'Changed' Simon Cowell cuts down work to spend more time with son Eric: 'It's about balance'

BRITAIN'S Got Talent viewers have 'worked out' the secret clue that shows which act will win each semi final. The fifth and final instalment of the semi finals week aired last night - and Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer act Axel Blake was the last performer to get through to the grand final.

Britain’s Got Talent fans have been continuously baffled by one of this year’s acts who have never shown their face.The Phantom is known for his magic and trickery, but has yet to reveal his or her identity to the audience.They represent themselves as a vintage brown office chair and often call upon the judges to come up on stage and help them with their performance.However, despite their best efforts and baffling tricks, they didn’t manage to win over the judges and dance troupe Five Star Boys landed a place in the semi finals.The Phantom’s semi-finals performance received much scrutiny from audiences as they took to Twitter to talk about the act.Many said that they were confused at the attempt which saw Amanda Holden “disappear” and then “read David Walliams’ mind”.Audiences at home also said that the hard-to-follow show went on for too long and left them wondering why they had so much air time.Since The Phantom’s departure, fans of Britain’s Got Talent have been racking their brains and trying to figure out who is behind the deceit.During the show, Simon Cowell was visibly confused and stated that it was “pointless” while David tried to defend the magician, but to no avail.Many viewers agreed with Cowell and turned to Twitter once more to complain about The Phantom.An irritated fan had a lot to say: “Phantom messed up that act big time. Simon was right, it was never explained at the end.”Another couldn’t seem to understand the reveal: “The Phantom’s act made no sense, there were loads of things left unfinished.

SIMON Cowell said he "hates himself" and made a rare apology on live TV after his criticism left a young semi-finalist in TEARS. The tough judge, 62, gave some firm feedback to magic act Matricks Illusion. He told them after their performance: "It wasn't magical enough.

Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell apologised to a young girl during tonight's last semi-final after he made her cry.The music mogul, who is normally not afraid to give incredibly harsh critiques to artists on the show, regretted his comments on this occasion when he realised one of the young members of Matrick's Illusion had been left in tears. Simon was unimpressed by the performer's latest act, and didn't hesitate to call it "not magical enough".The group's disappearing act was dedicated to Simon, as versions of him were used on-stage in the live semi-final. At one point, a cardboard cutout of the judge was even produced in a quick move from the act.

Britain's Got Talent fans were left stunned as head judge Simon Cowell apologised after leaving a young girl in tears.First up on the talent show's roster for the fifth and last semi-final were Matricks Illusion, who performed a disappearing act that saw Simon brought onto the stage.A man dressed as the music mogul was seen being pushed into a trash compactor and wheeled out as a floppy paper cutout, before a drum-kit seemingly appeared out of thin air.But Simon wasn't impressed, as he told them afterwards: "I buzzed because I didn't feel it was magical enough. There was a lot of chaos, and whereas I like these big magic acts compared to cards, we had a magician on a few days ago who I thought was so much better."He added: "I didn't think this...

Simon Cowell and his fellow Britain's Got Talent judges appeared on This Morning in an exclusive interview on Friday, but it wasn't anything he had to say that had people interested in – it was his face. Viewers of the ITV show were left baffled by his changing face, with some asking what he'd done to it.The much-loved talent show returned in 2022 after it was forced off the air for two years running due to the coronavirus pandemic.

BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT has returned this evening for the fifth live semi-final of the week where eight more acts are battling it out to reach the final. Simon Cowell covered David in cake during the opening of tonight’s show. David has sent a lot of insults Simon’s way during the semi-final week and this could be Simon's way of seeking revenge.

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).

BRITAIN'S Got Talent fans are convinced they have 'worked out' The Phantom's mind-boggling trick after Simon Cowell slammed the act. Last night's instalment of the ITV competition saw the fourth live semi-final play out at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

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).

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’.

SIMON Cowell was branded a 'hypocrite' by Britain's Got Talent viewers tonight when he spoke out about bullying. The talent show judge on the ITV hit was trying to send a message about the dangers of picking on others as he gave feedback to young dance group 5 Star Boys. The talented lads stood up to bullies who taunted them for loving dancing, and Simon defended them.

