BGT fans slam Simon Cowell for 'homegrown' comment as US pro wins semi-final place

Britain's Got Talent star Connie Talbot looks entirely different from the gumsy little girl who auditioned on the ITV show back in 2007.

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden was left speechless after a fan unveiled a giant tattoo of her on his leg. The 51-year-old was presenting Heart Breakfast's radio show alongside co-host Jamie Theakston when they brought listener Rich onto the show via Facetime.The mum-of-two was itching to see the inking after Rich's girlfriend Lori revealed her initial reaction to first seeing it as she said: "I was thinking, where do we go from here?"As Rich raised his leg towards the camera, the hosts made the slow realisation what the tattoo was as Amanda hesitatingly asked: "Is that me?""No way" Amanda shockingly asked, "I didn’t know if it was me or Kylie Minogue to be honest.

Simon Cowell has high hopes for the new crop of impressive hopefuls on the upcoming season of. However, the outspoken judge says the auditions didn't fill him with confidence at the start.Cowell — who rocked a brace bandage on his hand from when he broke his arm earlier this year — spoke with ET's Matt Cohen on the red carpet at the Season 17 Kick-Off event at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Wednesday, and opened up about his initial misgivings over the level of talent this season.«When [taping] first started — you know, I am always expecting, always hoping, the show can or should should be better year on year.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent fans are convinced they’ve "worked out" Phantom is a former show star who is back for a THIRD attempt at winning. The much-loved ITV talent show returned to our screens over the weekend for the highly anticipated 15th series.

Britain's Got Talent star Connie Talbot looks words away from the gap-toothed young girl who auditioned on the ITV show back in 2007.The 21-year-old musician logged into her Instagram page on Tuesday (April 19) to share a "classy toilet selfie" with her 300,000 followers.She posed up a storm for the camera as she took a snap wearing a black leather jacket and with a stylish top underneath.Connie styled her tresses in loose curls and enhanced her natural beauty with minimalistic makeup.The singer is not one to shy away from the camera and often updates her Instagram grid with some glam snaps.

Baywatch babe and Hollywood star Carmen Electra has had a number of high profile romances throughout the years, including with X Factor star Simon Cowell.The actress dated Simon for over six months in 2012 - but he is not the only famous face to have been in a relationship with Carmen since she burst onto our TV screens in the early nineties.Throughout her career, Carmen has also dated rockstars, world famous musicians and huge names from the world of sports - with her romances featuring in documentaries including 2020's The Last Dance.On Carmen's 50th birthday (April 20), Daily Star takes a look back on her wild love life.Long before she was Baywatch and silver screen icon Carmen Electra, Tara Leigh Patrick was an aspiring actress who moved to Minnesota in search of fame and fortune after spotting an ad for an all-girl group being put together by Purple Rain singer Prince.It was him that gave the actress the new name of Carmen Electra, after he spotted her talent during the audition.Not only did Carmen credit Prince with kick-starting her career, the two also dated for a period of time, but she chose to end the relationship when she wanted to stay in Los Angeles, telling E! Online: "He controlled everything, but I loved that about him. How I dressed, the music, hairstyles.

Britain's Got Talent contestant Ferdinand Rennie has said he was stitched up after Simon Cowell said he "murdered" his favourite song.The Scot is at the heart of another "fix" row on the hit ITV talent show after his performance of Never Enough from The Greatest Showman divided judges.The 62-year-old told The Sun that his performance was plagued by sound issues, he was kept waiting for 10 hours before his audition and was convinced by the programme's producers to sing a different version of the song than he had planned to perform.His audition was immediately followed in the edited show by a performance by professional singer Loren Allred, who recorded the vocals for the film's soundtrack.Austrian-born Ferdinand told the paper that he had asked the show's producers if he could perform the hit in ballad form but they persuaded him to sing his dance version instead. His cover was enjoyed by the audience and judges David Walliams and Amanda Holden but Simon said he had ruined his favourite song.

