riddled magic act's time in the competition came to an abrupt end in Monday's first semi-final.

Busker Maxwell Thorpe and 13-year-old ventriloquist Jamie Leahey were chosen from the eight acts that performed to go through to the final.

But fans now think they've figured out who is behind the mask – and say the act will return to wreak havoc in the final on Sunday.

Some have speculated actor Ian Bartholomew, who played abuser Geoff Metcalfe on the cobbles, could be behind the act.

Ian had auditioned as a musician for the show, singing his song This Time It's Forever, which left judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams cry but bizarrely his performance never aired.

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Introducing himself on stage for his audition, Ian said: "I am from Cheshire. I was in Coronation Street. I played nasty Geoff Metcalfe. He was a nasty piece of work. I started in 2018 and I fell off a roof in the show last year. I am 67."

He then claimed he had written a song amid the first lockdown, when domestic abuse cases were soaring and three women were dying every two weeks.

"The song I am singing I wrote myself and was used in a campaign by Women's Aid to raise awareness about domestic abuse. I am not here for me, I am here for the charity and the abused victims."

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Ian was praised by all four judges who gave him a yes but he also received some constructive criticism from Amanda Holden.

The actress believed it would "work much better" if Ian had some women appearing on stage with him to form a choir.

Sadly, it's unlikely viewers will see Ian's performance, but now fans have speculated that Ian has made his BGT debut as The Witch.

One responded to a post about Ian on social media and declared: "He's the Witch!"

Another replied: “You have got me thinking now [because] I saw it was Stephen Mulhern!”

The Witch had a makeover for the semi-final on Monday.

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This time it involved the judges reaching their hands into a creepy box and pulling out chilling predictions for the future.

But Simon, Amanda, Alesha and David were soon in hysterics and interjected with their own silly predictions.

Many viewers felt this took attention away from the Witch and made the act go on for too long, causing it to fall flat.

They now want The Witches to return as a wildcard in the fina;, and one said: "The witches should either be allowed to perform again or go through to the final as the judges basically ruined their performance…"

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