Fans of Britain’s Got Talent were astonished by one audition that featured a Rick Stein lookalike’s impressive guitar performance.

Kenny Petrie, 64, could be a doppelgänger for celebrity chef Rick Stein, 75, but showed off talents that were musical rather than culinary on Saturday night.

BGT judges and viewers were thrilled by the performance that received heaps of praise.

Alongside the compliments, some viewers took the opportunity to point out that he resembled a certain restaurateur in their responses on social media, the Mirror reported.

“I didn’t know Rick Stein was a rock guitarist,” teased one viewer on Twitter earlier this evening. Another tweeted similarly, asking: “Why is Rick Stein playing guitar on #BGT?”

Another viewer tweeted: “Rick Stein can really rock out on guitar.” A fourth said: “Rick Stein’s pretty good on the strings!” Another said Kenny is the “Rick Stein of rock”.

The BGT audition – which aired towards the start of Saturday’s episode – impressed and surprised a number of other viewers, with it described as “entertaining” and “amazing.”

One viewer wrote on Instagram in response to the performance: “This shocked me.”

Another said that it was “brilliant,” whilst one viewer described Kenny as a “rockstar.”

“Kenny came alive when he started to play and wow can he play that guitar,” wrote one viewer on Twitter. Another had commented: “Boy can he play that guitar. Wow.”

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The performance had attracted praise from the judges, who voted for Kenny to go through to the semi-finals.

David Walliams referred to him as a “rock god” in his feedback.

The comedian had said following the performance: “Obviously unexpected because you seen sort of a mild mannered guy. I mean sorry, I didn’t think ‘oh here comes a rock god.'”

Simon Cowell told Kenny that he was “brilliant,” with fellow judges Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden both also voting to send Kenny through to the next stage.

It means he is now a step closer to being selected to play his guitar at the Royal Variety Performance, with Kenny having been asked about such an opportunity in the audition.

Asked by Amanda, ahead of his performance on stage, whether he thought the Queen would enjoy his act, he explained to the long-serving judge: “I think she’d love it.”

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