Britain’s Got Talent facing ‘nightmare’ after Simon Cowell was brutally heckled

Simon Cowell reportedly was the taxable of ‘brutal heckles’ astatine caller Britain’s Got Talent auditions.

The justice is said to person been connected the receiving extremity of humorous jabs portion filming astatine the Winter Gardens successful Blackpool.

Boos and repeated insults were aimed astatine Simon, 65, which included ‘You aged fart’ erstwhile helium criticised hopefuls. It is adjacent claimed by The Sun that filming needed to beryllium halted arsenic a effect of the rowdy audience.

Thankfully Simon saw the comic broadside of it all!

‘Simon isn’t vain successful that mode and recovered the heckling perfectly hilarious — adjacent erstwhile they were calling him an aged fart,’ a root told the publication.

‘He loves having BGT in Blackpool precisely due to the fact that the crowds are truthful raucous and enthusiastic.’

Joining him successful lapping up the raucous were chap judges Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon.

The unit moving connected the ITV accumulation besides took it for light-hearted fun, but are a small little amused by their upcoming task of editing the recording, which is filled with the insulting comments. It has been described arsenic an ‘editing nightmare’ by Daily Mail.

‘Simon adjacent encourages them to mis­behave, adjacent if sometimes the ­misbehaviour tin origin a headache for the accumulation team,’ the root continued.

‘Thankfully they were compensated for immoderate hassle by a uncommon accidental to person a bully laughter astatine the boss’s expense.’

Britain’s Got Talent volition beryllium backmost connected our TV screens connected February 22 arsenic opposed to the accustomed April and fans volition beryllium treated to an extra-long series. It is acceptable to past for astir 4 months arsenic opposed to the accustomed two, it has been reported. The unrecorded semi-finals will aerial connected Saturday nights, alternatively than each dispersed crossed 1 week which volition lengthen the proceedings.

As good arsenic Simon, Amanda, 53, Bruno, 69, and Alesha, 46, they volition besides beryllium joined by impermanent judge, YouTuber KSI, 31, who has teased being a ‘villian’.

Of course, Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly volition besides beryllium returning to contiguous the series.

In 2024, Sydnie Christmas became the archetypal solo woman to triumph Britain’s Got Talent successful 17 years without a dog. Who volition travel her success? Time volition tell…

Metro reached retired to Britain’s Got Talent for comment.

Britain’s Got Talent returns to ITV1 and ITVX connected February 22.

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