Britain's Got Talent: Last News

The return of Britain’s Got Talent drew around half a million fewer viewers than last year as the show came back on the air for the first time since the pandemic. ITV said the first episode of the 16th series had an average of 5.5 million viewers based on overnight figures.The peak viewing figure of the premiere of the talent show on Saturday at 8 pm was 6.2 million viewers.The broadcaster said it was ITV1’s highest-rated programme of the year based on overnight figures. BGT will air a further episode of auditions on Sunday at 7.45pm.

Britain’s Got Talent never fails to surprise fans and as the popular competition returned to screens on Saturday night, 15 April, viewers were treated to an array of performances including keyboard playing by Darth Vader and a budding young magician. Opening the show was Darth Vader who, staying in character, refused to actually converse with judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and newcomer Bruno Tonioli and could simply be heard breathing at them.

Britain’s Got Talent viewers were baffled on Saturday night’s show, when judge Simon Cowell finally revealed the true location of his hometown - and it’s not where you might expect! The music mogul is well known to have been born in Lambeth, London, and regularly divides his time between two homes, one in Holland Park and another in sun soaked Malibu, California. However during Saturday night’s episode, Simon revealed an unexpected connection to Birmingham, when he proclaimed himself to be a Brummie thanks to his mum’s heritage. Simon made the surprising admission after an audition from Midlands based singer, Amy Lou when she performed her own rendition of Beyoncé 's smash-hit track, Listen, had managed to impress him.

As Britain’s Got Talent returned to our screens on Saturday night for the 16th series, another exciting batch of contestants were keen to impress the show judges and perhaps win a chance to perform for King Charles at the Royal Variety Performance. Joining the judging panel for this series, was Strictly Come Dancing icon Bruno Tonioli, who took over judging duties from David Walliams.

Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli and Amanda Holden were all moved to tears on Saturday night’s Britain’s Got Talent as budding magician Cillian O'Connor, 13, wowed them with his performance.The young contestant bravely took to the stage in a black t-shirt and bowler hat as he went on to show off his magic tricks – which at once stage left Simon Cowell speechless. Ahead of his performance, Cillian told the judges he had autism and used his magic as a way of improving his social skills. Already setting off his time on stage on an emotional note, Cillian went on to break down in tears after completely smashing his act, sparking Alesha, Amanda and Bruno to tear up too.

As the latest series of Britain’s Got Talent got underway on Saturday, judge Alesha Dixon was treated to a surprising blast from the past, as she realised she and one of this year’s hopefuls already knew each other. Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and new judge Bruno Tonioli were completely taken aback when Alesha admitted she recognising one member of community choir The Big Sing, who she knew all the way back in her early days with girlband Miss-Teeq.

Britain’s Got Talent fans have taken to Twitter to query why former judge David Walliams is no longer on the judging panel. The author and comedian had been a part of the panel, alongside Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon, but has been replaced by former Strictly judge Bruno Tonioli for the 2023 season.

Simon Cowell has spoken out for the first time about David Walliams’ exit from Britain’s Got Talent. It was reported back in November that the comedian had decided to leave the show in the wake of his explosive voice notes being leaked, where David could be heard making derogatory remarks about one of the auditioning contestants. He went on to apologise for his comments, with a BGT source later saying that the BGT panel for the new series of the show – which returns to screens tonight, Saturday 15 April – was “up in the air”.

Simon Cowell has refuted speculation that he previously had a facelift, after Britain's Got Talent presenters Ant & Dec made a cheeky dig at his appearance.The 63 year old music mogul and multimillionaire record executive is back on our screens tonight for the first episode of the 16th series of Britain's Got Talent, alongside regular judges Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon, and newbie Bruno Tonioli. Simon is showing no signs of slowing down and today confirmed he's looking to set up a new singing competition series. But before launching a new show, he's got a full series of Britain's Got Talent ahead of him - and the episodes will see him warding off cheeky remarks from Ant & Dec.

Britain's Got Talent star Ronan Parke is completely unrecognisable 12 years after finding fame when he came runner up with his incredible singing talents at the age of 12. Showing off some recent pictures of himself on his iNstagram page, Ronan, now 24, was first seen posing in a mirror selfie with his hair gelled back. The star can be seen wearing a black jumper with matching trousers and a blazer over the top in a very stylish look.

