Matty Juniosa has claimed that the judges 'didn't give him the time of day' on Britain's Got Talent. The singer, 27, made it to the final of the ITV talent show after making history as the first act to win a Golden Buzzer in both the auditions round and the semi-final. However, he was beaten to the six-figure cash prize and a spot at the Royal Variety by The Hawkstone Farmer's Choir.
Disappointment with Judges
The star is now gearing up to star alongside Eurovision's Sam Ryder in a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium from 20 June, where he will play the role of Annas. He is not expecting Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, or KSI to come see him, despite the support they may have appeared to give when the cameras were rolling.
He told The Mirror: 'I'm not gonna lie, I didn't get to interact much with the judges as much as everyone else in the competition. I hope they come to the show, but yeah, unfortunately they didn't talk to me as much [as the other acts].'
'I feel like I didn't get the time of day from them when the cameras were off but it's okay, I'm here to do a job and do my thing and propel my career. If I'm just part of the show as a statistic, whatever, I'm grateful for the opportunity they gave me - at least when the cameras were on.'
History on the Show
During his first audition, in which he performed Prince's classic Purple Rain, Matty told the audience that he wanted to dispel his own personal myth that he was a 'singing competition loser' after previously competing on Idol in his home country of the Philippines. Having been so successful in the first two rounds, Matty had hoped he would finally be victorious and walk away with the grand prize, thinking he had a sporting chance, but it wasn't meant to be when the public had their say.
He added: 'There was a lot of disappointment when I didn't win, I'm not gonna lie, and I felt it two days after the show finished. I came into it with the mission to close a chapter of thinking that I can't win anything. I keep getting almost there, nearly there. It did hit me on the Monday that I hadn't won.'
'I genuinely felt for the first time in joining these freaking humiliation ritual competitions that I had a chance at it because the viewership that I have, I was miles away from everybody else. No shade to them! If there was anybody that deserved it more than I did, I feel like it was the farmers.'
New Focus on Jesus Christ Superstar
Matty had booked his Jesus Christ Superstar role whilst on Britain's Got Talent and, now, with his focus set fully on his part in the musical, he is very pleased to have had the support of his castmates throughout. He insisted that the new job is the whole reason he isn't letting the 'loss' get to him.
He added: 'I'm learning so much and they have given me so much reverence and respect and adoration for what I do as well, and I have exact same for them. So it's just generally been a wild ride lately, which is why the quote unquote loss of BGT, isn't affecting me that much because I'm in such a good place right now.'
'During the BGT finals the group chat of Jesus Christ Superstar they were all doing a watch party and it was just so funny I was watching them and then when the results came out they were so angry, blah blah blah. But yeah... I'm very grateful and blessed.'
Matty J is represented by BBA Management.
