Ant and Dec share gushing tribute to Simon Cowell following Britain's Got Talent row where they threatened to quit

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As Britain’s Got Talent gets underway again, Ant and Dec have admitted they’re missing Simon Cowell. Simon, 60, has been replaced by Ashley Banjo on the judging panel as he recovers from a broken back.

And backstage, Ant and Dec have admitted to missing the music mogul despite recent revelations that they had a ‘showdown’ with Simon and threatened to quit the show.

Taking to Instagram, Ant and Dec posted a snap of a table with snacks on, as well as personalised water bottles and a framed photo of Simon.They captioned the snap: “Missing you @simoncowell, but we always have you near in our backstage den @BGT tonight at 8pm.” In the playful picture, Dec can be seen leaning towards the photo gazing lovingly at the photo of Simon, causing one.