Britain's Got Talent 'struggles to fill venue' as fans 'leave auditions'

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Britain’s Got Talent is filmed with a live audience at the London Palladium but latest reports suggest the show’s bosses are struggling to fill the seats.

The recordings of the show are said to be long and could be an indicator of why audiences are not taking up the seats. Earlier this month an audience member claimed that comedian Stuart Holdham, who is the warm-up act for the show, was begging fans to stay till the end of the judging by Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden.

An audience member told The Sun: “The recording sessions are quite long, and before the session ended, groups of audience members suddenly started leaving the theatre.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page. “It was enough that Stuart intervened, saying: ‘Please stay.The show does not work without you.’ "Then at the end of the sitting, staff were handing out free evening tickets to anyone who wanted them outside the rear entrance to the Palladium. “They have also been upgrading public ballot tickets to ‘guaranteed entry’ via email. “In the past, tickets – which are allocated on Applause Store – have not guaranteed entry, rather working on a first come, first served basis.” OK!