Britain's Got Talent will have a big twist this year
This will be entertaining!
Author: Alex RossPublished 9th Apr 2018 Last updated 9th Apr 2018
With Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and The Voice both coming to an end last weekend, Britain's Got Talent returns to our TV screens on Saturday with Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Amanda Holden trying to discover the best talent Britain has to offer.
The show, which is now onto its 12th series, will feature performers trying to impress the judging panel and try to avoid the dreaded red buzzers. However, Britain's Got More Talent host Stephen Mulhern has revealed this year viewers will see a new twist which is sure to bring more entertainment.
Stephen 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.
Admitting the new concept will air on the Britain's Got Talent spin-off show, Stephen compared the new game to 'Russian Roulette' and revealed the judges often forget their microphones are still on backstage.
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."
Meanwhile, with the new series set to begin on Saturday night, bosses at BGT released the brand new trailer last month, featuring judges Simon, Alesha, Amanda and David.
Check it out below:
After speculation about whether ITV would cut Ant McPartlin out of the show, they have made the decision to keep both Ant and Dec in the footage.
As the audition rounds of this year's show were filmed back in January and February, Ant will feature for the first few weeks, despite being in rehab following his drink driving arrest.
However, it has not yet been decided who will host the show for the live semi-finals later in the year.
Meanwhile, the show kicks off on ITV on Saturday 14th April, showing some of the best (and worst) talent Britain has to offer in the bumper one hour and 25 minute episode.
Last week, Alesha appeared on Loose Women where she revealed this year's talent is amazing. The former Mis-Teeq singer let slip that all four judges used their golden buzzers before the auditions even arrived in Manchester.
This year's hopefuls will want to follow in the footsteps of past Britain's Got Talent winners, including the likes of Paul Potts, Diversity and last year's winner Tokio Myers.
See all of the past Britain's Got Talent winners below:
Paul Potts
Paul Potts won the very first show in 2007 with his hugely impressive singing abilities.
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Colin Thackery
Colin Thackery won Britain's Got Talent in 2019.
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 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 in 2019.
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 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 in 2019.
Series 12 of Britain's Got Talent airs on ITV at 8pm on Saturday 14th April.
