Hula Hoop circus act Hoop La La had the judges all of a flutter when they performed a hilarious routine to the Village People hit Macho Man.

While Simon remained unimpressed, Amanda and Piers cheered on the fuscia and turquoise wearing group.

"Do you really think Prince Charles will want to see that? Let's bring it back to reality here," he thundered.

But Piers wound him up, saying "Yes, I think this is exactly the kind of act Prince Charles wants to see".

That's a welcome relief to hopefuls Jessie, Tina, and Craig who met at circuit school in London nearly three years ago.

Duties are split carefully. "Tina does the handstands and acrobatics, Craig does back flips and silly facials, and I do a lot of smiling in tights," explains Jesse.

And with such high-campery proving so successful, who knows what we can expect from this lot next?

"We can't reveal what we'll do next time around, if we make it," explains Craig, who is a former gymnast. "But we cut this act down from six and a half minutes, and we've loads of routines to choose from too!"

"What we do is a mixture of fitness and camp fun. So we'll make up some new routines - and maybe some spangly new costumes too!"