BGT bosses hit back as ITV show accused of 'recycling' acts after Simon links uncovered

A week of Britain's Got Talent live shows is almost over and the penultimate show caused all kinds of drama, specifically around Simon Cowell and one act in particular. The 63-year-old was back on the judging panel for the fourth of five semi-final shows as several more acts took to the stage to try impress Simon, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams, and Amanda Holden as well as viewers in a bid to make it through to the BGT final on Sunday (June 5).

Simon Cowell was quick to respond to 'fix' claims as the penultimate semi-final show of Britain's Got Talent took place. Thursday night saw several more acts take to the stage in a bid to make it through to the ITV talent show's grand final on Sunday (June 5).

This Morning's Josie Gibson is steaming about being "left at the back" and snubbed at Wednesday night's (June 1) edition of Britain's Got Talent.The 37-year-old former Big Brother star is covering the show for the ITV daytime series, but said she was unhappy at not being at being seated in the front row of the audience.Speaking on This Morning on Thursday (June 2), she told hosts Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond that they'd stuck her right at the back.Viewers at home might have assumed that, given she is a well known TV personality, Josie would have been given a prime seat in the audience, but the reality was anything but.She said: "I weren't front row seat. Let's have a little bit of a word with Britain's Got Talent – I wasn't front row.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has envisioned how he would react if his son Eric was bullied, and it seems he can’t fathom the thought. On Thursday’s live show of the ITV competition, the fourth semi-final of the week, dance group Five Star Boys were the second act to take to the stage after pantomime dames Dame Nation ahead of Sunday’s final. Five Star Boys wowed the judges and public alike during their first audition, when they explained that they went on the show ‘to spread the word for boys who can dance’, while admitting that ‘it’s not always easy for us’.

Amanda Holden sent fans wild on Thursday with her outfit for the Britain’s Got Talent 2022 semi-finals.The judge, 51, looked sensational in a green sparkly mini dress by Dolce & Gabbana which featured a pink floral design on it. Amanda finished her ensemble with a pair of black barely-there heels from YSL as she posed up a storm in her glamorous ensemble.The star, who sits with Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams on the panel, styled her blonde locks into voluminous wavy hairdo. Amanda also shared a collection of snaps to her Instagram with her 1.8million followers going wild over the gown.

Britain's Got Talent fans think they have worked out The Phantom's magic trick after their performance on Thursday's semi-final left judge Simon Cowell baffled. During the show, The Phantom left the judges — Simon, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams — mystified with their mind-bending magic. At the start of the performance, The Phantom asked David to think of a childhood memory and write it on a piece of paper, as well as the time it took place.

Britain's Got Talent fans think they have worked out who is behind the ITV show's "invisible" act called The Phantom after their performance on Thursday's semi-final. During the show, The Phantom left the judges — Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams — mystified with their mind-bending magic.

Britain's Got Talent fans were left calling out a 'fix' over the result of the third semi-finals which saw Loren and Five Star Boys make it through to the last round of the show.Loren Allred made it through by public vote and was visibly over the moon when the verdict was announced, while Five Star Boys made it through by judges vote.However, The Phantom, who was up against Five Star Boys, unfortunately didn't manage to win over Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams enough to make it into the finals.Fans were very vocal about their upset that Mary P was sent home, with many turning to Twitter to question why she was voted out over The Phantom.Many viewers also wondered whether the show was a "fix" as Loren performed after three acts which didn't impress the audience.Loren is known for her vocals on The Greatest Showman and sang for Rebecca Ferguson, who mimed over her lyrics.In previous episodes, teacher turned singer Tom Ball made it through via public votes, which left him speechless as Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced his win.Comedian Eva Adley and magician Keiichi Iwasaki went head to head in an attempt to secure the judges but after David, Alesha and Amanda voted for the young star, Keiichi was sent home.Fans were divided over the verdict and took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the matter.One said that they were "not impressed" with the results while another branded the move a "sympathy vote".In the previous semi-final show, rappers Flintz and Taylor landed a spot along with comedian and impressionist Ben Nickless.The tense show saw Ben storm ahead of the other contestants as he won the votes while Flintz and Taylor were kept in by the judges.The tow acts will now battle it

Britain's Got Talent viewers have argued that the show is "rigged" for Loren Allred to win the semi-final round.Fans of the ITV show have taken to social media to argue that they believe producers put a bunch of "rubbish" acts on so Loren could sail through to the final round.Loren sang Never Enough from The Greatest Showman during her audition and was given Amanda Holden's golden buzzer.The singer was the real singer of that song - as opposed to what fans thought it was actress Rebecca Ferguson.Loren performed on Thursday's show (May 2) and after her song judge David Walliams coined her as the possible winner of the show. However, taking to Twitter, one fan wrote: "I see they put the professional singer on a night with other acts that had no talent at all!, not fixed to get to the final at all!!!"Another added: "We all know Loren has won it's a fix why they are bothering to drag it out I don't know."While a third penned: "Have they purposely put all the bad acts on tonight to make sure their golden girl Loren gets through.""Have they purposely put all the bad acts on tonight to make sure their golden girl Loren gets through stopping now lol," shared a fourth.A fifth put: "What’s going on with @BGT tonight why has acts like Titan got through???? Feel like this is set up for Loren Allred to win this semi final.""They really are putting all the sh**acts on one night just to make sure loren get through mmmmmmm seems fixed," another tweeted.Another viewer added: "This semi final is definitely rigged for Loren Allred to get through to the final it’s the weakest semi final of the week by far, literally not a single standout performance.

