Simon Cowell Postpones ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Auditions Following Death Of Liam Payne
deadline.comSimon Cowell postponed Britain’s Got Talent auditions today following the death of Liam Payne. ApplauseStore, which manages tickets for the show, said on X that today’s auditions in Blackpool had been postponed due to “the tragic passing of Liam Payne,” adding: “We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.” Ant and Dec, who host Britain’s Got Talent, were subsequently pictured leaving a hotel in Lancashire near where the show was supposed to be filmed today.
The ITV series from Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and Thames is into its 18th season and is a stalwart of the UK entertainment calendar.
Cowell created both Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor and Payne was a contestant on the latter. He went on to be part of One Direction, the pop group formed by Cowell in Season 7 and arguably the most famous to emerge from the show.
Along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, Payne was involved with the release of five studio albums from 2011-15, all of which went platinum in the U.S.
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