How a former Blue Peter presenter stunned America's Got Talent judges
Former Blue Peter presenter Joel Mawhinney performed a magic trick on America's Got Talent involving the destruction and reappearance of judges' personal items. Despite receiving mixed feedback regarding the pacing of his performance, he secured enough votes to advance in the competition.
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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Joel Mawhinney, from Bangor, County Down, appeared on America's Got Talent
A 50th birthday gift from her fellow Spice Girls, a picture of a dog and a mobile phone.
Those were the prized possessions that three America's Got Talent judges watched a former Blue Peter presenter appear to smash with a hammer.
But like all magic tricks, everything was not quite as it seemed and moments later the treasured items returned.
Joel Mawhinney, known as Joel M, said the "risky" trick was "the scariest experience" of his life.
But as he reminded the judges: "Everything that disappears must reappear."
Going into the judges dressing rooms and taking some of their prized possessions might not be the best way of getting them on your side.
Smashing those items with a hammer is even less likely to help your chances.
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