Britain’s Got Talent head judge Simon Cowell is at the centre of an amazing magic trick in the new series and Amanda Holden promises his son, Eric will “love it!”. BGT hits our screens on Saturday night and there’s magic in the air for judges Simon, Alesha Dixon, Amanda and new panellist, Bruno Tonioli. When asked if they help out with any of the magician’s acts this year Simon, 63, tells us they do and that it’s “normally at my expense” and he also adds, “they do bad things to me this year.” And Amanda agrees with him stating: “I’m amazed the insurance covered it!” When asked to give a few more details on the mysterious upcoming acts, it was Amanda, 52, who spilled the tea.

The heels, the hair, the hemline – we’re definitely getting the full Glamanda Holden treatment today. “It’s my style mantra, I’m never knowingly understated,” she beams, settling down in a posh penthouse hotel suite. It’s these eye-popping looks that have turned Amanda ’s morning arrival at Heart Radio into a catwalk, with paps eager to snap whatever the presenter is – or is not – wearing that day.

David Walliams is notoriously private about his son Alfred, opting to keep him out of the public eye but on Thursday the star gave fans an incredibly rare glimpse of his 9-year-old in a heartfelt string of photos.Taking to his Instagram feed, the doting dad, 51, was spotted holding his little one's hand as he headed on the school run on the morning of World Book Day. David can be seen beaming in the sweet father-son moment whilst his son Alfred is dressed as Space Boy, the main character of his latest novel.WATCH: David Walliams makes rare comment about sonCaptioning the post, David penned: "Me & my little SPACEBOY for #WORLDBOOKDAY." Friends and fans of the star couldn't wait to flood the comments section with messages after he shared the rare update.

Britain’s Got Talent star Ashley Glazebrook has become a first time dad with his partner, after the couple welcomed a daughter via surrogate.The dancer, who performed on BGT as part of dance duo Twist and Pulse, welcomed the baby girl with his fiancé Liam Durbidge last month, with the couple spending several days in hospital with her after she was born prematurely. Ashely and Liam have been sharing adorable photos of their new arrival to Instagram as they settle into their new lives as parents.

Amanda Holden was all smiles as she arrived at the Britain's Got Talent launch in Soho, London on Tuesday.The talent judge looked incredible as she flashed her toned legs before she headed into the venue.Auditions have kicked off for ITV's Britain's Got Talent and it has since been confirmed former Strictly Come Dancing judge, Bruno Tonioli, has replaced David Walliams on the panel for Britain's Got Talent.The first day of auditions returned to the London Palladium following weeks of speculation that David had stepped down from the judging panel after 10 years.Co-hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly were pictured entering the London theatre on Tuesday alongside creator and judge on the show Simon Cowell, wearing his classic grey jumper and black aviator sunglasses.But it was ITV favourite Amanda who caught everyone's attention as she donned a stylish number.She opted for a denim blue blazer dress with a shoulder pad and single-breasted design for the first day of auditions.The TV star accessorised her look with a pair of towering patent leather block heels that elongated her long legs.The age-defying beauty added a selection of gorgeous jewellery to her look, including a Van Cleef and Arpels clover bracelet.Her signature blonde locks hung in loose waves as she sported a glamorous palette makeup.Amanda, Simon Cowell, and Alesha Dixon are set to be joined by Strictly's Bruno Tonioli when the latest series of Britain’s Got Talent begins filming.However, ahead of the first batch of auditions, Alesha and Amanda are reportedly stuck in a battle over salaries.It comes after reports claimed the two judges are furious over Bruno's pay packet.Amanda and Alesha are refusing to sign their contracts after being told the new judge

Simon Cowell, 63, has made no secret of his passion for pursuing youth in the past, with Botox and fillers having been among his toolkit.

