Balloon twister Ryan Tracey appeared on UK prime time television on Saturday 9 May, as he set an official Guinness World Record live on the latest episode of Britain’s Got Talent.
Ryan, who has appeared on the show previously, made his return to the ITV stage to try and beat the world record by making five balloon animals in just 44 seconds, while blindfolded.
The world record for this particular balloon-based feat was first set by Ryan in 2017 (one minute, three seconds), before Australian Jeremy Reading beat him with a time of 55 seconds.
The act – which was described as ‘genuinely exciting’ by Simon Cowell – saw Ryan smashing the current record live on air and making it through to the second round of auditions.
Fittingly, Ryan – and his son, who assisted him onstage – wore the OppoSuits Badaboom summer suit to add an extra dimension of fun to their act.
