He Hacked BGT: Jack Rhodes Becomes The First Act To Golden-Buzzer Himself On Britain’s Got Talent

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After finishing in second place on Britain’s Got Talent, if you’re Jack Rhodes, you come back with a mask, an LED-lit persona named “The Hacker”, and the most daring stunt ever: you make Simon Cowell take the stage and press the Golden Buzzer for yourself.

The Master Plan

“Wouldn’t it be funny to make Simon Cowell the act, sit in his chair, and then judge him? And then I thought, I could give him the Golden Buzzer. As soon as I thought that, I thought, I can’t not do this.” – Jack Rhodes

For several months, a covert operation was initiated based on an original idea. From the northern part of England, Rhodes – a unique blend of magician and comedian – envisioned a plan that hadn’t been attempted before: turning the show on its head by subjecting Simon Cowell to an extraordinary experience, which came to be known as the “Simon Cowell Experience“.

He studied Cowell’s judging quirks like a student prepping for finals:

  1. “What would it mean to you to win Britain’s Got Talent?”
  2. “Is that a full-time thing or have you got a day job?”
  3. “You’ve got two minutes to change your life.”

Jack had memorized the lines perfectly – after all, he’d devoted countless hours to Britain’s Got Talent for previous parody ventures. However, this occasion was different. Instead of producing videos in his garage, he was preparing to go live and operate incognito.

The Performance: Simon Takes the Stage

Under a vibrant red costume and LED facial mask, “The Hacker” nonchalantly walked onto the stage, enticing Cowell to join his act. Perched on the judge’s desk with legs crossed, Rhodes skillfully led Simon through magic feats, such as a mind-reading trick where he correctly predicted that Cowell would choose the word ‘melon’, and a complex audience illusion concluding with everyone inadvertently focusing on a ‘green apple’.

The strategy: A video resembling deepfakes, featuring an AI-generated voice of Cowell, leads the viewers step by step into the deception. The climax arrives when Rhodes unveils the foretold word suspended in the air on a floating card.

Then came the finale: Rhodes leaned forward, smiled, and dropped the ultimate Cowellism:

“I didn’t really like it… I loved it.”

Trigger the grand spectacle of the Golden Moment. The stage gleams brightly with a shower of sparkles, an unprecedented scene in this show: an individual claiming the most prized recognition all on their own.

Breaking New Ground… In Disguise

In no instances has anyone ever triggered the buzzer on behalf of a judge, not to mention while putting up a false front or hiding their true identity.

Rhodes’ Hacker act wasn’t merely a show – it was a tribute to his own 2024 final, filled with hints about his identity. From the iconic squeak of the prop table, a feature in all his acts, to the object game containing references to old routines, every detail was carefully planned to lead viewers on a chase.

Why isn’t He in the Live Final?

Simple: He chose not to. And for a wholesome reason.

“Me and my wife – we’re having a baby. That’s not a joke.”

Turns out, Jack Rhodes is trading live TV chaos for a brand-new kind of magic: fatherhood.

He shared the news towards the end of his backstage YouTube video, emphasizing that he wouldn’t let anything prevent him from being there for the birth of his child – not even important meetings or captivating television shows.

The real question remains: will Jack switch to dad jokes from now on? How about his dad joke game?

Let me ask you about that: Can you recall the cheesiest dad joke you’ve come across during your childhood? Please share it below if you remember one.

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2025-07-07 13:09