Willem Roelants bleeds after popping balloons, puzzled 'America's Got Talent' fans ask how?

As it turns out, the 'AGT' judges weren't the only ones left thoroughly confused by Willem Roelants bizarre balloon-popping act
Willem Roelants on 'America's Got Talent' (NBC)
Willem Roelants on 'America's Got Talent' (NBC)

The recently aired episode of 'America's Got Talent' had quite a few bizarre acts ranging from a man in a giant pants costume who called himself Mr. Pants, to The Dremeka Choir, who left the audience shook with their death metal performance, but none of them came close to Willem Roelants. Roelants, who claimed to be a musician walked onto the stage hoping to woo the judges.

The judges were expecting Roelants to start singing a song, but instead of a mic set or some instrument being brought to the stage, a table filled with balloons appeared. Roelants then pulled out a pin and began walking around popping balloons with intense concentration. The judges waited for a few seconds to figure out what was going on, but when they realized that Roelants was just going to continue popping balloons and not sing anything, they began pressing the no buzzer. After all the four judges pressed the no buzzer, Simon Cowell took the lead and asked Roelants if he never had a birthday party before. But before Roelants could reply, the judges noticed blood trickling down from the side of his head. Howie Mandel openly wondered how someone could start bleeding by just popping balloons, while there were other death-defying performers who didn't even break into a sweat after their daring acts.

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Willem Roelants pops balloons on 'AGT' (NBC)

As it turns out, the judges weren't the only ones left thoroughly confused by Roelants act. Several fans took to Twitter to question what exactly Roelants was trying to perform while also wondering why he was bleeding after popping balloons. A fan tweeted, "How the heck do you make yourself bleed by POPPING BALLOONS??? #AGT #americasgottalent." "bleeding?? by popping a balloon ??????? y’all this is getting intense #AGT," wrote a fan. Another fan added, "How the heck do you pop a balloon and bleed. Wow JUST Wow #AGT." 



 



 



 

Willem Roelants on 'AGT' (NBC)

Another fan questioned, "How is popping balloons considered music? #AGT." "Did this guy really come on #AGT to pop balloons?!?!," echoed another confused fan. "Watching #AGT. What the hell was balloon man even trying to do?" wondered a fan. "See this is why they bring cool acts from other countries. Americans come on with acts like popping balloons as "music" #AGT," joked a fan.



 



 



 



 

'America's Got Talent' Season 17 airs Tuesdays, at 8 pm on NBC. Following the show's premiere, you can catch all-new episodes every Tuesday from 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT. For viewers who wish to tune in to the show without cable, they can do so using any of the following streaming services: Sling TV, fuboTV, Hulu With Live TV, AT&T TV, or YouTube TV.

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