Simon Cowell reveals what influenced him pressing the golden buzzer in the new series of Britain's Got Talent
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Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 11th Apr 2018 Last updated 11th Apr 2018
Ahead of the new series of Britain's Got Talent, head judge Simon Cowell has revealed the reasons why he pressed the golden buzzer in the upcoming series.
The auditions for the new series have now finished, which saw the well-known judging panel of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams decide who will go through to the next round.
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Revealing one of the acts reminded him of his young son Eric, DigitalSpy report Simon said, "There was this kid and I was thinking, 'God, that literally could be Eric'. It wouldn't be me as the dad, but it could be Eric."
He continued, "There was something about this boy, he sang with his dad and I thought the song they wrote was really cool."
Simon went on to explain how he could see Ant and Dec thinking about pressing their buzzer, but he felt he had to press it.
"I caught a glimpse of Ant and Dec ready to run down and push the golden buzzer, and I thought, 'No way! This one is mine!' You have to watch this act, I think they are really great people, it's unusual to see a dad and his son, but it worked," the dad of one explained.
Simon and his girlfriend Lauren Silverman welcomed their first child, a little boy called Eric in 2014. Since the birth of his son, Simon has commented about how he has changed saying, "People have asked me if I have changed since I have had Eric and of course you do, you can't help it".
Taking to the official BGT Twitter account, the tweet read, 'We CANNOT wait for the new series to start! Not long now... 🤗 🎉 🌟#BGT'. sic
The show will kick off with the usual audition rounds, showing some of the best (and worst) talent Britain has to offer in the bumper one hour and 25 minute episode. This time around there will be an interesting twist with the judges comments recorded backstage. Stephen Mulhern revealed that the judges' backstage comments have been recorded this year, meaning viewers will get to see exactly what they think of people when they forget they are on camera.
He said, "It'll be like Russian Roulette, we'll play it and see who they were talking about. It's like they've never been on TV before, they know their microphone is on but they are still whispering."
Whilst the auditions for the 2018 series were filmed in January and February, with both Ant and Dec, the pair will appear in the precorded footage, however it will only be Dec in the live shows.
ITV said, "Dec will be hosting the live shows, which for the first time ever are coming from the Hammersmith Apollo, while Ant steps down from his TV commitments for now. We send Ant all our love. And we know that Dec will do a brilliant job."
The new series of Britain's Got Talent airs at 8pm on ITV on Saturday 14th April.
Now check out where the child stars of BGT are now:
Simon Cowell reveals what influenced him pressing the golden buzzer in the new series of Britain's Got Talent
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Shaheen Jafargholi
The Welsh singer impressed the judges with his performance of Michael Jackson's Who's Loving You when he auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in 2009.
At the age of 12 he was asked to perform at the late pop star's funeral and, after the performance, Motown founder Berry Gordy said: "I have no cotton pickin' idea who that is, but if I were still in the business, I would sign him tomorrow."
Shaheen made it to the final of his series and went on to branch out into acting, appearing in shows such as Torchwood, Grandpa In My Pocket, Casualty and EastEnders.
Aidan Davis
Aidan appeared on the talent show in 2009 when he was just 11 years old, and he has grown into quite the handsome young man now, hasn't he?
Aidan appeared on the talent show in 2009 when he was just 11 years old, and he has grown into quite the handsome young man now, hasn't he?
During his audition, Simon Cowell told him: "I think you're better than any dancer I have ever seen. I think you are super, super, super talented."
Aidan is now 19, still dancing and rapping and is a black belt in karate.
His Facebook page says he writes all of his own lyrics, and is in the studio working on new material.
Check out his Instagram (@aiidandavis) for more pictures...
Hollie Steel
Hollie sparked a debate when she appeared on the show in series three in 2009 at the age of 10 about whether there should be a lower age limit for auditionees.
She made it through to the final of the season and finished in sixth place but during her semi-final performance forgot the words to her song and burst into tears live on television.
The singer was comforted by judge Amanda Holden and boss Simon Cowell demanded producers find time for her to have a second try on the night.
After the show she toured with Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of Sound of Music with Jason Donovan and in 2010 released a self-titled album through her own record label BB5 Records Limited.
These days she shares videos of herself singing on YouTube where she has more than 30,000 subscribers.
Ronan Parke
Singer Ronan auditioned for the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent and found himself embroiled in an online smear campaign when an anonymous blogger claimed he had been groomed by Simon Cowell to appear on the show for two years beforehand.
The allegations were proven to be untrue and Mr Cowell signed him up to release a self-titled album of covers, and single A Thousand Miles.
He was later dropped from Simon's record label and is now working with Rosen Music Group on new music.
His website states: "Ronan has so many exciting things coming up."
George Sampson
George impressed viewers with his dancing when he body-popped his way across the stage in the second series.
He went on to win the show and was signed up for some big money sponsorship and advertising deals.
George released single Get On Up On The Dance Floor/Headz Up and has appeared in dance stage shows such as Into The Hoods.