Britain’s Got Talent hopefuls Les Sancho blew audiences away with their audition for the British talent show.But it has now emerged that they initially appeared on another Got Talent series - with fans discovering that the group actually reached the show’s final round.The French dance group have previously secured the Golden Buzzer on the French version of the popular talent show, which is called La France A Un Incroyable Talent.They were a clear judge’s favourite after being awarded the highest possible accolade on the programme.Britain’s Got Talent has finally returned to ITV after a year long hiatus and judge Amanda Holden was blown away by the dance troupe.The 51-year-old said that she was the “most excited” she had been about dancers on the show for a while.Along with Amanda, her fellow judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon were all impressed with Les Sancho, as were the crowd who showered them with cheers and applause.The group expressed their excitement at being on Britain’s Got Talent and said it was a “level up” from previous competitions, which seemed to reference their past fame in their home country.

BBC House of Games has come under fire after fans had the same complaint about the celebrity line up. Richard Osman is hosting the smash hit game show each evening this weekend. But fans complaine because they only knew Trevor Nelson.

Simon Cowell has opened up about how bad his horror e-bike crash really was two years ago and how he now has long-term nerve damage. The music mogul and Britain's Got Talent head judge crashed his bike in Malibu, California, breaking his back - and has confessed it was "much worse" than what people thought at the time. Simon, 62, also admitted that he doesn't really talk about it and "kept a lot back" from the public.

X Factor legend Wagner has said Simon Cowell becoming "Mr Nice Guy" was one of the things that killed the show.The ITV singing competition was pretty much axed in 2021 after 17 years, with ITV saying at the time that there were "no current plans" for another series.Singer Wagner - who was a contestant on the programme back in 2010 - has now said he thinks Simon's move away from being TV's Mr Nasty was one of the reasons its popularity waned.He told the Daily Star's Carly in Convo he thought the fact people don't buy records any more was also a factor."The other thing which I think contributed to the show losing its popularity was the fact that Simon had to become Mr Nice Guy," he went on."Before he would say horrible things to people singing badly."But now more and more the world is becoming a very boring place, where you have to be politically correct at all times."Wagner, 65, said Simon "had to change" as the landscape changed but that it probably had an impact on the talent show's ratings."People enjoyed watching him say horrible things, which is wrong," he chuckled."That was something that I think attracted people to watch the show."The singer made it all the way to the quarter finals in 2010 as part of the Over 28s category, which was mentored by Louis Walsh.And he said he had a blast being part of the contest, which was won by Matt Cardle that year.Since then, the Brazilian-born singer - who was regarded as something of a novelty act - has been making a living selling video messages to eager fans and practicing karate to keep fit."It's amazing how time flies and how things that happened a long time, sometimes they feel like they were yesterday," he said."I loved being there," Wagner added, saying he loved Simon and

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

Britain's Got Talent has responded after fans were left frustrated to learn that Axel Blake, who got a golden buzzer on Sunday night, already has an Amazon Prime show. Comedian Axel Blake charmed the judges with his witty jokes and upbeat personality, so much so that Simon Cowell hit his golden buzzer, sending the act straight to the live semi-finals. Despite his humble discussion about his career, some viewers were unhappy to discover that Axel is already a successful comedian and even has his own stand-up TV show.

The Greatest Showman star Loren Allred has hit back at Britain's Got Talent criticism after she was awarded the golden buzzer by Amanda Holden on Saturday's opening show. Loren stunned the judges and the audience with a beautiful performance of Never Enough which she also sang in the hit film, The Greatest Showman. While the audience gave Loren a standing ovation, many fans questioned whether the professional singer should have been given a golden buzzer as she is already a successful, famous singer.Taking to Instagram on Monday night, Loren, who lives in Brooklyn, New York, shared a message from a fan where it hit back at the criticism.

Scots BGT contestant Ferdinand Rennie has offered to perform his high energy dance version of Never Enough at Simon Cowell's wedding after his online audition had over 200,000 hits.

BRITAIN’S Got Talent has become embroiled in a racism storm after fans reacted with shock to an act shown on Saturday night. Serial auditionee Jim Fitzpatrick, 63, returned to the stage after three years away in a homemade crow outfit.

