Ant McPartlin slips live on stage in chaotic entrance on first Britain’s Got Talent semi-final

Britain’s Got Talent got off to a chaotic start on Monday night, as Ant McPartlin  accidentally slipped over on stage.

The first live semi-final kicked off with hosts Ant and Declan Donnelly introducing the four judges, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli.

They then surprised the audience with their special guests, 2009 BGT winners Diversity who performed on stage.

At the end dance troupe leader Ashley Banjo ran forward as Ant and Dec came running to join him.

But Ant’s feet slipped right out from under him and he slammed to the floor in a hilarious entrance. 

Hilarious: Britain’s Got Talent got off to a chaotic start on Monday night, as Ant McPartlin accidentally slipped over on stage

Oops! At the end dance troupe leader Ashley Banjo ran forward as Ant and Dec came running to join him

Poor Ant! But Ant’s feet slipped right out from under him and he slammed to the floor in a hilarious entrance

The judges fell apart laughing as Ant got back on his feet and Dec asked him if he was okay.

He replied: ‘I wet myself and farted at the same time!’

Laughing off the blunder, the hosts made their way to the judging panel to talk before the show.

Amanda wasted no time in asking Ant: ‘Is your coccyx alright?’

He assured her he was fine and Simon quipped that it was the comedy duo’s best entrance yet. 

Dec took the opportunity after the break to replay the fall in slow-motion much to Ant’s displeasure.

Ant quipped: ‘I’m making a claim! That was a very slippy stage.’

Dec added: ‘You better lawyer up.’

Viewers at home couldn’t help but react to the hilarious moment and took to Twitter to voice their amusement.

Hysterics: Viewers at home couldn’t help but react to the hilarious moment and took to Twitter to voice their amusement

One joked: ‘Ant just hit the Dec’.

Another asked: ‘Hope you’re okay Ant?’

A third praised: ‘Poor Ant! He’s handled it so well through the pain and embarrassment of everyone milking it’.

A fourth added: ‘People falling on live TV will always be funny idc’.

And a fifth agreed writing: ‘Ant just absolutely Dec’d it live on TV’.