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| TV talent strip sparks complaints | TV talent strip sparks complaints |
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| Dozens of people have complained to the broadcasting watchdog after a burlesque dancer stripped down to nipple tassels and a basque on Britain's Got Talent. | Dozens of people have complained to the broadcasting watchdog after a burlesque dancer stripped down to nipple tassels and a basque on Britain's Got Talent. |
| Ofcom said it had received 39 complaints about ITV1's show - aired at 19.45 BST on Saturday - in which Fabia Carrera, 35, removed her clothes. | Ofcom said it had received 39 complaints about ITV1's show - aired at 19.45 BST on Saturday - in which Fabia Carrera, 35, removed her clothes. |
| ITV said it had considered broadcasting the performance carefully and had obscured "inappropriate detail". | ITV said it had considered broadcasting the performance carefully and had obscured "inappropriate detail". |
| Ofcom is examining the show to see if a full investigation is needed. | Ofcom is examining the show to see if a full investigation is needed. |
| A spokesman for ITV said: "Fabia's performance was given careful consideration by ITV, the producers Talkback Thames and the licensee Channel Television. | A spokesman for ITV said: "Fabia's performance was given careful consideration by ITV, the producers Talkback Thames and the licensee Channel Television. |
| "As a result, the segment was edited in order to obscure any inappropriate detail, and it was felt that the overall effect was comedic rather than titillating." | "As a result, the segment was edited in order to obscure any inappropriate detail, and it was felt that the overall effect was comedic rather than titillating." |
| It is understood ITV received about 40 complaints about the Oxford housewife's performance. The show's peak audience was 11.8 million. | |
| A 47-year-old church volunteer from West Lothian has become an unlikely overnight singing sensation after her appearance on the same show on Saturday. | A 47-year-old church volunteer from West Lothian has become an unlikely overnight singing sensation after her appearance on the same show on Saturday. |
| Susan Boyle, from Blackburn, stunned judges with her performance of I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables. | Susan Boyle, from Blackburn, stunned judges with her performance of I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables. |