Inside the life of Britain's Got Talent judge Bruno Toniolo: from romance to celebrity pals

We're just weeks away from the Britain's Got Talent finale - and now ITV has confirmed exactly when the show's 2024 winner will be crowned. The talent competition returned last month with its 16th series hosted by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly and after weeks of auditions, the show is about to begin its daily live shows. Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli will be back on the judging panel for the semi-finals and now ITV has revealed when the finale is set to air live.

Britain’s Got Talent fans believe they’ve seen a blunder in a trick of the magic act on the latest episode. Married couple Jay and Joss took to the stage on Saturday 18 May hoping to impress judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli. One viewer branded the couple as ‘fake’ during their act that saw them ask the judges to pick details about their honeymoon.They asked Simon, Amanda and Alesha to provide a date, month and year, for their honeymoon all while holding a balloon.

Saturday evening's episode of Britain's Got Talent saw opera singer Natalie Choquette take to the stage, with her act containing an unconventional twist which left viewers feeling 'disgusted'.The singer, who hails from Montreal in Canada, performed a rendition of Nessun Dorma for the audition, but had decorated the stage with a dinner table. Spaghetti and meatballs was laid out on the table, with judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon invited to join Natalie around it.

Saturday's episode of Britain's Got Talent showcased an awe-inspiring magic trick by couple Jay and Joss, who took the audience on a journey to the future.The magic and illusionist duo performed a wedding-themed routine that left judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli completely stunned. However, some fans believe they have 'figured out' the trick as they took to social media to debunk it. During the episode, which also saw Bruno later press his golden buzzer, the couple began their audition by sharing the story of how they met at the world's largest magic convention.

Britain’s Got Talent made for an emotional watch on Saturday night as judge Bruno Tonioli broke down in tears after watching young male dance troupe, Phoenix, perform. The group, which was made up of many youngsters in a range of ages, put on a spectacular performance on Saturday, 18 May, after revealing that they had only practised the routine together three times before taking to the Britain's Got Talent stage. The reaction from the crowds and the judges, including, Bruno, Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon, was incredible, but it was Bruno's emotional response that really tugged at the heart strings.

Britain's Got Talent is well underway and the much-loved talent show, which has catapulted acts like Susan Boyle and Diversity to fame, is offering another batch of talented hopefuls the chance to win a whopping £250,000 and perform at the prestigious Royal Variety Performance. New judge Bruno Tonioli is back for his second season, after taking over from David Walliams last year. He sits on the panel alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon.

Jai McDowall first rocketed to fame in 2011 when he auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent. He impressed all four judges with his rendition of Anthem and went on to win the series.Thirteen years on and Jai has a successful singing career and looks completely unrecognisable. In 2022, Jai revealed he now feels more confident than ever after undergoing surgery to fix complications from a broken nose.The Scottish singer suffered a deviated septum after stepping in to break up a fight at the bar, and it was affecting his singing.

Britain's Got Talent was hit with a wave of complaints as it aired another round of auditions. During an edition of the show that aired at the end of April, viewers were offered a real mix of performances, from Batman belting out opera to Simon Cowell's dogs joining in a keyboard act. However, despite the entertaining line-up, viewers at home all shared the same gripe.They were shocked by the volume of the audience on the ITV programme.

Bruno Tonioli was moved to tears during an upcoming episode of Britain's Got Talent, as he watched a stunning performance by a blind operatic duo. The 68-year-old judge – who smashed his golden buzzer for dance act Ghetto Kids last month – was visibly emotional as he watched blind soprano Denise Leigh and pianist Stefan Andrusyschyn, both hailing from Stoke-on-Trent, perform.The pair, who left both the audience and panel in awe with their incredible act, shared their unique story of how they met on a train 18 years ago when Stefan asked Denise for the time, unaware that she too was visually impaired.

Britain's Got Talent fans have speculated an incident which occurred during an audition during Saturday's (4 May) show was 'faked', as the Serbat Troupe took to the stage with an incredible acrobatic performance. The foursome immediately impressed the judges - Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli - with their audition, and left the audience stunned with their daring stunts on stage. However, disaster struck during one part of the routine.

Fans of Britain's Got Talent have questioned if the show is a "fix" after discovering a Golden Buzzer act has worked with a major pop star. Viewers are debating the fairness of the popular ITV talent show after it was revealed that the act had previously appeared on another television programme.The hit talent show made its comeback this Saturday, featuring a medley of acts from around the country.

Four weeks into the latest series of Britain's Got Talent, and judge Simon Cowell has already named his favourite to win this year's competition, and it's not who you might expect. Despite the series still airing the nail biting auditions on screen, Simon is confident about his favourite act and didn't hold back as he tipped them to win.

As another round of auditions got underway in Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday evening, viewers at home were on the edge of their seats as one gravity defying act took to the stage. Acrobatic trio Serbat Troupe got off to a good start, as one performer attempted to scale a ladder while the other balanced on their head in a handstand position.

Netflix has greenlit a UK reality series in which ex-couples reunite at a retreat to confront each other after their relationship broke down due to cheating, hosted by Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden.

Britain's Got Talent act The Dark Hero seriously wowed the judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli with his singing, all while suspended in mid-air dressed as Batman. But the mystery man's show-stopping performance appeared to have raised quite a few questions with viewers afterwards, with many calling out an obvious 'blunder' he'd made.The Dark Hero - who hasn't yet revealed his real name - took to the stage during Saturday night's episode of the ITV show to perform his own operatic rendition of Wicked's Defying Gravity - and fans have called him out for missing a trick on several fronts.

Britain's Got Talent viewers have slammed the ITV show after fans claimed the judge's reactions are fake.

Britain's Got Talent returned with a bang last week and pulled in some record-breaking viewing figures, and Kerry Katona was amongst those who couldn't get enough of the talent show. While the former Atomic Kitten star was delighted the competition was back, there was one thing that didn't hit the mark for Kerry, and that was the judging panel.

Britain's Got Talent has come under fire from fans who were left unimpressed by a 'tasteless' news segment spoof, following the recent health scare of news anchor Rageh Omaar.The ITV journalist suffered a medical incident while presenting the News at Ten on Friday evening, causing concern among viewers when he appeared to struggle with his speech. In an unfortunate coincidence, the next episode of Britain's Got Talent began with a spoof news segment featuring the ITV News logo and anchor Charlene White delivering 'breaking news'.The segment then cut to a mock press conference with judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli being interviewed by children.

Britain's Got Talent judges and viewers were stunned after dance troupe CyberAgent Legit performed a jaw-dropping dance routine.

Viewers of Britain's Got Talent were left stunned as they were introduced to Japanese beatboxing group Sarukani during Saturday's show, with many members of the audience stunned by the unique nature of the act.The young group, aged 21 to 24, performed impressively on the talent show, earning rapturous applause from judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli, not to mention the audience present during the performance. However, eagle-eyed fans of the show have since discovered the group's significant achievements predating their BGT goals.