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‘AGT’ Season 18: ‘Creepy’ contortionist El Invertebrado scares judges, fans say ‘good for TV show but not Vegas’

El Invertebrado bagged a yes from all the judges despite jump-scaring them at the beginning of his performance

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'America's Got Talent' Season 18's Audition 4 saw an unusual performer. El Invertebrado horrified the judges with his act and his zombie-like outfit. Alarming the panelists with a sudden jump-scare, the contestant almost made Sofia Vergara "say a bad word." On the other hand, Howie Mandel left his chair as he was too scared.

Pushing boundaries and expectations, El Invertebrado stunned the judges with his unforgettable audition round. However, 'AGT' fans are not sure if the performance was that great. The viewers agreed that El Invertebrado possessed "scary skills" but they did not find his style worthy of performing in Las Vegas. 

'He doesn't look human'

El Invertebrado stunned the judges by suddenly appearing in front of their seats. This made Howie jump out of his seat. Heidi Klum who was scared to death by this said, "He doesn't look human." Wearing heavy makeup, Gabriel Georgiev aka El Invertebrado showed off his skills as an aerialist contortionist in the audition round. Since El Invertebrado imitated a zombie, Heidi said, "I love Halloween so this is right up my alley I love you." Despite scaring the judges, El Invertebrado managed to get a yes from all four of them and was allowed to move ahead in the show.

'He’ll be good for some TV show work as an extra but not Vegas'

Seeing El Invertebrado's flexibility, a fan tweeted, "We’ve seen this type of act before. He’ll be good for some TV show work as an extra but not Vegas." Another simply said, "This is creepy." A fan claimed, "Ugh judges are going to say yes. No, I don't want to see zombie acrobat again." "Omg wth is this. Please say no judges. Wth a standing ovation AGT Zombie acrobat," another said, shocked by the turn of events.

A few fans commented on AGT's Instagram post showing El Invertebrado's performance. One wrote, "I don't like this....uh sceary." Another claimed, "Scary why do you want to look so scary we would I have loved you just being you can’t believe how you move you’re awesome." A fan commented on YouTube, "this is insane, im like screaming, crying and freaking out at the same time." Another said, "Holy crap that was wierd and cool at the same time."

New episodes of 'AGT' Season 18 drop every Tuesday at 8 pm ET on NBC.