The French Entertainer Who Made BGT History With a Shaking, Talking, and Singing Dog Named Wendy
When 61-year-old Marc Métral from Paris, France, walked onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage, his polite charm and humble background as the son of peasant farmers instantly warmed the room. Marc admitted that performing live with an animal is always a massive gamble where anything can happen, and his wife even told him he was completely crazy for trying out. However, Marc revealed his lifelong dream was to perform in front of the royal family. He then introduced his assistant for the evening: an adorable, red-haired Cotons de Tuléar mix named Wendy, whom he had raised since she was just two months old. The judges smiled at the cute pup, expecting a standard pet trick routine, but the duo was about to completely shatter reality.
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The routine took a shocking and historic turn when Marc turned to Wendy and asked her to speak to the audience. To the absolute bewilderment of the judges, Wendy appeared to move her jaws and respond in fluent English, bluntly telling Marc “no” when he asked her to say good evening. The illusion only grew more complex and side-splitting as the routine progressed. When Marc asked if she thought he was stupid, Wendy opened her mouth wide and gave a sharp, sassy “yes!” Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon stared in absolute open-mouthed disbelief as the clever dog proceeded to argue with her owner, talk back to his commands, and even mimic a cat by letting out a perfect “meow.”
To top off the mind-blowing variety act, Marc announced they would be singing a duet. As the music swelled, Wendy took center stage and began to “sing” the classic ballad “Feelings” with jaw-dropping, lip-sync precision. Replicating the operatic vibrato of the song, she opened and closed her mouth perfectly in sync with the dramatic music, sending the entire 2,000-seat auditorium into a frenzy of pure shock and roaring laughter. By the end of the performance, the entire room was on their feet for a massive standing ovation.
The judging panel was utterly spellbound by the sheer technical perfection of the act. Simon Cowell, who had famously stated for nine years that his dream was to find a dog that could talk or sing, looked ecstatic, declaring that Marc and Wendy had officially made television history. Amanda Holden was left entirely breathless, wondering how it was even physically possible for a dog to know the words. Sweeping a clean and historic four yeses, Marc and Wendy walked off stage as instant viral legends, proving that some acts truly have to be seen to be believed.
