{"id":32115,"date":"2023-04-14T13:57:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T11:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1816157"},"modified":"2023-04-15T05:08:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T03:08:19","slug":"britains-got-talents-simon-cowell-reveals-he-gave-the-audience-an-extra-golden-buzzer-this-year","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/britains-got-talents-simon-cowell-reveals-he-gave-the-audience-an-extra-golden-buzzer-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Got Talent\u2019s Simon Cowell reveals he gave the audience an extra Golden Buzzer this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;It was kind of chaotic at this moment because the audience really dictated it, they did not let this go [for this act].&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 14 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The return of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/britains-got-talent-2023-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/a> is almost here, with the hit talent competition back for a 16th season which will see some changes from previous years.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\">Not only has there been a shake-up on the panel, with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/david-walliams-britains-got-talent-missing-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Bruno Tonioli taking over from David Walliams<\/a>, but Simon Cowell has revealed a change-up to the Golden Buzzer system.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\">In past years, the judges have been able to press a golden buzzer to grant an act an automatic place in the semi-finals. This year, Cowell revealed the audience also got to have their say with one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1816182\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/britainsgottalentsr1602-4a270d7.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Ant &amp; Dec, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell and Bruno Tonioli on Britain\u2019s Got Talent.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV\/Thames<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\">He said: \u201cThere were more Golden Buzzers this year. We have eight. I don\u2019t want to give too much away but there was one Golden Buzzer moment. I think in all the years, I\u2019ve done this show because, you know, it wasn\u2019t really supposed to happen because we run out [of buzzers].\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\">Cowell continued: \u201cIt was kind of chaotic at this moment because the audience really dictated it, they did not let this go [for this act]. They\u2019re not going to leave. So we kind of said you know what, why don\u2019t we just give the audience a Golden Buzzer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/britains-got-talent-new-panel-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Britain\u2019s Got Talent reveals first look at new judging panel<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/bruno-tonioli-britains-got-talent-james-bond-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BGT judge Bruno Tonioli wants to play a James Bond villain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Cowell also said that there has never been \u201ca rulebook\u201d for the show, adding: \u201cThat\u2019s been the best thing about doing the show!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tonioli previously revealed that Walliams <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/britains-got-talent-bruno-tonioli-david-walliams-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">sent him a gift<\/a> on his first day on the show, saying: \u201cI haven\u2019t seen David, but he was the first person to send me a message saying congratulations. He also sent a fantastic bottle of Italian wine to my dressing room on my first day. I thought that was absolute class.\u201d<\/p> <p>Former Strictly Come Dancing star <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-gethin-jones-verdict-bruno-tonioli-bgt-move-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Gethin Jones recently responded to Tonioli\u2019s move<\/a> from that show to BGT, saying that he will \u201cabsolutely\u201d to do a good job on the judging panel.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cHe\u2019s an entertainer, isn\u2019t he by trade? That\u2019s what he does. 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