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Musical superstars. Pop boy band One Direction became one of the biggest groups of the 2010s after its five members — Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik — met as contestants on the reality television series The X factor in 2010.

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 fans think they have "rumbled" Keiichi Iwasaki beer magic trick on Wednesday's semi-finals.The Ant and Dec Golden Buzzer act performed a magic trick on each of the judges — Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams. For Simon's trick, Keiichi said: "Simon, I've heard you like beer, so I've prepared beer for you...

Liam Payne has earned the title of Twitter Main Character of the Day after he dished the dirt on his former One Direction bandmates. It’s a title absolutely nobody wants, and essentially means you’ve angered a lot of people all at once and are about to experience the pile-on of a lifetime. This week, former 1D star Liam appeared on Logan Paul’s Impausible podcast where, in an hour-long interview, he made a lot of headline-grabbing comments.

David Walliams has explained why he uses a different chair to his co-judges on Britain’s Got Talent.The 2022 live semi-finals kicked off on Monday 30 May and eagle-eyed viewers were quick to notice that David, 50, had a different chair to his co-judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden.Taking to Twitter, one person said: "#bgt has anyone else noticed that David is sitting in a different chair to the rest of the judges? Why is that." While a different account added: "I noticed that too! I'm not sure why he's sitting in a different chair, but I'm curious to find out!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. However, David has explained the reason why he has a different chair to his co-judges, revealing that it is to do with a past back operation.Tweeting back in 2018, the star wrote: "For those of you who want to know why I have different chair to the other judges on @BGT it is because I had a back operation to remove a disc after my Thames swim for @sportrelief and so need to sit on chairs that are specially designed for people with back problems." David took part in Sport Relief in 2011, where he swam the length of the River Thames, which is around 140 miles.

It’s a long way down. Liam Payne opened up about adjusting to life after One Direction — and he didn’t hold back when it came to sharing the nitty-gritty details of his time in the band.

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.

Britain's Got Talent viewers are convinced that they spotted a semi final act storming off the stage after being eliminated on Tuesday night. During the semi final results show, escapologist Andrew Basso appeared to leave the stage early – and fans speculated that this was because he was unhappy about being booted off the programme.

America’s Got Talent is back!

Sofia Vergara wiped away tears after formerly bullied saxophone player Avery Dixon earned a Golden Buzzer on Tuesday's season premiere of America's Got Talent.The 49-year-old actress got emotional after show host Terry Crews, 53, slapped the Golden Buzzer sending Atlanta saxophone player Avery, 21, straight to the live shows.'I was crying, and I never cry,' Sofia told fellow judge Heidi Klum, 48, after golden confetti fell onto the stage in celebration of Avery's achievement. Season premiere:Sofia Vergara wiped away tears after formerly bullied saxophone player Avery Dixon earned a Golden Buzzer on Tuesday's season premiere of America's Got Talent'I know, not a dry eye in the house,' Heidi said.Avery was the first Golden Buzzer recipient during season 17 of the NBC talent competition that has a grand prize of $1 million and a headlining show in Las Vegas for the winner.

Lee Collinson is ready for stardom, something the British singer demonstrated when he took to the stage of “America’s Got Talent” in the May 31 season premiere.

“America’s Got Talent” auditions don’t get more emotional than the performance of Avery Dixon, a saxophone player with huge talent and a powerful backstory.

is back, and wilder than ever! The reality competition returned for season 17 on Tuesday and brought some of the wildest auditions to the stage for an exciting premiere.Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum returned to the judges table alongside host Terry Crews as they weighed in and voted on a slew of wild, weird and unpredictable performances.However, there were a few that clearly stood out — and one that inspired the judges to hand out the first of the season's coveted Golden Buzzers.The last act of the night was a young man named Avery Dixon, who hit the stage with an emotional story and a saxophone, and he instantly earned a lot of love before he even played a note.The young man shared his story of being bullied as a child for his voice and his appearance, and admitted that, before he found the sax, he even contemplated suicide. However, he found hope and salvation in his music and it turned his life around.When it came time to show how good he was, Avery blew everyone away with his stellar performance that no one could have known would be as good as it proved to be.«Avery, look, every time I hear a story about a kid being bullied at school, it breaks my heart.

“America’s Got Talent” returned with its 17th season on Tuesday, May 17, kicking off its latest summertime run.

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.

Howie Mandel is amped for the new season of and the longtime judge has a fairly good idea why the auditions this time around are some of the best in recent memory.ET's Matt Cohen recently spoke with Mandel ahead of Tuesday's season 17 premiere, and the comic teased the forthcoming episodes with three choice words: «Exciting, exciting, exciting.»«This year, it is off the hook. It’s not normal!» Mandel shared. «People are thinking outside the box.

Escapologist Andrew Basso faced his fears in a terrifying race against the clock on the second Britain's Got Talent semi-final show. The Italian dare devil attempted an underwater escape from a narrow tank while restrained by the arms and chained by the neck with hardly anywhere to move.

Amanda Holden accused escapologist Andrew Basso of "deceit" during his dangerous stunt on Tuesday's semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent. The judge, 51, admitted she was "disappointed" after the act, who previously impressed the judges, used dark water to perform his stunt, leaving everyone unable to see what was going on.

Simon Cowell is looking wedding ready! Ahead of the season premiere of America's Got Talent, the star took some time away to spend a night with his fiancée, Lauren Silverman.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleEven with just a month before their alleged June nuptials, the music mogul is busy making the jump from Britain's Got Talent and its semi-finals, straight into the premiere of America's Got Talent.WATCH: Simon's fiancée Lauren parties the night away with Nicole ScherzingerMORE: Simon Cowell's £45million property portfolio will blow your mindStill, he turned work into date night, stepping out – and packing on the PDA – with Lauren after the show wrapped.The two looked glowing as ever and undoubtedly looking forward to being declared husband and wife, seen getting into a car following the semi-finals on 30 May.While Simon looked dapper in a white button-down shirt and navy suit as he sipped on a beer, his soon-to-be wife is who really stole the show.

Britain’s Got Talent 2022 live shows continue on ITV, as a range of talented performances compete in the latest semi-final in an effort to get through to Sunday’s final. Monday night’s programme saw the return of the chilling Witch act, while busker Maxwell Thorpe and ventriloquist Jamie Leahey soared through to the final stage of the competition.

David Walliams has a connection to Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Dante Marvin, having met the 13 year old before his audition.The teenager impressed audiences with a hilarious comedy song about living with brittle bone disease, which also included a few funny digs at the judges. In his audition, Dante sang a comedy song which included the lines: “I am just 13 years old. I've broken 97 bones.The hospital's my second home.