Britain’s Got Talent contestant, police alert

Richard Bates, an impressionist on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent has withdrawn from the competition when police alerted the producers that Bates is on a sex offenders list!

ITV were contacted by Lancashire police when they were informed that 27 year old Bates was participating in the variety competition. A spokesperson for the police stated that there were concerns that the program may be seen by the victim’s family or even the victim.

ITV have confirmed that Bates has stepped down, and a police spokesperson said: “There were concerns that with him being on the programme he might be seen by his victim or the victim’s family and there would be consequences from that. Lancashire Police spoke with the producers and suggested that it would not be in anyone’s interests for him to continue with the programme.”