Britain's Kit Kat Dolls have talent

After talking about America's Got Talent the other day, I was surprised to earn that the British edition (titled Britain's Got Talent, surprisingly) had a transgender group who were well-received and were considered front runners in the competition. The Kit Kat Dolls are nine performers who took inspiration from The Pussycat Dolls for their act.

Check out their audition for Britain's Got Talent below, and then let's discuss....

Is it just me or do Simon Cowell's eyes light up when they walk out on stage?

While there are plenty of surprised reactions to the Kit Kat Dolls, the show mostly avoids the cringing reactions and smug laughter (which can be seen in the reaction to Mark the Disco Dancer) that I'd expect to see if a similar act appeared on America's Got Talent ... or any other American reality show. Overall, the storyline to their audition video follows the routine hosts Ant & Dec take, going from making trans-phobic jokes to just being entertained by the Kit Kat Dolls' performance.

Unfortunately, we won't find out how they would have been received when the British public got to vote for them. After a tabloid alleged that one member of the singing group was moonlighting as a prostitute, the show quickly pulled them from the semi-final roster.

I have to admit, however, that I'm a little disappointed that Britain's Got Talent doesn't get a bitchy American judge. I'm a little concerned — is there a trade gap of sharp-tongued reality show judges? Do we need to send Janice Dickinson over?