Britain's Got Talent after his disrespectful comments about a former contestant were exposed. However, the star, whose historic gags on Little Britain have also been deemed "controversial" by critics, was even declared "mean" by ex-wife Lara Stone at the height of their romance.Dutch fashion model Lara, 38, married David around one year after meeting him back in 2009, and they were divorced six years later.However, even when the Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Prada model declared herself "madly in love" with him in an interview given just after the pair got engaged, she still admitted he was "a bit mean".She'd added to Interview magazine that she interpreted his mean streak "in a good way".The pair went on to have a son, Alfred, now nine, before ending their marriage in 2015 after David cited "unreasonable behaviour".An anonymous colleague on BGT has since referenced Lara's comments, and added that he previously fell out with his Little Britain co-star Matt Lucas - now more famous for hosting Great British Bake Off - over "nothing".The colleague added in quotes published in the Daily Mail: "If you talk to any of the make-up artists or crew, they will say the same thing, that he just conjures an atmosphere."He will sit there and not speak and everyone ends up on eggshells.

Britain’s Got Talent in 2020. It is reported that he called one contestant a “c***” and said of another: “She thinks you want to f*** her, but you don’t.”As David continues to face backlash on social media, several of his past appearances have been discussed, including an uncomfortable skit which saw him pull down men’s trousers on stage. The footage, which was filmed in 2007, appears in a BBC documentary that followed David and former co-star Matt Lucas take their Little Britain stage show to Australia.It shows David playing a children’s entertainer called Des Kay who invites men from the audience to play a game of “hide the sausage”. In the disturbing video, David invites one boy on stage who says he is 16, to which David replied: “Bingo! You’re a big boy for 16 aren’t you, eh? That’s what I’ll tell the judge.”  He then proceeds to kiss the audience members on the lips and then pulls down their trousers, leaving a few of them semi-naked on stage and scrambling to cover themselves up.The clips also show David climbing on top of the boys and rubbing against them as part of the skit.Speaking about the skit at the time, David said on the documentary: “It didn’t start like that, it kind of grew when I became greedy for laughs.“You’ve got to know the boundaries, I mean, that is funny, but if I started exposing their penis or something, it would just be horrible, it would just be abuse.” The clip is now circulating again on social media.

Britain’s Got Talent was leaked.The leak shows he made sexually explicit comments about participant.In a statement, the comedian and best-selling children's author said: "I would like to apologise to the people I made disrespectful comments about during breaks in filming for Britain’s Got Talent in 2020."These were private conversations and – like most conversations with friends – were never intended to be shared.

Amanda Holden enjoyed a fun day out with her youngest daughter Hollie, 10, on Saturday as they headed off to the football - and they could be twins!MORE: Amanda Holden looks unreal in statement boots and velvet mini dressThe mother-daughter duo were captured in the stands of the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, watching Everton vs Spurs where they posed for their selfie together.WATCH: Amanda Holden details her thigh-high boot ensemble with a cheeky pantomime punCaptioning the photo on her Instagram Stories, Amanda penned: "@everton v #spurs." In the adorable snap, the pair look so close as they smiled away during the fun outing.MORE: Amanda Holden bursts with pride as she celebrates daughter's achievementSEE: Amanda Holden stuns in flattering hourglass dress with royal linkAmanda, who is never short of a glamorous look had immaculate hair and makeup for the event, opting for ultra-glossy lips and lashings of mascara. The duo are so sweet As for her hair, the Britain's Got Talent judge wore her golden blonde tresses down and styled in the most perfect waves.In another clip, shared to her Stories, the Heart Radio presenter showed her passion for the game with a video of the players, which alongside she wrote: "Come on you blues @everton."The heartwarming photo with her youngest is one of the first times the star has posed with either of her beautiful daughters for a while after, sharing a string of summer updates with Hollie and older daughter Lexi, 16.

If there’s one celeb we absolutely want to take beauty notes from, it’s Amanda Holden.The 51 year just exudes glowy glam – and now we’ve had a bit of an insight into her makeup secrets. Amanda has just joined forces with beauty brand Revolution to launch a Revolution Pro X Amanda Holden Glam Edit, £35 here, packed full of her ten full-size “showtime glam” products that take her from day to night. Her debut collection is worth £45, so shoppers are saving 20% by buying the items as a bundle.