CLARKSON’S Farm star Kaleb Cooper jumped in the air in delight as he celebrated The Hawkstone Farmers Choir’s monumental Britain’s Got Talent win.
The Jeremy Clarkson-backed group narrowly beat drone art act Celestial to the top spot in a nail-biting final aired live on ITV.
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Kaleb Cooper jumped in the air in delight as he celebrated The Hawkstone Farmers Choir’s BGT win Credit: Instagram/thefarmersdogpub
The group became the first-ever choir to win the ITV reality series Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
The vocalists became the first-ever choir to take the Britain’s Got Talent final and, after hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced the winner at the final held at London’s Eventim Apollo, crowds watching back at the Diddly Squat farm exploded into cheers.
Clarkson’s Farm favourite Kaleb, 27, led the pack gathered on land outside Jeremy’s pub, The Farmer’s Dog, in Burford.
He was seen perched on a bench at the front of the screen, jiggling his legs with nerves and with his chin perched on his hands.
The farmer leaped up in joy as the results were revealed before hugging a pal in delight.
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Kaleb looked nervous ahead of the outcome Credit: Instagram/thefarmersdogpub
Celebrations were in full swing at Jeremy Clarkson’s pub, The Farmer’s Dog, in Burford Credit: Instagram/thefarmersdogpub
The choir dedicated their special win to all farmers Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Kaleb stars alongside Jeremy in the Clarkson’s Farm series Credit: Prime
Farmer Kaleb re-posted a video, captured by the pub, to his own Instagram page capturing the jubilant scenes.
In the boozer’s caption they wrote: “Scenes from @thefarmersdogpub. @thehawkstonefarmerschoir, @bgt 2026 champions #backbritishfarming”.
Fans were quick to react to the upload and one wrote: “What a moment Hawkstone Farmers Choir”.
A second posted: “This is a great day for British farmers. Not only that, but representing the best of Britain”.
Timeline of BGT Winners
Britain’s Got Talent has been thrilling fans since it burst onto the scene in 2007.
Here we take a look at all the BGT winners – from the first ever one to the most recent:
2007: Paul Potts – The first ever winner of BGT was opera singer Paul Potts. He saw off competition from Connie Talbot, The Bar Wizards, Bessie Cursors, Damon Scott and Kombat Breakers to win.
2008: George Sampson – In series two of Britain’s Got Talent a young George Sampson wowed judges and viewers with his impressive dance moves.
2009: Diversity – Dance troupe Diversity scooped the BGT crown and beat of competition from singer Susan Boyle, who was strongly tipped to win the show.
2010 – Spellbound: Gymnastic troupe Spellbound really impressed judge Simon Cowell with their stunning routines and incredible stunts in 2010. At the time, the music mogul said: “I can only say on live television that was one of the most astonishing things I have ever seen.”
2011 – Jai McDowall: Viewers were stunned when Jai McDowall won the show in 2011, as young singer Ronan Parke was the favourite to win the series.
2012 – Ashleigh and Pudsy: Ashleigh Butler and her adorable pooch Pudsey stole hearts when they performed in series six of the talent show.
2013 – Attraction: Hungarian shadow artist group Attraction won the seventh series of Britain’s Got Talent. The squad had taken part in the German version of BGT in 2012, however, they had only placed seventh.
2014 – Collabro: Classical music band Collabro faced tough competition in the 2014 final as all the finalist were singers, but they went on to scoop the crown.
2015 – Jules O’Dwyer & Matisse: Dog lovers everywhere could’t get enough of Jules O’Dwyer and pet pup Matisse. The impressive duo even performed on a tightrope to secure their win.
2016 – Richard Jones: Army man Richard Jones became the first magician in the show’s history to win Britain’s Got Talent.
2017 – Tokio Myers: Pianist Tokio Myers impressed the judges with his blend of classical and electronic music.
2018 – Lost Voice Guy: Stand-up comedian Lost Voice Guy, who performs with a speech synthesiser, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was six months old. However, he defied the odds and is a BGT champ.
2019 – Colin Thackery: Veteran army officer Colin Thackery warmed the nations hearts with his singing voice. He was crowned winner of BGT after singing Michael Ball’s Love Changes Everything.
2020 – Jon Courtenay: Singer and pianist Jon Courtenay was Ant and Dec’s Golden Buzzer act. After he won the £250,000 prize he said: “Just amazing, I can’t believe it.”
2022 – Axel Blake: Comedian Axel Blake scooped the crown after the show was off air for two years during Covid.
2023 – Viggo Venn: Known for his high-vis jackets, comedian Viggo Venn was victorious in 2023.
2024 – Sydnie Christmas: The reigning champ is singer Sydnie Christmas.
A third wrote: “What an incredible achievement massive congratulations”.
One then added: “Fantastic win and wonderful to highlight the mental health needs of farmers. Such a worthy cause”.
While Kaleb was watching from the farm, The Jattvibe columnist Jeremy was in the live crowd.
After their victory during last night’s show, choir leader Katrina Hawkstone said: “We are the first ever choir to have won Britain’s Got Talent.
“This is for all the farmers out there.
“For anyone who’s struggling, it’s not a taboo subject, speak up!”
TV star Jeremy could be seen celebrating wildly in the audience, a look of disbelief on his face. He founded the 32-strong choir in 2024 for an advertising campaign to promote his Hawkstone beer and cider brand.
A total of 10 acts made it through to the ITV live final and performed in front of judges Simon Cowell, 66, Amanda Holden, 55, Alesha Dixon, 47, and KSI, 32.
Head judge Simon couldn’t call it, saying: “I haven’t got a bloody clue of who is going to win.”
Meanwhile girl band Mis-Teeq – starring Alesha – did a surprise performance on the night after announcing their 25th- anniversary show this month.