Britain's Got Talent fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on Alesha Dixon's outfit during the semi-finals show on 2 June.Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly opened the show with the help of the contestants as they made their way down to centre stage.They introduced Alesha along with her fellow judges Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Simon Cowell before they turned their attention to the first act of the night.However, many ITV viewers were left bewildered after they caught sight of the singer's ensemble for the night.Alesha styled her long dark hair in a sleek bun on the top of her head and accessorised with large diamond earrings but the main event got everyone talking.She wore a giant puffy white dress that exposed her shoulders and arms, bunched at the centre to mimic the shape of a rose as she sat behind the judges table.Confused fans went to Twitter to compare her outfit to some similar looking objects.A viewer tweeted out: "From a distance, it looks like Alesha has came as a giant prawn cracker tonight!"Another said: "So we had Alesha sporting the Morph suit dress last night and now she’s sporting the air bag activation dress tonight."One baffled fan also added: "Alesha Dixon bringing her duvet to the Britain's Got Talent show on TV tonight."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated. Please refresh the page regularly for the latest news, pictures and video.You can also get email updates on the day’s biggest TV stories straight to your inbox by signing up for our soaps and Hot TV newsletters .Get all the very best news, pictures, opinion and video on your favourite TV shows by following Daily Star every time you see our name.

Amanda Holden never misses an opportunity to get tongues wagging, but many of her Instagram uploads leave jaws on the floor instead.The Britain's Got Talent bombshell is known to push the boundaries on the ITV show with her risqué dresses and has been hit by plenty of Ofcom complaints in the past.But the 51-year-old sometimes risks getting a telling off on Instagram too as she strips off for seriously steamy naked or near-nude photos.As we prepare to say goodbye to Britain's Got Talent for another year, Daily Star is taking a look at gorgeous Amanda's hottest ever nude pics.It seems Amanda can't get enough of sharing her bath time routine with fans, as she shared a clip of her washing her hair this week and back in May.The stunner smiled as she appeared topless in a deep tub, with her hands lathering up some shampoo on top of her head.Her skin was as smooth as ever as her décolletage glistened from the bath water and soap suds.Posting the video again more recently, Amanda explained it was an ad for a brand of purple shampoo, as she spiked up her longe blonde locks to look like a horn.Amanda stripped completely nude for her hottest ever photoshoot, covering up with a slender fur wrap.The blonde beauty added plenty of bling with a diamond ring and matching necklaces, as she let her gorgeous looks shine.The incredible shoot was for a competition Heart FM was throwing, with Amanda revealing she was wearing more than 1,000 diamonds which were worth £1million."There was a security guard hovering and they left with the ring and necklace within 10 minutes of this picture," she revealed.To ring in 2021, Amanda posed topless in her hot tub as she enjoyed a glass of fizz.With her caramel locks falling to her shoulders, Amanda stood

Kelly Clarkson isn't necessarily a sore loser, but she won't stand for cheating, and not winning for that matter!ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThe star has previously expressed what a competitive player she is when it comes to game night, and how seriously she takes any game, and winning.Now, the star proved just how true that really is, showing her true colors when playing a game against none other than Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara.WATCH: Kelly collapses after being upstaged by Anne HathawayMORE: Kelly Clarkson prepares for impending move as her talk show takes over Ellen DeGerenes' daytime slotA simple game of trivia featuring the daytime show host alongside Simon Cowell playing against his two America's Got Talent co-stars turned into a frantic who-dunnit moment when both teams accused each other of cheating.As Terry Crews was asking a question, to which the answer was hula hoop, he was interrupted by both teams rapidly pressing the answer button, and though Sofia began to answer first, only Kelly and Simon's button lit up.Heidi was not having it, promptly exclaiming as she repeatedly hit the button: "I pressed it and it did not go!!!"The hilariously competitive momentThe Modern Family star then doubled down after her, telling Kelly in an accusatory tone: "Oh! Because you made this not work because this is your show!"MORE: Kelly Clarkson announces incredible news that'll thrill fans of her showMORE: Kelly Clarkson discusses wardrobe malfunctions in hilarious conversationThough she first fell into a fit of laughter, when Terry announced Heidi and Sofia had in fact hit the button first, then Kelly was the one not having it, saying: "What? I'm going to have to see

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden left little to the imagination as she ditched her clothes for a racy advert on her Instagram page.Amanda, 51, looked gorgeous as she stripped off to strike a pose in the bath with shampoo in her hair as she shared the glamorous advert with her fans.She managed to protect her modesty using a clever camera angle as she went totally naked under the water for the stunning clip.The ITV star took the opportunity to poke fun at herself as she piled her blonde hair high above her head into a point with the product in her hair.In another clip, Amanda showed herself in a dark t-shirt as she dried her hair and then styled it using another product, showing off the results to the camera.BGT judge Amanda is no stranger to showing off her toned figure as she has been squeezing herself into some seriously daring outfits for the semi-finals off the hit ITV show.On Wednesday night, Amanda opted for a backless metallic dress made of 50,000 silver and green crystals as she stole the show on the night.The blonde bombshell wowed on the stage as the plunging neckline, which was only held together by straps, and the figure-hugging design showed off every curve.Amanda pulled her blonde hair back into a glamorous half-up do as she ensured all eyes were on her show-stopping dress.The star had vowed to still keep wearing provocative dresses on the show despite Ofcom complaints being made against her.One particularly controversial dress was an £11,000 Julien McDonald number which she wore in 2017, sparking 633 complaints to Ofcom.She said to OK!: "That dress was hysterical – it was Julien Macdonald.

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden was left looking red-faced after a "funny bones" gaffe about a comedy contestant who has cerebral palsy. The third round of live semi-finals on Wednesday (June 1) saw teenager Eva Abley take to the stage at London's Hammersmith Apollo as she performed another comedy act.