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Former Britain’s Got Talent finalist denies raping two women

Andrew Johnston, 30, competed as a singer on the television programme in 2008 and is now on trial at Southwark Crown Court.

Evening Standard

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall 'sold her soul' for fame: 'I just signed on the dotted line...'

Former Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall thinks she possibly "sold her soul" for fame when she "signed on the dotted line" without really thinking about it during her 'X Factor' days.

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Amanda Holden debuts live show golden buzzer, revealing first 2025 finalist

The ITV reality contest is judged by Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli.

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BGT’s Bruno Tonioli says Auzzy Blood’s act is ‘not offensive’ ahead of live semi-finals

It comes after BGT received hundreds of complaints about the American performer’s act

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Britain’s Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli says Auzzy Blood’s act ‘not offensive’

The act concluded with the performer climbing up a rope using a metal hook in his mouth.

Evening Standard

Pop band Five reveal sneaky Simon Cowell habit during their heyday

‘He had it down to a fine art,’ said the singers

The Independent UK

‘If Jesus and Buddha had our work schedule, they’d have fallen out too’: boyband Five on bullying, Britney and their blockbuster return

After being fast-tracked to stardom, the bad boys of Y2K pop butted heads and burned out. They explain how they faced their demons for an arena-sized reunion – and why Simon Cowell was ‘a proper winker’

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Britain’s Got Talent audience member asks for audition and wins a Golden Buzzer

The talent show was midway through auditions when a man shouted after star judge, Simon Cowell, asking him for ‘a chance’.

Evening Standard

BGT security steps in as audience member interrupts show to sing for stunned Simon Cowell

A local singer caused shock when they halted filming during the Blackpool auditions

Evening Standard

Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals gets a shake-up with new golden buzzer rule

The Golden Buzzer will now be introduced during its live semi-final rounds for one of the judges or the hosts to press and send acts to the final.

Evening Standard

Britain's Got Talent announces history-making twist to live semi-finals

Eight acts will compete during the ITV talent competition’s semi-finals, which kick off on April 26

Evening Standard

Exclusive: KSI on Britain's Got Talent - 'Mums now know who I am!'

Britain’s Got Talent’s newest judge and social media heavyweight KSI on creating those must-see moments…

WhatToWatch

Oran McConville death: Britain’s Got Talent star dies, aged 18

Teenager was killed just six weeks after his father ‘suddenly’ died

The Independent UK

David Walliams mocks Simon Cowell over Britain’s Got Talent failure he ‘wasn’t happy’ about

Former ITV talent show colleagues are allegedly ‘no longer on speaking terms’

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David Walliams says Simon Cowell was ‘not happy’ when he won Best TV Judge

Walliams joked that judging is ‘all he (Simon Cowell) does’.

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Five claim Simon Cowell hasn't responded to message about reforming

Simon Cowell has yet to respond after Five reached out to him about reforming, even though he originally put the band together.

Evening Standard

Britain’s Got Talent singer Linda Mudzenda gets golden buzzer from Alesha Dixon

Saturday’s show also saw Harshith Aiyannira Ganesh leave the crowd in hysterics with his incoherent impressions of vehicle noises.

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Simon Cowell Breaks the Rules After Tear-Jerking Performance on BGT

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Evening Standard

Simon Cowell takes another BGT golden buzzer for neurodivergent group

Electric Umbrella, a music and performance group from Watford with a variety of different ages, earned a fast track to the live semi-finals.

The Independent UK

Five on Nineties boyband stardom: ‘It doesn’t matter how many No 1s you get, it ain’t worth that’

INTERVIEW: Never-ending lines of girls, not even knowing what country they were in, and nearly getting punched by Simon Cowell. The chart-topping band are reuniting to tour but, as they tell Hannah Ewens, they’re still dealing with the madness and trauma of their years at the top

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‘Fowler and McManaman were both worse singers than me – disgusting voices. They would have got a buzzer straight away from Simon Cowell’: Neil Ruddock on an iconic Liverpool team trip to the recording studio

Liverpool's Spice Boys troubled the recording charts with their pre-1996 FA Cup final single

WhatToWatch

Britain's Got Talent cancelled tonight — here's why

A scheduling shake-up means Britain's Got Talent fans have to wait longer for the next episode.

Evening Standard

Louis Tomlinson on class, talent and the price of fame: ‘I am a chav — I don’t think it’s a bad word’

The former One Direction star has faced tragedy in recent months, but battles on — Joe Bromley meets him, smoking a cigarette in a basement in Soho, as he throws a party for his fashion brand

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“I remember him dancing to Girls, Girls, Girls by Mötley Crüe when we were at soft play": 11-year-old guitarist plays AC/DC, Van Halen and Queen to wow the judges on Britain's Got Talent

Olly Pearson got a golden buzzer on Saturday night’s show

Evening Standard

Cowell takes part in BGT sledgehammer audition and calls it ‘the scariest thing’

Two acts secured the coveted golden buzzer during Saturday’s episode.

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