Simon Cowell and his fiancée Lauren Silverman threw the most impressive Easter party for their family and friends at their Los Angeles mansions – and it included a fun Easter egg hunt and a water slide!MORE: Inside Amanda Holden's cosy Easter weekend with Simon CowellSeveral of the lucky guests, such as Terri Seymour and Amanda Holden, couldn't help but share videos and photos from the occasion, and fans were treated to a rare family photo of Simon and Lauren alongside their two children, Eric and Adam.WATCH: Simon Cowell's teeth before and after: What has BGT star done to his teeth?The couple, who became engaged last year after eight years together, share a son Eric, eight, whilst 16-year-old Adam is Lauren's son from her marriage to Andrew Silverman.READ: BGT viewers praise young boy after he makes cheeky jibe at Simon CowellRELATED: Simon Cowell's multi-million dollar engagement ring for Lauren Silverman is a total show-stopperIn the adorable snap, which was taken in Simon and Lauren's garden, the four can be seen posing together, with Lauren positioned between Simon and Adam, and adorable Eric posing in front of his mum and brother. The family looked happy as they posed for Terri at their LA mansion"Thank you for a beautiful day @simoncowell #laurensilverman.

Britain's Got Talent viewers seemed to have noticed a continuity error during Sunday night's show after David Walliams appeared in two different places at the same time.The popular ITV show returned to screens over the weekend and managed to pull in 6.1 million viewers, with a TV audience peak of 7.2 million.But during Sunday's episode (April 17), Little Britain star David mounted the stage to dance with Joy, a 75-year-old great-grandmother who was persuaded by her family to showcase her talent on the show.As Joy strutted her stuff and danced along to Bits and Pieces by Artemesia and Sandstorm by Darude, David couldn't help but dance along as he unbuttoned his shirt in excitement.Despite all the commotion, eagle-eyed spectators noticed that David was seen on stage with Joy but he also appeared both in his seat at the same time.Those who quickly caught the mishap rushed to Twitter to share their thoughts.One person wrote: "So David Walliams is walking up on stage, yet still sat in his seat watching Joy dancing? Two of him…"Another shared: "Brilliant editing from the #BGT team, David up on stage and David also sat in his seat, at the same time!"A third added: "Didn't know David had a twin #BGT... David in his seat and David on the stage."While a fourth chimed: "David got up on stage but at the same time was still sitting @davidwalliams."After Joy's energetic performance that many seemed to enjoy, she received three yeses from the judges but Simon Cowell wasn't too keen on her dance moves.Despite this, Simon was certainly blown away by comedian Axel Blake from London who also appeared on Sunday's show.Simon even offered Axel a golden buzzer which means he will go straight through to the final shows.

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden stole the show as she finally returned to her Heart FM presenting job in London after the Easter holidays.Amanda, 51, looked gorgeous as she donned an orange and white patterned dress for her return as she shared her snaps on social media.The blonde bombshell showed off her toned figure in the long sleeved outfit, which featured a short hemline and black piping around the material.Amanda left her fans hot under the collar as she bounced on a big blue ball in the lavish offices as she recorded the video on Instagram.The star risked a racy wardrobe malfunction as the skirt struggled to protect her modesty in the steamy video.Amanda's long legs also took centre stage as she completed the look with strappy black heels, with her toned pins being highlighted in the glam footwear.The BGT judge finished the look off with simple but elegant make-up as she let her blonde hair fall in glamorous curls around her shoulders.Amanda recently spent the Easter holidays on a lavish trip, as she went to Disney World in Florida for a fun week with her family.She then headed over to California, sharing a racy bikini snap as she enjoyed the sunshine on the beach in Santa Monica.Amanda then used her free time to catch up with her good friend Simon Cowell, who she recently filmed the latest auditions for BGT with.The pair were joined by Joan Collins as they went for a lavish dinner in London together to mark a mutual friend's birthday, sharing a sweet snap on social media.Amanda certainly made the most of her holidays, but it is business as usual as she is back to the grind of working this week.She is also appearing on the new series of BGT, which returned to screens last weekend, as she, Simon, David

Fans of Britain’s Got Talent delightedly saw the show return to our TV screens over the weekend after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s been an even longer break for boss Simon Cowell, 62, after he suffered a serious bike injury that left him unable to join the judging panel back in 2020. Previous winner and Diversity star Ashley Banjo stepped into Simon’s judging chair and, although Simon was pleased with Ashley’s performance, he’s happy to be back in the judging seat himself.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent returned for its second instalment yesterday but the show has been hit with 'fix' claims after Simon Cowell dished out his golden buzzer. While Simon was blown away by Axel's gags about the pandemic and his pregnant girlfriend, some viewers were up in arms that he got the coveted golden buzzer. One branded the decision a fix, pointing out that Axel already has a stand-up show on streaming service Amazon Prime - just as last night's golden buzzer, singer Loren Allred, was already a famous singer.