X Issue contestant Honey G was left shaken after 4 serial pranksters stormed the stage and tried to steal her trademark cap and sun shades.
Simon Cowell appeared terrified because the digicam rapidly reduce away from the stage as one of many males grabbed maintain of Honey and tried to wrestle away the microphone.
The music mogul jumped up in horror and rushed to the controversial singer's help whereas a safety guard was seen operating to stage.
One of many males was recognized as convicted legal Daniel Jarvis, an web prankster from Gravesend, Kent, who has served time behind bars.
X Issue contestant Honey G was left shaken after 4 serial pranksters stormed the stage and tried to steal her trademark cap and sun shades
Shock! Simon Cowell was seen standing up in horror because the digicam stayed off-stage through the kerfuffle, whereas the judging panel tried to stay calm
'I am so sorry about that,' Simon reassured that, 'at one level I assumed it was a part of the act
Simply moments earlier than storming the stage on Saturday evening, Jarvis – carrying a gray peak coat – uploaded a brazen video to his Fb web page.
He was standing within the crowd and had his again to the performers and judges when he filmed the clip on his smartphone.
Within the five-second clip, the convicted legal held his finger to his lips earlier than winking on the digicam.
One of many males was recognized as convicted legal Daniel Jarvis, an web prankster from Gravesend, Kent, who has served time behind bars
Jarvis additionally put his fingers as much as gesture the 'peace' signal and wrote the caption: 'Making my X issue debut at present so excited. Reside on itv1 from 8pm!!!'
Throughout tonight's invasion, the digicam zoned in on the panel as Nicole was seen wanting involved, whereas Louis and Sharon tried to distract from the goings-on on-stage.
Behind the scenes chaos ensued as a number of viewers members tried to storm the stage and take away Honey's cap and glasses - one grabbing the microphone.
After their try to unmask her failed, the digicam returned to the stage, Honey G appeared composed and the panel returned to the stage.
'I am so sorry about that,' Simon reassured Honey. 'At one level I assumed it was a part of the act.
'See you drive individuals wild with pleasure', Sharon laughed, because the panel settled again down.
Dermot added: 'We had a stage invasion, three punks thought they may come on and tackle Honey G. Nah, I do not assume so.'
And Simon added: 'Overlook that. You have bought a second track. Do not let that hassle you. Come again believing you're a star.'
Jarvis, 27, is a part of a gaggle of YouTube pranksters referred to as TrollStation who staged a pretend artwork heist, sparking a stampede at one in every of Britain's greatest galleries.
The opposite three males who went on the stage had been named as James Slattery, Endrit Ferizoli and a person who is named 'Stines'.
They spent the final 24 hours planning the prank and selected Honey G as a result of she is the 'entertaining' act of the present.
Amina Maz, 24, is a member of the group and she or he instructed MailOnline she was the one who filmed the incident from the gang.
She stated: 'If you are going to do one thing, you would possibly as nicely be the most effective. And what we do is a type of leisure.
Simply moments earlier than storming the stage on Saturday evening, Jarvis – carrying a gray peak coat – uploaded a brazen video to his Fb web page
Simon Cowell was seen wanting horrified because the digicam stayed off-stage through the kerfuffle, whereas the judging panel tried to stay calm.
Safety guards are seen speeding to the stage and Honey G shortly after the 4 males invaded
One of many 4 males is pulled away from the performer, as different safety chase after one other two males within the background
'We selected X Issue as a result of it will get thousands and thousands of viewers every week and Honey G is taken into account as being the entertaining act of the present.
'We didn't disrupt her efficiency and waited till she had completed.'
Ms Maz, from London, who offers with the accounts for the group, stated that the members who had served time had been punished for what they'd finished.
She added: 'They've paid for what they've finished.'
The lads concerned within the prank on the artwork gallery final yr had been jailed for a mixed whole of 72 weeks earlier this yr.
Only one week after the Tunisian seashore bloodbath in 2015, the lads ran via each the Nationwide Portrait Gallery and the Tate Trendy in London with tights pulled over their heads.
They had been pretending they had been stealing priceless work and frightened guests fled as they raced via the favored vacationer hotspot.
On the time, magistrates warned such 'warped' stunts might trigger fatalities within the panic.
They later uploaded the movies to their YouTube channel, which has greater than 700,000 subscribers and has had greater than two million views.
Only one week after the Tunisian seashore bloodbath in June, the pranksters ran via each the Nationwide Portrait Gallery and the Tate Trendy in London with tights pulled over their heads
Jarvis is a part of a gaggle of YouTube pranksters referred to as TrollStation who staged a pretend artwork heist, sparking a stampede at one in every of Britain's greatest galleries
'Overlook that. You have bought a second track. Do not let that hassle you. Come again believing you're a star' Simon added
Jarvis, 27, Endrit Ferizolli, 20, Ebenezer Menzah, 29, and Helder Gomes, 23, had been jailed after pleading responsible to 2 counts of utilizing threatening behaviour, inflicting concern of illegal violence.
Referring to the stunt on the gallery, prosecutor Katie Weiss instructed Metropolis of London Magistrates' Court docket: 'There was panic within the gallery and a stampede of individuals leaving the gallery.
'One of many complainants was so shocked by what occurred, she stated she was completely terrified.
'They ran out of the gallery. They appeared as if they've stolen artwork.'
Following the group's arrest for the gallery stunt, Jarvis was jailed for 20 weeks.
As he left the dock, movie scholar Jarvis, carrying a white t-shirt and gray tracksuit trousers, gave a thumbs up and a peace signal to supporters within the public gallery.
Jarvis had earlier convictions for invading the pitch at a soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Partizan Belgrade in November 2014 and attempting to take images with gamers, the courtroom heard.
X Issue denied recommendations the stage invasion was a stunt and stated 5 individuals had been ejected from the studio.
'Imposter!' Twitter went into meltdown as chaos ensued on stage
A spokeswoman stated: 'There was a stage invasion by 4 males, with one additional individual in assist. All 5 had been within the viewers.
'They had been spoken to by police and safety and have now been faraway from the studio.'
The ITV present will not be anticipated to take any additional motion.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman stated: 'We had been referred to as at round eight.30pm to a business tackle in Fulton Highway, Wembley, following reviews of a disturbance.
'No arrests have been made.'
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The incident is harking back to an identical stage invasion of Simon Cowell's different present Britain's Acquired Expertise.
In 2013, a viola participant pelted Cowell, 57, with eggs through the dwell ultimate of the hit ITV present.
Natalie Holt jumped to the entrance of the stage in London as brothers Richard and Adam had been performing to attempt to win the competitors.
She was on the stage as a backing duo for the brothers after she appeared on the favored expertise present in 2012, alongside along with her band Raven Quartet.
The incident is harking back to an identical stage invasion of Simon Cowell's different ITV present Britain's Acquired Expertise in 2012
A viola participant pelted Cowell with eggs through the dwell ultimate, leaping to the entrance of the stage as brothers Richard and Adam had been performing
Music mogul Mr Cowell was pressured to take away his jacket and was left with yolk on his shirt following the assault.
He initially thought the lady was throwing sandwiches and easily assumed her actions had been a part of the efficiency.
Mr Cowell stated: 'I assumed it was a part of the act, I assumed they had been throwing sandwiches.'
Ms Holt was fast to apologise and stated: 'I need to apologise to Richard and Adam for overshadowing their efficiency. I've by no means finished something like this earlier than and in hindsight I've realised it was a foolish factor to do.'
Simon Cowell was coated in egg following the invasion and was pressured to take away his yolk-covered jacket for the remainder of the present
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