Britain’s Got Talent: Comedian ‘embraces’ his tics

He admitted that the tics could make stage performances tricky at times.

“Obviously it changes certain things,” he said. “Some nights are better than others, some nights we just do two jokes.

“But I think embracing them and trying to make them as funny as I can is the easiest and best thing to do.”

Mr Mitchell said it has been “a wild ride” since appearing on the show.

“The response has been insane,” he added.

As a teacher, he said his pupils had been “really supportive”.

“They’ve been lovely and really sweet. I didn’t realise how much it would mean to other people, and that’s what touched me the most,” he said.