Britain's Got Talent is embroiled in a 'copycat' row after magic act trends now

Britain's Got Talent has become embroiled in a 'copycat' row after singing magician Lewis Fuller was accused of 'ripping off' a routine during his audition.

The performer, 24, stunned viewers with his impressive audition last month, which included a woman that levitated and disappeared.

But now illusionist Jamie Allan has claimed Lewis act is 'ripping off' a similar one he'd performed a decade earlier.

Jamie told The Sun that there are similarities between Lewis' act and his own, particularly given his use of holograms during the show.

He said: 'I was watching it through and I thought, 'OK that's really good'. I thought it was great actually and it was only at the end when the girl rose up and I thought, 'Oh no he's not going to do the end of my bit, is he?'

'When that happened I thought, ''That's such a unique effect, that's never been done anywhere else.'' Then when you look back on the rest of it, you can see the similarities.'

'It's just it's frustrating when you see regular people saying, ''This is fantastic. It's so creative. So original.'' You think, ''Well, I did it 10 years ago''.'

Lewis missed out on a spot in the BGT final after competing in Tuesday's semi-final.

Jamie added that he has met Lewis on a couple of occasions, and admitted it's 'difficult' when audiences believe he got his magic ideas from the young performer.

Ideas themselves cannot be protected by copyright and Jamie admitted that the 'law is very, very fuzzy' when it comes to protecting magic tricks. 

He also told the publication that Lewis was aware of his work as he previously bought his book, and he spent over a decade and nearly £100,000 honing his act.

Jamie also said he received support from BGT runner-up Marc Spelmann who finished second in 2019.

A representative for Lewis told the publication: 'These claims are false and damaging to Lewis' career.