AMANDA Holden has confessed it was Simon Cowell who told the Britain’s Got Talent judges to break the rules this series.
Britain’s Got Talent returns tomorrow night and fellow judge Alesha Dixon this week revealed “eight or nine” Golden Buzzer acts went through – despite the fact judges are only supposed to have one each.
Now Amanda, 53, has revealed why Simon, 64, decided they all needed more during an appearance on Good Morning Britain.
Presenter Adil Ray said: “What’s been going on with the Golden Buzzer this series? Is there a bit of a change or have you been buzzing more than once? You’re breaking all the rules!”
A sheepish-looking Amanda replied: “We’ve said this week, the rule book has definitely gone out of the window. But Simon always said there are no rules on any of the shows he’s done, that’s probably why I’m still there!
“[There were] nine Golden Buzzers in total. I think Bruno [Tonioli] set the precedent last year when he just kept on pressing it.”
Revealing it was Simon who pushed them to break the rules, Amanda continued: “There was so much talent when we were in the southern part of England and Simon was so upset that, when we went to Manchester, there wouldn’t be any more Golden Buzzers.
“He said ‘everyone gets another Golden Buzzer – we cannot go to Manchester with no Golden Buzzers’. So we had more and it was brilliant!”
This week Alesha revealed that Bruno, 68, pressed the Golden Buzzer so hard that it broke.
Speaking on Hits Radio, she also teased details of the first act she sent straight through to the final.
She said: “I often sit there and, you know, nobody wants to ugly cry on television, but I did have one of those moments because I just
couldn’t hold back.
“I always think if you’ve got that opportunity to give someone that special moment and so they can spread the message of what they’re doing on a bigger scale that feels like a really great reason to give someone a golden buzzer. So I’m really excited for you to see that.”
And Simon has told how he’s considering launching a kids’ spin-off of BGT– with his son Eric, 10, on the judging panel.
Speaking to the MailOnline, Simon said: “I have thought about that. I actually would you know.
“To be honest with you Eric did judge one act this year, I don’t know if they’re going to show it or not and he was actually really, really good… he was like, ‘Hmm, I’m not so sure I like the first song, but I like the second song… and I went ‘God, that’s my boy!'”