Bruno Tonioli set to QUIT Britain's Got Talent judging gig as two favourites to replace him revealed
BRUNO TONI-GO-LI Bruno Tonioli set to QUIT Britain's Got Talent judging gig as two favourites to replace him revealed
BRITAIN'S Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli is poised to leave the show after just two series - with the race to replace him likely to be led by frontrunners KSI and Alan Carr.
The ostentatious Italian would find it virtually impossible to film almost two weeks of audition shows taking place this autumn because he's simultaneously committed to filming Dancing with the Stars in the US
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Bruno Tonioli will quit Britain's Got Talent
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He is a good friend of Simon Cowell and spent two years on the show
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Last year auditions took place over one week at Blackpool in October, when KSI filled in for him, and a second week in London in January, which he was able to attend.
Now the auditions will all take place back to back in Blackpool and Birmingham over a single fortnight in October.
A TV insider said: 'The filming schedule in 2024 meant that Bruno could get away with not being present for filming one week of auditions.
'But it would be virtually impossible for him to miss two weeks, because in the final edit, that equates to half the episodes in the new three-month run of BGT, which will air from February of 2026.
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'There is absolutely no ill feeling about the situation, it's simply down to changes in the schedule making it incredibly difficult to remain as a full time judge.
'The only hope is if his long-time friend and fellow panellist Simon Cowell steps in to make it clear that he has to be a part of the show, no matter how difficult it proves to be.'
Bruno was hired by Simon in 2023 following the departure of David Walliams from the panel. Alan, who's a long-standing friend of panellist Amanda Holden, was the favourite to replace him.
But Simon stepped in at the eleventh hour and insisted it should be Bruno who got the job alongside him, Amanda and Alesha Dixon.
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KSI was a huge hit with viewers when he stepped in for Bruno during last year's Blackpool auditions and when he made a guest appearance during the live semi-finals.
The Sun exclusively revealed earlier last month that there was a shake up in the filming for the next series, which would split the auditions between Blackpool and Birmingham.
The live semi-finals, which account for the second half of the newly lengthened series of BGT, will still be filmed in London next year.
Britain's Got Talent were approached for comment.
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BGT star Amanda Holden's pal Alan Carr is a favourite to replace him
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