Kentish Express Ashford & District
Harry works his magic on Britain’s Got Talent
A group of teenage magicians who met at an Ashford magic shop have won a place in the final of Britain’s Got Talent.
4MG features 18-year-old Harry Nardi, whose father owns the magic shop where the group rehearse their act, wowing the judges with four card tricks in their audition performance.
The boys’ routine on Tuesday night again stunned judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Williams on the TV talent show.
And the boys delighted judges and audience alike when former contestants Stavros Flatley made a surprise appearance during their act.
The group received the highest number of votes from the public, taking them through to Sunday’s grand final.
Mr Nardi’s father Peter, who helps the boys to devise their tricks, runs the Alakazam shop in Ellingham Way, which often plays host to the quartet as they rehearse their mind-bending moves.
Speaking after the show, he said: “The boys smashed it last night. They’ve done amazing, I’m so proud of them.”
It is in this store where the quartet first met.
Theo Mallalieu, 17, from Hythe, said: “Me and Harry both work there and the other two were customers, so it was fate really. We just decided to get together and make something that perhaps hasn’t been seen before.
“The first audition, the experience was just utterly phenomenal.
I’ve never experienced such a buzz than being on stage that
‘The response we’ve had is phenomenal’
day and I’d never been on stage previously, so it’s a whole new chapter in my life and I absolutely love it.
“A lot of hard work has gone into the act. We’d like to say to our Kent support base, thank you for all of your support.
“It’s been amazing, we can’t get over the fact that we have so many comments from everybody around Kent. It’s just amazing, so thank you so much.”
Harry Nardi said: “The experience of the first audition has been mental.
“It was the first time Theo and I had ever been on stage and it was crazy.
“The response we’ve had as well is phenomenal, we never thought we’d get anything like it. Our social media has been blowing up.”