'I'm risking my life'
BGT fans open mouthed as man nearly drowns doing terrifying act
BRITAIN'S Got Talent fans were left open mouthed after a man nearly drowned doing a terrifying act.
Saturday night's instalment of the ITV show saw escapologist Andrew Basso, 36, perform the water torture cell.
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Andrew explained to the judges that Harry Houdini had described the act, which represented the "peak of his creation" as the "most dangerous and difficult".
He had to escape a box full of water and unpick a lock while handcuffed upside down.
The escapologist told them: "I will escape in two minutes.
"Any longer, and I may not come out alive. I'm risking my life."
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The dramatic music started as soon as the clock started ticking, but the audience started to worry when it stopped at 2:36.
Andrew frantically tried to put the key into the lock to escape.
A worried Alesha asked: "Is this part of the act?"
David replied: "I don't know."
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The audience went quiet as Andrew looked around with a stressed look on his face.
Then at 3:03 he managed to push throw and escape the box.
Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon, as well as the audience gave him a standing ovation.
Viewers at home were amazed at the act.
One wrote on Twitter: "Oh my god I was freaking out with Andrew !!!"
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A second said: "Why are we being traumatised with this escape act?? #BGT."
A third added: "Escape artists gives me bad anxiety omg I got a cushion over my face."
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