Simon Cowell reveals moment he thought he was ‘actually going to die’ when horror BGT audition went wrong

SIMON Cowell has revealed the terrifying infinitesimal helium feared helium would DIE during a Britain's Got Talent audition.

The 65-year-old's 'near-death' acquisition came during the enactment of a antheral smashing watermelons astir him with a mallet portion blindfolded arsenic Simon laic down connected stage.

The feline appeared to get tense during the audition - and the unit were forced to intervene.

A caller trailer shows Simon being picked up and carried retired of harm's way.

Speaking astatine the property motorboat of the caller BGT series, Simon said: "You cognize the feeling erstwhile you benignant of think, idiosyncratic doesn't privation you connected the amusement anymore? It was that.

"It was the closest genuinely wherever I'm reasoning they really privation to termination me.

"And I curse to God that's however I felt. Because this feline got truly tense and he'd slipped and helium was smashing these watermelons."

He continued: "Even with St. John's ambulance, I don't cognize what they would person done. In the wings. "He continued: Even with St. John's ambulance, I don't cognize what they would person done. In the wings.

"It was truthful precarious due to the fact that it was melon they were smashing. So the h2o was everywhere.

"So immoderate benignant of information that determination indispensable person been connected that signifier was retired the window. It was horrific."

However, Amanda made airy of the situation, adding: "The producers were howling with laughter. Oh they were," earlier adding: "I realised however overmuch I cared astir you Simon during that. I watched him back.

"Like it had landed astir a inch from his head. Because you were told to support still. He didn't support inactive due to the fact that the feline was shaking and slipping.

"You said you felt the upwind of the hammer by his head."

Simon begged: "Please don't bash that again."

Britain's Go Talent returns to ITV for its 18th bid connected February 22, filling the ­Saturday nighttime slot vacated by The Masked Singer.