SIMON Cowell broke his silence tonight as 'fix row' Greatest Showman singer Loren Allred returned to the stage - and won the semi final. Loren famous sang Never Enough in the Hugh Jackman movie and the 32 year-old scored the Golden Buzzer in the first episode of this series.

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 semi-final was thrown into chaos as Simon Cowell 'walked off' live on air. The first group was French dance act Les Sancho, who initially impressed the judges with their street-dance routine to Vossi Bop by Stormzy, were hoping to blow the judges away again tonight.

SIMON Cowell slammed last night's Britain's Got Talent acts by comparing them to the acts in tonight's show. The mogul was judging The Freaks, a dance act in the third semi final, when he compared all the talent on display tonight to what was on offer yesterday.

Britain’s Got Talent was off to a dramatic start on Wednesday's live semi-final after Simon Cowell disagreed with co-judge David Walliams over Les Sancho's performance. During the opening of the show, Les Sancho put on an energetic performance to which Simon, 62, buzzed the act off by pressing the dreaded red button.The judge, who was called "Mr Grumpy" by hosts Ant and Dec, then told the booing audience: "Shut up!" Delivering his feedback, Simon told Les Sancho that their first audition was full of "fun" and "personality" whereas their performance on Wednesday's semi-final was "everything he has seen before with a dance group".

Britain’s Got Talent viewers have called out the show for reaching an “all time low” after Simon Cowell demanded that act Ranger Chris and his dancing dinosaurs win in the final. Fans immediately condemned the judge for making the statement after the act’s bizarre performance on Tuesday’s live semi final episode, which saw the ranger get up and dance in between two giant dinosaur figures onstage.

Liam Payne has claimed that a promise Simon Cowell made to him personally was behind the X Factor's decision to put he and his One Direction bandmates together instead of cutting them from the show.After forming during the Boot Camp stage on the 2010 series of the popular ITV show, One Direction went on to become one of the biggest boy bands in history, releasing five studio albums and touring worldwide.The band were put together after a controversial decision to axe its five members was taken during Boot Camp, with the young lads dramatically recalled and told the good news by the judges.Now, speaking on the Impaulsive podcast, Liam has suggested that his first appearance on the X Factor two years earlier may have been behind Simon Cowell’s theatrical change of heart.“I had already been on the show two years prior to the band being made. What happened when I was on the show the first time, I went on and I sang and I got from 180,000 people down to the last 24,” he observed.“So it’s a step before you’re making it, and Simon kicked me off.

Simon Cowell has seen several confusing auditions during his tenure as a reality competition judge, but none left him quite as divided as this one.MORE: Simon Cowell steps out with fiancée Lauren Silverman for date night ahead of busy weekALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleAmerica's Got Talent's premiere show featured an audition from Ben Lapidus, who came on giving the air of someone about to blow the judges away.VIDEO: Meet Simon Cowell's AGT Golden Buzzer act NightbirdeHe then launched into a rendition of a song about wanting to get more parmesan cheese with his Italian meal at a restaurant, a comedic ditty that featured the recurring lyric: "I always want more parmesan, but I'm embarrassed."The audience quickly started to divide in their take on the song, with a few cheering him on and some booing. Simon quickly reacted by pressing his red buzzer, as did Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara.MORE: Simon Cowell's friend Sinitta accidentally reveals his wedding date - and she's not on the guest listHeidi Klum jived along to the song for quite a bit before hitting the buzzer when Ben started getting more rock-oriented with his performance. Ben Lapidus' audition divided the judges, especially SimonThe supermodel pledged her allegiance to the cause of parmesan as well, but Simon retorted with: "I hate bloody parmesan, it's disgusting."The audience immediately started to boo him, and he maintained that he wasn't interested in putting Ben through.

FURIOUS Britain's Got Talent viewers hit out at Simon Cowell for reaching an "all time low" by claiming Ranger Chris and his dancing dinosaurs could WIN the show. Fans of the hit ITV show blasted the mogul , 62, and the act he was championing during tonight's second live semi final.