Britain's Got Talent fans distracted by Simon Cowell's 'changing' face on ITV show

BRITAIN'S Got Talent viewers are convinced that Simon Cowell has "already signed" Loren Allred as the fix row continues. The ITV contestant, who has had a stellar singing history with stints on The Voice and The Greatest Showman, was forced to address fix rumours after her appearance on the new series.

HE became a star launching music careers and TV shows, but Simon Cowell says the “terrifying” prospect of burn-out convinced him to give most of it up. The former music mogul was desperate to spend more time with eight-year-old son Eric and did not want workload or bad health stopping him.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent football freestyler Jeremy Lynch wowed the judges with his sporting prowess back in 2008. The fresh-faced then 20-year-old had played for Arsenal as a junior footballer before taking to the stage to show off his skills.

Former X Factor winner Leon Jackson seemingly disappeared from the world of showbiz following a brief stint in the limelight.

Britain’s Got Talent is facing another fix row after known act Titan the Robot appeared in last weekend’s opening episode.The giant mechanical performer sang and carried out a comedy routine poking fun at head judge Simon Cowell in the ITV series’ return on Saturday.Titan the Robot had members of the audience laughing whilst taking to the stage — which is not the first the act has performed on.Their entertainment past surfaced this week as it was revealed that the robot has in fact been in the industry scene for a while, and having featured in front of the camera with non other than BGT hosts Ant and Dec. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

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

X Factor favourite Wagner revealed that sex without love leaves him feeling unclean and makes him want to go wash afterwards. During an exclusive chat with the Daily Star for a Facebook Live tell-all, the singer chatted about his colourful sex life.

Amanda Holden has taken to Instagram to share a stunning set of snaps of herself at the Heart Breakfast studios, while donning an incredible leather skirt. The 51-year-old Britain’s Got Talent judge donned a sultry look on Thursday (April 21), as she used the Global Radio offices as a runway to show off her sleek ensemble.

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 has responded after the show's return was hit with 'racism' complaints. It was a big weekend for the ITV talent show as it made a big comeback after two years away from screens.

X Factor legend Wagner, 66, has turned down an appearance on Naked Attraction.The reality TV star explained that he was recently approached by producers to go on the programme but immediately turned down the offer, despite him having a partner.Wagner has been with Lydia, 30, since 2010 - shortly after his X Factor gig when they met after a gig when she was 19.The couple now share two young children together and have been together since.Talking to showbiz reporter Carly Hacon on a Daily Star tell-all, he said: "They invited me the other day to go on Naked Attraction. I would never go there.

David Walliams has been in the limelight for a number of years, thanks to his comedy and TV career. The 50 year old is best known for his work alongside fellow comedian Matt Lucas, 48, as well as his role as a judge on ITV show Britain's Got Talent. He appears alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon on the hit show, which recently made a welcome return to our TV screens.

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.

Let it never be said that Stacey Kay doesn’t know how to leave an audience wanting more.

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.

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.

Britain's Got Talent shocked some viewers during its first show when serial auditionee Jim Fitzpatrick returned dressed in a giant black crow costume - as people at home connected the performance to the historical American racism associated with the phrase "Jim Crow". While the performer was never once referred to as "Jim Crow" during his audition, a vast amount of ITV viewers were outraged by the costume, claiming ITV should have known of the historic racism connection.

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.