Britain's Got Talent is finally returning to screens tonight - as is Simon Cowell, who filmed the scenes before his horrific accident.
The media mogul, 60, was forced to pull out of the BGT live shows after suffering a nasty back injury.
Simon was rushed to hospital earlier this month with multiple broken bones in his back after falling off an electric bike.
He is no recuperating at home, but the Daily Mirror confirmed that he would not be able to appear on the show in September.
Tonight, however, viewers will see Simon back on screen as he and fellow judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams decide the fate of the contestants.
Next Saturday, the successful contestants will return to perform live on stage for the first time since early this year.
Among those will be the golden buzzer acts, who have already got an automatic place in the live shows.
12-year-old singer Fayth Ifil was awarded a golden buzzer by Simon, while hosts Ant and Dec pressed theirs for comedy singer Jon Courtenay.
David Walliams had been the first to press his buzzer for sing and sign group Sign Along With Us.
Amanda Holden awarded mother-daughter duo Honey and Sammy with a pass to the live shows, while Alesha Dixon awarded comedian Nabil Abulrashid with a golden buzzer.
The live shows will be socially distanced this year and with a virtual audience, as The Voice Kids' final had last night.
*Britain's Got Talent airs tonight at 6.30pm on ITV
