Bruno Tonioli is giving Britain’s Got Talent bosses headaches as he keeps jumping up from his seat.
The exuberant Italian’s trademark enthusiasm – which fans will remember from Strictly Come Dancing – has sparked a technical nightmare.
It means Bruno, 67, keeps moving out of frame, and the camera operators at the London Palladium have to be on red alert to anticipate each of his moves.
A source said: “Bruno is a little firecracker and constantly jumping up and down. The crowd loves it, Simon loves it... but the camera operators, less so.
“It’s an undertaking keeping up with him. He is up and down like a yo-yo.”
Bruno has so far proved a big hit with the audience. He was signed up just 11 days before auditions began on Tuesday.
He said rumours of a row over cash – with fellow judges Alesha Dixon, 44, and Amanda Holden, 51, reportedly furious at claims he earns more than them – are “rubbish”.
Bruno also scoffed at reports he is earning £850,000 for BGT.
Insiders yesterday claimed that, in fact, Alesha and Amanda are very happy with the deal they have.
The sources added that Bruno earns 'a bit less' than each of the women.
Bruno said: “It’s vulgar to talk about money, I never do it. So I don’t know what the girls are getting.
“There is no frostiness with the girls. We’ve been having so much fun.”
