{"id":27384,"date":"2026-05-31T09:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T09:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=27384"},"modified":"2026-05-31T09:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T09:01:11","slug":"britains-got-talent-viewers-call-final-a-fix-after-hawkstone-farmers-choir-wins-emotional-2026-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=27384","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Got Talent viewers call final a \u2018fix\u2019 after Hawkstone Farmers Choir wins emotional 2026 finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Got Talent viewers were left divided during Saturday night\u2019s live final, with some fans accusing the show of being a \u201cfix\u201d after Jeremy Clarkson\u2019s Hawkstone Farmers Choir went on to win the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The ITV talent show returned on May 30 with 10 finalists competing for the \u00a3250,000 prize and a coveted spot at the Royal Variety Performance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"snTGwyJv\"><\/div>\n<p>Among the acts returning for one final performance was The Hawkstone Farmers Choir, the 32-member group originally brought together by Jeremy Clarkson and named after his Hawkstone brewery.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37227169.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615d\/1_Britains-Got-Talent-TV-Show-Live-Final-Series-19-Episode-14-London-UK-30-May-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Got Talent LIVE: Jeremy Clarkson's Hawkstone Farmers Choir wins  BGT amid audience boos - The Mirror\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"J5dcmBXA\"><\/div>\n<p>The choir, made up of agricultural workers from rural Oxfordshire, first secured their place in the competition after Amanda Holden pressed the Golden Buzzer during auditions.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the singers live and work near Clarkson\u2019s Diddly Squat Farm, and the group has spoken openly throughout the series about wanting to raise awareness for mental health struggles within the farming community.<\/p>\n<p>During their original audition, choir member Catriona explained: \u201cJeremy Clarkson did a thing, and that thing was the Hawkstone Farmers\u2019 Choir. Jeremy brought us together to sing and it\u2019s just been really amazing for us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-Capture-2026-05-30-21-32-31.png?w=960\" alt=\"Britain's Got Talent 2026 winner revealed after tense final as act claims  huge cash prize and Royal Variety slot\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cEvery single one of us is in agriculture in some way or another. This isn\u2019t our day job, we\u2019re normally out in the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe work by ourselves day in, day out, sometimes 16 hours a day. This has brought us all together\u2026 We have one thing that unites us and that is farming. We love what we do, but it\u2019s incredibly lonely. It\u2019s really isolating, to do this all together means the world to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the grand final, the choir took a major risk by performing an original song titled This Is Home. During the emotional performance, cameras repeatedly cut to Clarkson sitting in the audience, visibly emotional as he wiped away tears while watching the group sing.<\/p>\n<p>The judges were full of praise after the performance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hawkstone Farmers Choir return with uplifting ORIGINAL SONG! | The Final | BGT 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UP56GAQ9M9Q?feature=oembed\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"790\" data-origheight=\"444\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amanda Holden called it \u201can incredible song\u201d and \u201can amazing performance,\u201d while KSI said: \u201cIt\u2019s such a risk especially in the final to do an original song, but put that on Spotify.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alesha Dixon added: \u201cWe can feel the warmth and how much it means to you. You sounded fantastic. You\u2019re in with a real shot tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simon Cowell also praised the decision to perform an original track, telling the choir: \u201cTonight that was absolutely on the money. The best act we\u2019ve seen so far tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in the evening, The Hawkstone Farmers Choir were officially crowned the winners of Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_299509877-a0be.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"Jeremy Clarkson in tears as Hawkstone Farmers Choir is declared Britain's  Got Talent winner | Metro News\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, not all viewers were convinced by the result, with several fans taking to X to claim the competition favored the choir because of Clarkson\u2019s involvement and his ties to ITV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow much money do you think Jeremy Clarkson gave to try and make sure the farmers win #BGT,\u201d one viewer posted.<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote: \u201cWhy does it constantly feel like #BGT is pushing for Hawkstone Farmers Choir to win\u2026 they don\u2019t talk this much praise about other acts, the constant panning to Jeremy Clarkson\u2026 It just feels like its already been decided\u2026 by the production team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/article34033994.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_ljr_200526_farmer3-CopyJPG.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Got Talent 2026 winner announced as fans say act was 'robbed' -  Liverpool Echo\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPure fix if the choir win #bgt,\u201d another fan complained.<\/p>\n<p>One viewer added: \u201cI think Simon is being nice while Jeremy is in the house. The choir was very good but not sure it was a winning performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another posted: \u201cThe judges REALLY pushing Clarkson\u2019s choir. And Simon Cowell wonders why the ratings have been dire this year? Is the fix in? #BGT #BritainsGotTalent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFix \u2013 oh they magically wrote a song did they? #bgt #britainsgottalent,\u201d another sarcastically commented.<\/p>\n<p>Still, plenty of viewers supported the result and praised the choir\u2019s message and performance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-Capture-2026-05-30-21-32-21.png?w=960\" alt=\"Britain's Got Talent 2026 winner revealed after tense final as act claims  huge cash prize and Royal Variety slot\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWOW! Just WOW! What a choir, what a performance. This is a WINNER! So lovely to see Jeremy Clarkson in the audience. We need them to win, to support so many farmers who need support out there,\u201d one supporter wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cWhether you like Jeremy Clarkson or not (and I know a lot don\u2019t), for the farmers who work so hard in all weathers, please vote for Hawkstone Farmers Choir on Britain\u2019s Got Talent. I am. In any case, farmers or not, they are a cracking choir.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: liverpoolecho<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Got Talent viewers were left divided during Saturday night\u2019s live final, with some fans accusing the show of being a \u201cfix\u201d after Jeremy Clarkson\u2019s Hawkstone Farmers&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27385,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27384"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27386,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27384\/revisions\/27386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}