Britain's Got Talent's Axel Blake addresses claims his victory was a 'fix'

Professional comedian Axel Blake, the winner of this year's Britain's Got Talent, has addressed claims that the ITV final was a 'fix' after it emerged that he had an Amazon Prime show. Speaking out: Comedian Axel Blake, the winner of this year's Britain's Got Talent, has addressed claims the ITV final was a 'fix' after it was revealed he had an Amazon Prime show Responding to the criticism, Axel revealed he was sleeping in his car at the time of the stand-up show and insisted that he wasn't paid for the show as he set the record straight. It looks like 'Oh my gosh, it's Amazon Prime', but if they saw the back end, it didn't look like that financially, a lot of stress… The Comedian revealed he even borrowed money to follow his dreams: 'I had to borrow from other people, to say, 'Listen, I need to do something, I've already put the deposit down and stuff… Comedian: Axel, who was crowned in last night's final, revealed that his show was self-financed and stressful - and he didn't know Amazon Prime were going to pick it up He added: 'Then after that, Amazon picked it up. Family: Axel - who is a property maintenance manager - has a fiancée and two children: a teenage son and a young daughter Speaking out: Viewers were quick to share their opinions on Twitter after the live show on Sunday night The comedian impressed judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams, the live ITV audience and viewers at home with his latest bout of quips and quick wit on Sunday night.