He had a cameo role in film StreetDance 3D and moved into acting with a recurring role in BBC soap Waterloo Road, and also appeared in Casualty.
In 2016 he appeared in four episodes of Emmerdale as part of character Aaron Livesy's child abuse storyline.
Connie Talbot
Connie went on to become a huge success after auditioning for the very first series of Britain's Got Talent despite never having had a singing lesson in her life.
She released her debut album Over The Rainbow in 2007 and went on to release a Christmas record, Holiday Magic.
In 2014 she released an EP, Gravity, and a DVD of her Beautiful World tour went on sale in 2015.
In 2016 the singer released her seventh album, Matters To Me, and a single, Shut Up (Move On).
Jack Carroll
Jack auditioned for Britain's Got Talent as a comedian at the age of 14 in 2013.
He finished runner-up in the seventh series and went on to land television roles in David Walliams' comedy Big School and BBC show Doctors.
The teenager, who was born with cerebral palsy, was also signed up by Simon Cowell to write an autobiography.
Shaheen Jafargholi
The Welsh singer impressed the judges with his performance of Michael Jackson's Who's Loving You when he auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in 2009.
At the age of 12 he was asked to perform at the late pop star's funeral and, after the performance, Motown founder Berry Gordy said: "I have no cotton pickin' idea who that is, but if I were still in the business, I would sign him tomorrow."
Shaheen made it to the final of his series and went on to branch out into acting, appearing in shows such as Torchwood, Grandpa In My Pocket, Casualty and EastEnders.
Aidan Davis
Aidan appeared on the talent show in 2009 when he was just 11 years old, and he has grown into quite the handsome young man now, hasn't he?
Aidan appeared on the talent show in 2009 when he was just 11 years old, and he has grown into quite the handsome young man now, hasn't he?
During his audition, Simon Cowell told him: "I think you're better than any dancer I have ever seen. I think you are super, super, super talented."
Aidan is now 19, still dancing and rapping and is a black belt in karate.
His Facebook page says he writes all of his own lyrics, and is in the studio working on new material.
Check out his Instagram (@aiidandavis) for more pictures...
Hollie Steel
Hollie sparked a debate when she appeared on the show in series three in 2009 at the age of 10 about whether there should be a lower age limit for auditionees.
She made it through to the final of the season and finished in sixth place but during her semi-final performance forgot the words to her song and burst into tears live on television.
The singer was comforted by judge Amanda Holden and boss Simon Cowell demanded producers find time for her to have a second try on the night.
After the show she toured with Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of Sound of Music with Jason Donovan and in 2010 released a self-titled album through her own record label BB5 Records Limited.
These days she shares videos of herself singing on YouTube where she has more than 30,000 subscribers.
Ronan Parke
Singer Ronan auditioned for the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent and found himself embroiled in an online smear campaign when an anonymous blogger claimed he had been groomed by Simon Cowell to appear on the show for two years beforehand.
The allegations were proven to be untrue and Mr Cowell signed him up to release a self-titled album of covers, and single A Thousand Miles.
He was later dropped from Simon's record label and is now working with Rosen Music Group on new music.
His website states: "Ronan has so many exciting things coming up."
George Sampson
George impressed viewers with his dancing when he body-popped his way across the stage in the second series.
He went on to win the show and was signed up for some big money sponsorship and advertising deals.
George released single Get On Up On The Dance Floor/Headz Up and has appeared in dance stage shows such as Into The Hoods.
He had a cameo role in film StreetDance 3D and moved into acting with a recurring role in BBC soap Waterloo Road, and also appeared in Casualty.
In 2016 he appeared in four episodes of Emmerdale as part of character Aaron Livesy's child abuse storyline.
Connie Talbot
Connie went on to become a huge success after auditioning for the very first series of Britain's Got Talent despite never having had a singing lesson in her life.
She released her debut album Over The Rainbow in 2007 and went on to release a Christmas record, Holiday Magic.
In 2014 she released an EP, Gravity, and a DVD of her Beautiful World tour went on sale in 2015.
In 2016 the singer released her seventh album, Matters To Me, and a single, Shut Up (Move On).
Jack Carroll
Jack auditioned for Britain's Got Talent as a comedian at the age of 14 in 2013.
He finished runner-up in the seventh series and went on to land television roles in David Walliams' comedy Big School and BBC show Doctors.
The teenager, who was born with cerebral palsy, was also signed up by Simon Cowell to write an autobiography.
Shaheen Jafargholi
The Welsh singer impressed the judges with his performance of Michael Jackson's Who's Loving You when he auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in 2009.
At the age of 12 he was asked to perform at the late pop star's funeral and, after the performance, Motown founder Berry Gordy said: "I have no cotton pickin' idea who that is, but if I were still in the business, I would sign him tomorrow."
Shaheen made it to the final of his series and went on to branch out into acting, appearing in shows such as Torchwood, Grandpa In My Pocket, Casualty and EastEnders.
