Simon Cowell teases jaw-dropping 'Paul Potts moment' as opens up about new BGT series

Simon Cowell pressed his golden buzzer for "amazing" comedian Axel Blake during Sunday's instalment of Britain's Got Talent. At the start of the audition, Axel said: "My name's Axel Blake and I'm from West London. I've got a 12-year-old son, he's in the audience, so I just wanted him to believe in yourself.

A talented teacher is being dubbed the next Susan Boyle after his jaw-dropping performance on “Britain’s Got Talent”.

Britain's Got Talent went all out on Sunday's episode as the judges did their own take on the iconic 1978 film Grease with David Walliams transforming into Sandy. At the start of the episode, it saw hosts Ant and Dec in a restaurant as they questioned whether they were in the right place with the latter pointing out: "I spoke to Amanda, to see what the judges are up to, and she said: 'Grease is the word!" To which Ant replied: "Well, let's just enjoy a taste of Greece then!" as they tucked into their food.The camera then cut to Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden, who had transformed into Pink Ladies from the film, as they drove a vintage vehicle.

Britain's Got Talent fans have compared singing teacher Tom Ball to former show finalist Susan Boyle.The 23-year-old musician performed for judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon during Sunday's (April 17) episode.He took to the stage wearing a formal grey suit and purple tie before showing off his incredible voice.Tom belted out a rendition of Sam Smith's Writing on the Wall and received high praise from the judging panel.While he celebrated making it through to the next round, avid BGT viewers compared Tom's audition to another singing superstar.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Tom Ball is the new Susan Boyle."A second person posted: "I think he might be the male Susan Boyle."While another wrote: "Definitely a Susan Boyle moment!""We’ve just seen the next Susan Boyle moment on BGT. Tom Ball hold your head high.

Britain's Got Talent hosts Ant and Dec were left in hysterics on Sunday's episode as an act's audition went wrong. During the latest instalment, doctor Louise, 29, and her dog Jasper hoped to impress the judging panel — made up of Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams — with their singing act.

Simon Cowell decided to use his Golden Buzzer on the second episode of Britain's Got Talent - after being blown away by stand-up comedian Axel.The hit ITV talent show has just returned with its highly-anticipated 15th series on Saturday night, and a second episode aired on Sunday (April 17).Regular judges Simon, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams are all back on the panel to find the most talented acts Britain has to offer.And it seems head judge Simon had already found his favourite act in the competition, beacause he pressed his Golden Buzzer on 33-year-old property maintenance manager Axel Blake.The London-based comic blew Simon away with his hilarious stand-up routine, which involved jokes about driving, the underground, cryptocurrency and Covid.And Simon was so impressed that he decided to put him straight through to the live semi-finals with the press of a button.ITV viewers were divided by the moment on Twitter, with some thrilled for the comedian and others who didn't believe he deserved Simon's buzzer.One wrote: "Fair play Simon he was very very funny."A second agreed: "Really enjoyed Axel.

Simon Cowell’s BGT golden buzzer act Axel Blake spent time in a youth offenders’ prison.He said the “toxic and horrible" experience made him turn his life around and follow his dream of becoming a comedian.Axel, 33, was seen on last night’s ITV show getting a free pass through to the live semi-finals.Cowell told him: "After what everybody has been through these last couple of years, we needed acts like you."But dad-of-two and property maintenance worker Axel admits his life could have taken a very different turn.When he was growing up, he got in with the wrong crowd and claimed there was "peer pressure" to do things to keep in with his pals.He became caught up in an altercation with a group of lads and had to spend three months in a youth offenders’ prison. Axel, of west London, said: “It was heavy in the gang life.“You don’t wanna be a p***k, you want pride and you want respect and it consumed me.“I was around the wrong kind of people, the wrong mentality, my mentality was poisoned.

Simon Cowell was brutally roasted by a teen singer on Britain's Got Talent.And it turns out the singer already knew judge David Walliams before appearing on the show.The hit ITV talent show returned with its 15th series this weekend, and its second episode kicked off on Sunday night (April 17).However, it was only minutes into the episode when a singing contestant took a savage swipe at Simon Cowell's appearance.The hilarious moment came when 13-year-old schoolboy Dante from Liverpool graced the stage on his wheelchair.The BGT hopeful sang a cheeky comedy song about his battle with brittle bone disease, but he also made a jibe at Simon's "new face".He sang: "When I got my new wheels they looked so ace, I was happy like Simon when he got his new face."The audience erupted in laughter, and Simon clearly saw the funny side of it too as he could be seen chuckling away on the panel when the cameras turned on him.This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

Britain's Got Talent's alumni tend to pursue a career in their chosen field after their stint on Simon Cowell's show, but for some contestants they managed to find fame in other ways.Recognisable faces from the nation's favourite television shows such as TOWIE, EastEnders, Hollyoaks, Casualty and Ex On The Beach have all been graced with some of BGT's biggest talents.From singing stardom to acting accolades, household names such as dancer-turned-radio host Perri Kiely or singer-turned-reality legend Megan McKenna all began their humble beginnings on the UK's biggest talent competition, which is set to return to our screens this month.Fresh faced Megan auditioned with her friend Demi as one half of Harmony back in 2009.

