‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Presenter Declan Donnelly Creeps Out Twitter Over Comments About Girl Group Zyrah Rose

'It's like he's after a job at the BBC. In the 1970s.'

Declan Donnelly has come under fire from ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ viewers who accused the presenter of being ‘letchy’ for comments he made about one of the show’s semi-final acts,

Girl group Zyrah Rose impressed viewers and all four judges following their performance of Adele’s ‘Set Fire To the Rain’ during Wednesday night's show.

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But despite praising their voices, Simon Cowell told the quartet that they looked “untouchable”.

Simon told them: “I personally think that there is a slight image issue with you which is making you look a little bit untouchable.”

His fellow judges, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams disagreed, as did Dec, who added: “They don’t look untouchable to me – in fact they look very touchable to me.”

Which didn’t exactly go down too well with certain sections of the Twittersphere...

Oh. Dec getting letchy...just NO. #BGT

— Beth Neil (@bethneil) May 24, 2016

Dec on Zyrah Rose: "They look very touchable to me."
It's like he's after a job at the BBC. In the 1970s. #BGT

— Ian Hyland (@HylandIan) May 24, 2016

What on Earth did Dec just say about Zyrah Rose?! If we have to be fixated on their looks, lets not announce how touchable they are... #BGT

— Lottie (@lottswebster) May 24, 2016

still creeped out by the consumable and touchable remarks to Zyrah Rose from Simon, Ant and Dec #bgt

— Ariadne Griffin (@Ariadne_Griffin) May 24, 2016

We don't need another presenter desperate to touch girls/women/boys/men 🙄 #BGT

— Lottie (@lottswebster) May 24, 2016

Dec you might want to apologise later on. They look very touchable to me!!! You might regret that...... #bgt #BGT2016

— Kevin Ticehurst (@Brightonfan) May 24, 2016

The girls, Christine, Kara, Charlotte, and Emily, failed to make it through to the final after magician Richard Jones topped the viewer vote.

Stormtrooper dance act Boogie Storm also made it through to Saturday's final, but their place wasn't without a spot of controversy.

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