‘AGT’ Fans Have Mixed Feelings About Mel B. as a Judge
What To Know
- America’s Got Talent fans began a discussion about Mel B. on Reddit.
- Mel B. is back as a judge for the second season in a row after a seven-year hiatus.
- Some fans love her commentary and critiques, while others are not a fan of her on the panel.
With the Auditions on Season 21 of America’s Got Talent ending on July 21, fans are weighing in on how they feel about Mel B. being back on the judges’ panel. The Spice Girls singer returned to the show last year after a seven-year hiatus.
A Reddit poster started a thread called, “I Love Mel B.,” and commented, “Mel B simply makes the show more interesting by showing confused expressions. That is extremely hilarious when I saw her confused face.”
However, not everyone agreed with this take. Many complained about how often Mel says, “I don’t get it,” about the acts that perform. “If you took a shot of tequila every time she doesn’t ‘get it’, you’d die of alcohol poisoning,” someone wrote. Another added, “Most of her confusions are just plain ridiculous.”
“She [only] puts thru acts that are hot,” someone else said, which is a complaint other commenters noted earlier in the season when she made her Golden Buzzer picks (Isaac Atkins and Mackenzie Sol.)
There were plenty of people who agreed with the original poster, though. Someone noted that the “hate” towards Mel in the forum was becoming “excessive,” adding, “Even though I don’t always agree with her opinions, I respect her and Howie [Mandel] the most because they both speak their minds regardless of what Simon [Cowell] and the audience thinks.”
Someone else also wrote, “A lot of the times I agree with her. People don’t like her because she actually gives critiques. Some acts are just not good, boring, or simply not enough.”
A neutral commenter said, “I think she’s good when she really enjoys an act and I’m glad she will Say she likes an act others didn’t but man she will Say no because she doesn’t get it a lot.”
Mel B. was an AGT judge from Seasons 8 to 13. After seven seasons away, she returned for the milestone 20th season in 2025 and is now back again alongside Cowell, Mandel, and Sofia Vergara.
America’s Got Talent, Season 21, Tuesdays, 8/7c, NBC
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PLEASE get rid of MB! She says the same thing all the time, i.e. What just happened? She is constantly pulling down her dress. She is way too old to wear tight short skirts! She has an attitude that everyone wants to hear what she has to say. Wrong! The camera focuses on her too much! The viewers would like to see more of the other judges. And she constantly flirts with men on stage. Please give someone new a chance to judge. Mel has to go.
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Mel B needs to be replaced next season!!!
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Simon needs to get rid of Mel B. I do not think she is very smart. She stays confused all of the time. She never understands any of the acts. Unless they are singers, she stays confused. DUH!!!
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Quit watching when Mel B returned,no talent for a talent show. Had to keep asking people ,What did she say??
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Personally I’m not a fan of most of the judges.
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