Britain's Got Talent judges' box - as Simon Cowell couldn't help but take a swipe at his fellow judge David Walliams.Gathering for a Q&A ahead of the new series launch this weekend, Simon branded his co-star "desperate" in a cheeky jibe which saw David later admit he was "angry" with his co-stars.Speaking to Daily Star and other press, a tiff erupted as David accused Simon of trying to "copy" him.Asked about their various judging styles, David explained: "I think Simon is trying to copy me, because he realised I was very popular being the nice one and being the funny one."So now he is constantly trying to be nice all the time - and it is really really irritating!" But Amanda Holden was quick to console Simon - and probably for the best, as she was invited round to his house in Malibu. She told the BGT boss: "David's just bitter because you're funnier than David now!"Simon couldn't help but escalate things, as he referred to David's "desperate" attempts to score award wins after various nominations.He holds two National Television Awards for Most Popular TV Judge for his BGT work, and has been nominated for a third.Simon giggled: "Possibly, yeah.

X Factor's Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell, surprised many when he seemed to have settled down into domestic bliss with partner Lauren Silverman and the son they share, Eric - but now Simon has confessed the family always argue.

Simon Cowell is finally back on Britain's Got Talent judging panel.He missed most of the 2020 series after breaking his back in an e-bike crash and with last year's competition cancelled due to pandemic restrictions, the music mogul's return to ITV screens this weekend felt long overdue.However, some viewers were distracted by his appearance and took to Twitter to share their thoughts. 'Simon Cowell doesn’t even look like Simon Cowell anymore," said one fan.While a second viewer pondered: 'Simon Cowell looks different but I can't put my finger on it, has he had some work done?''Simon Cowell..

One Britain’s Got Talent audition melted the nation’s hearts tonight as a group of four young boys performed an impressive scooting act. In fact, they were so impressive that judge Simon Cowell vowed that his son Eric would not be allowed to watch the performance, so he would not be encouraged to perform dangerous tricks. As the four boys, aged between six and 10, scooted on stage, the audience were ready for an adorable show.

Britain's Got Talent fans were left complaining after the first instalment's incredible performance from Greatest Showman singer Loren Allred, as many claimed Simon Cowell must have already "known" she was a professional and branded the show a "fix". The contestant introduced herself as the singer behind Rebecca Ferguson's performances in the film. The character's most iconic moment takes place when she belts out the hit Never Enough in front of a theatre as Hugh Jackman's P.T.

SUSAN Boyle became one of TV's biggest ever success stories when she belted out I Dreamed A Dream on Britain's Got Talent. In the 12 years since Susan left Simon Cowell's jaw on the floor during the audition round of the show, she has performed around the world and amassed a fortune.

BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT was finally back tonight with the first golden buzzer being given to The Greatest Showman superstar Loren Allred. The show marked Simon Cowell's long-awaited return to Britain's Got Talent after was off-air since 2020. Fans were glued to their screens as the nation's favourite talent show came back - with Loren Allred winning their hearts with her breath-taking rendition of Never Enough from the award-winning movie.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent singer judge Simon Cowell was overcome with emotion as he described a singer as one of the best they'd had on the show. The Sun revealed Loren Allred found major success in the US after singing the anthem Never Enough in global hit movie The Greatest Showman.

BRITAIN's Got Talent viewers were all saying the same thing about Simon Cowell's face as the show returned tonight. After a two year break, fans of the hit show couldn't get over how different TV's famous 'Mr Nasty', 62, looked.

David Walliams suffered a savage snub from head judge Simon Cowell backstage at Britain's Got Talent.The hit ITV talent show returned with its highly-anticipated new series on Saturday night (April 16), and the fun-filled first episode showed dancing robots, scooter stunts and a tear-jerker performance from dad Nick Edwards.The 15th series kicked off with an excitable backstage reunion of judges Simon, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David, who were all excited to see each other at a new round of auditions.However, it appeared David didn't quite get the warm reception he was looking for in Simon.Amanda and Alesha screamed in joy as they ran over and hugged eachother before comedian David waltzed in and announced: "He's here!"He then greeted a smiling Simon and joked that he couldn't remember the music mogul's name when he quipped: "Don't tell me, I know the face."Walliams then asked Simon: "Who did you miss the most?", to which Simon answered: "Alesha."David pressed him again, asking: "Then who did you miss the most?", but unfortunately Simon gestured over to the show's resident blonde bombshell.Simon answered: "Amanda," before David pressed him one more time, saying: "And then who did you miss the most?"He was in for another snubbing though when Simon revealed: "Ant and Dec."The cameras panned to the nation's favourite Geordie duo, who burst into the room clutching confetti guns and sprayed the room in gold.Saturday's episode saw one boy fall off his scooter during a dangerous trick which went horribly wrong.The group, named Scooter Boys, performed a dangerous routine which involved lots of jumps on towering ramps, but 6-year-old Austin slipped and fell face first into the ramp.An immediate silence fell on the room as

Britain’s Got Talent last night. And for once it wasn’t Simon Cowell.

Britain's Got Talent is back on our screens we took a look at Simon’s off-screen life, from his vow to never use botox again to his amazing weight loss and family life. READ MORE: Nick Edwards pulled from audience to audition on Britain's Got Talent as Doncaster dad performs song for his daughtersSimon Cowell proposed to his long term girlfriend Lauren Silverman at the end of last year. Lauren gave birth to their son Eric - who is now seven, born on Valentine's Day in 2014.