Simon Cowell Get Egged During 'Britain's Got Talent' Finale

During an operatic rendition of "The Impossible Dream" performed by Richard and Adam Johnson, a viola player named Natalie Holt, who was also part of the backing group, walked up between the two singers with a carton of eggs and started hurling raw eggs at Simon Cowell.

Neither Johnson brother flinched during the performance. Holt, with a smile on her face, threw at least five eggs at Simon before security stopped her. 

In a statement released by the show, Natalie issued an apology, although the apology didn't seem directed at Simon per se. "I want to apologize to Richard and Adam for overshadowing their performance," she said. "I've never done anything like this before and in hindsight I have realized it was a silly thing to do." No criminal charges will be filed against Natalie.

At first, it was unclear if Natalie was trying to exact revenge for her earlier "BGT" rejection, and/or if she was motivated by the random tweet Simon made below.

@sallyfinestone I hate eggs
— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) June 7, 2013

After the incident, Simon tweeted again:

I really don't like eggs.
— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) June 8, 2013

The offender, however, is not the first person to chuck items at Cowell while he was seated at the judges' table. In season three of "American Idol," a contestant named Jonathan Rey approached a snickering Cowell with a plastic cup and tossed water on him.