[tellyblues]

Aside from it being a global brand and changing the name would cause more problems than it’s worth, surely it reflects Britain as the diverse nation that it is?

Whilst it may, I think the issue is people not ordinarily living in the UK appearing on a British talent show. There would be similar criticism if there was a British-born contestant who had emigrated to another country but flew back to the UK just to appear on the show. In both cases, the question from those viewers would be "why can't they appear on their country's version of Got Talent instead?".

Aside from the fact they probably have, viewers don't get to see all the auditions and have this idea that someone just as talented and more deserving of taking part is losing out. There probably isn't but mostly because I don't think they applied as they don't want/need BGT to get where they want to be. Nor does anyone realistically but the foreign acts that get asked to be on the show have a different outlook and possibly see appearing on various editions of Got Talent around the world as the dream whereas I doubt that contestants from the UK think that way. Maybe if they did they would come up with an act that is less British and more universal.