BRUNO Tonioli has fuelled rumours of a feud among the BGT judges after claiming dogs are treated better than him on the show.
Britain’s Got Talent fans insisted they spotted a clash between Bruno, 68, and Simon Cowell this week.
Now former Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno appears to have taken a swipe at the show.
Discussing The Trickstars– a dog act which made the live semi-final shows – Bruno said: “The dogs are so well looked after.”
He added to the Daily Star: “There is a huge production. They are very well taken care of. They are protected all the time.
“The sound levels are brought down at different times so they’re not made to feel stressed.
“They are actually looked after better than me. They get better dressing rooms!”
During Tuesday night’s semi-final show fans claimed to have spotted a feud between Bruno and Simon, 64.
The former X Factor judge was seen questioning Bruno about his opinions following Ace Clvrk’s version of a Billie Eilish track.
Bruno told him: “You took a huge, huge risk tonight, that was a very, very difficult song to do.
“You were clever enough to use your middle range, which is where you are strong at. You made it work for you. So you succeeded.”
When it was Simon’s turn, he said: “Bruno, you said it was a risk, what did you mean?”
Bruno started to explain that it was because it is usually a female song, but Simon interjected saying: “I don’t understand what you are saying.”
Those watching at home were not impressed with his curt comment and took to social media to discuss it.
One person wrote on X: “Simon absolutely SHUTTING Bruno down.”
A second said: “Ace was amazing and bruno was giving him a compliment!! why did simon shut bruno down like that??”
While a third added: “Simon was so f****** rude to Bruno then, he might be annoying but no reason to talk to him like that.”
Britain's Got Talent's biggest 'fix' rows
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Jasmine Elcock – 2016: Teenage singer Jasmine Elcock stunned the nation with her version of Cher’s Believe. But it then transpired she had already performed professionally in London’s West End. Jasmine, 14, admitted: “I’ve performed in Annie in the West End at about the age of nine or 10, but I really get nervous.”
IrShad Shaikh – 2017: BGT fans were left questioning the rule book when IrShad Shaikh auditioned. He got four red buzzers from the judges, which would usually mean an instant dismissal. Yet in a strange turn of events, they let him continue with his act…and put him through to the next round.
Colin Thackery – 2019: Elderly war veteran Colin won BGT in 2019, but there was an outcry over the final. He warbled his place to win with a version of We’ll Meet Again but fans were furious that escapologist Jonathan Goodwin didn’t even rank in the top three. Viewers felt Jonathan – who almost suffocated while being buried alive in a gravel pit – should have won.
Axel Blake – 2022: Comedian Axel Blake was given a Golden Buzzer in 2022 after making the judges laugh. But fans were fuming when they discovered Axel already had a show on worldwide streaming platform Amazon Prime. Despite this, Axel still went on to win the series.
Loren Allred – 2022: The 2022 series of BGT was hit with another controversy when singer Loren Allred also received a Golden Buzzer. She performed Never Enough from the smash hit musical movie The Greatest Showman and got a standing ovation. It later transpired Loren was actually the original voice behind the track.
Taryn Charles – 2024: Singer Taryn Charles is one of this year’s hopefuls lucky enough to receive the Golden Buzzer. Bruno Tonilio put her straight through to the semi-finals following her performance of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin, but it has now come to light that she is no stranger to TV. Viewers recognised Taryn from an episode of ITV1’s Starstruck, where she impersonated Whitney Houston for judges Olly Murs, Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert and Beverley Knight.