Britain's Got Talent series 16 start date confirmed 🙌

It's coming this month!

Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 4th Apr 2023

Britain's Got Talent bosses have just announced the start date for this year's series and we won't have to wait long at all - with the start date just 11 days away! (At the time of writing.)

Taking to the official Britain's Got Talent socials, presenters Ant and Dec named all of the previous winners before asking: 'Who will be next?'.

BGT also captioned their video: 'Who will be next!? 🏆 #BGT returns Saturday 15th April at 8PM and Sunday 16th April at 7:45PM on @itv 1 and @wearestv1'.

With just less than two weeks before the show is due to start, fans couldn't believe their luck. One wrote: 'OMG I can’t wait 🙌', with another saying: 'Finally The Wait Is Over.🤩🔥🔥'.

Another fan wrote: 'Can't wait love it... 💕💕💕'.

This year will be the first series with new judge Bruno Tonioli taking over from David Walliams. The former Strictly Come Dancing judge will join the usual panel of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon.

Over the years there have been some very successful winners including the likes of dance troupe Diversity, comedian Lost Voice Guy and of course Susan Boyle. Last year's winner was Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer act, the comedian Axel Blake. He beat the likes of ventriloquist Jamie Leahy and singer Tom Ball in the final.

When does Britain's Got Talent start?

This year's series of Britain's Got Talent will start on Saturday 15th April at 8pm on ITV/STV, and available to stream on ITV X and the STV Player.

The show will then continue on Sunday 16th April with another programme at 7.45pm.

Take a look through all the winners of Britain's Got Talent:

Paul Potts

Paul Potts won the very first show in 2007 with his hugely impressive singing abilities.

George Sampson

Break dancer George Sampson won the show in 2008 at the age of just 14-years-old.

Diversity

Dance group Diversity won the show in 2009, with Ashley Banjo going on to become a TV presenter.

Spellbound

The 2010 series also saw a dance group win in the form of Spellbound, pictured here performing with singer Katherine Jenkins that year.

Jai McDowall

Singer Jai McDowall won the show in 2011.

Ashleigh and Pudsey

Dog performing act Ashleigh and Pudsey were winners of the 2012 series. However, Pudsey sadly passed away in July 2017.

Attraction

Another dance group won over the public in 2013, as Attraction used shadows and puppets to create beautiful spectacles - pictured here with actor Terry Crews.

Collabro

Singing group Collabro wowed viewers in 2014 with their performances of musical theatre songs.

Jules and Matisse

Britain's Got Talent saw its second dog act winner in 2015 with Jules and Matisse.

Richard Jones

Magician Richard Jones won the hearts of the nation in 2016.

Tokio Myers

Pianist and music producer Tokio Myers won the show in 2017, pictured here with BGT judge Amanda Holden.

Lost Voice Guy

Lost Voice Guy, real name Lee Ridley, won in 2018.

Colin Thackery

Colin Thackery won Britain's Got Talent 2019 with a heartwarming performance of 'Love Changes Everything'.

Jon Courtenay

Comedy singer Jon Courtenay was crowned the winner of the 2020 series! Jon was a favourite from his very first audition, picking up Ant and Dec's Golden Buzzer!

Axel Blake

Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer act, comedian Axel Blake, was crowned the 2022 winner of Britain's Got Talent, beating the likes of ventriloquist Jamie Leahy and singer Tom Ball.

Viggo Venn

Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn won the 2023 series of Britain's Got Talent with his high vis jacket inspired routine. He said he was happy to have captured 'Simon's heart' as well as the nation's.

Sydnie Christmas

Sydnie Christmas won the 2024 series of Britain's Got Talent, the singer who dreams of performing on the West End told Ant and Dec: "I cannot believe the amount of love that I've felt since it aired. I am overwhelmed with love and it is the most amazing thing.
"And I wish for one day that every single person in this room feels the way I do one day with this love. It's amazing, thank you so much!"

Now read:

Britain's Got Talent: Everything you need to know

Bruno Tonioli announced as new Britain's Got Talent judge

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