"Britain's Got Talent (series 5) Series Five of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2011, from 16 April to 4 June on ITV; due to live coverage of the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final on 28 May, the final audition episode of the series was pushed back a day to avoid clashing with it. In the wake of Piers Morgan's departure the previous year, and Simon Cowell's schedule leaving him unable to attend auditions for this series, the producers staff recruited two new judges - David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre - to"
"Amanda Holden Amanda Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English television presenter, actress, singer and media personality who has appeared as a judge on ITV's ""Britain's Got Talent"" since the show began in 2007. Holden played the role of Sarah Trevanion in ""Wild at Heart"" (2006–2008) and the title role in ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"", for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. More recently she has presented various television shows for ITV including ""Superstar"" (2012), ""This Morning"" (2014–2015, 2017–) and ""Give a Pet a Home"" (2015). Although born in Portsmouth, Holden spent much of her childhood in"
"Langham, three series of the ITV's ""The Grimleys"", ""Celeb"" with Harry Enfield, BBC series ""Hearts and Bones"" with Damian Lewis, the Jonathan Creek episode ""The Problem at Gallowes Gate"" and a Boxing Day special ""Marple"" opposite Geraldine McEwan and John Hannah. She also co-starred with Bill Nighy and Tom Courtenay in ""Ready When You Are, Mr McGill"", Jack Rosenthal's comedy drama. Holden is currently a judge on ""Britain's Got Talent"" along with Simon Cowell, David Walliams, and Alesha Dixon. She joined the show in 2007. She has appeared on various British series such as ""Smack the Pony"", ""EastEnders"", ""Hearts and"
"structure the routine. Wernham's favourite comedians are Ed Byrne, Peter Kay and Lee Evans. In 2008, Wernham auditioned for the second series of the ITV talent show ""Britain's Got Talent"" in London, where he performed a variety of jokes. Judge Piers Morgan commented that the jokes were terrible but delivered a confident performance. Simon Cowell said that ""We've had some rotten comedians on this show, but you're the only one who's made me laugh and told jokes that I could understand"". Amanda Holden commented that Wernham has ""made her moan"". Wernham received three 'yes' votes from the judges and was"
"Talent"" by Simon Cowell. The series features contestants aiming to win £100,000 and spot on the bill at the Royal Variety Performance, while performing and being judged by Cowell, actress Amanda Holden and former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan. The series was highly successful, drawing in nearly 12 million viewers, and led to the pair continuing to operate as hosts for future series, along with continual appearances in a regular feature on the ITV2 spin-off show ""Britain's Got More Talent"". The pair filmed a series of six episodes for a new American game show, ""Wanna Bet?"", in November 2007. The"
"Michael McIntyre Michael Hazen James McIntyre (born 21 February 1976) is an English comedian, actor, and TV presenter. In 2012, he was reported to be the highest-grossing comedian in the world. In addition to stand-up, McIntyre has hosted his own BBC One comedy programme ""Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow"", has featured in three episodes of ""Live at the Apollo"" and, in 2011, was a judge on ""Britain's Got Talent"". He currently presents his own Saturday night series ""Michael McIntyre's Big Show"" on BBC One. McIntyre resides in Hampstead, London with his aromatherapist wife, Kitty, who is a daughter of the late"
"'n' Bollie Cato and the B Positive Choir recently appeared on The One Show on the BBC continuing their campaign to raise awareness of sickle cell and blood donation.Cato and the B Positive Choir are contestants on the Britain's Got Talent 2018 competition. They decided to audition for the competition in a bid to bring the awareness of the campaign to a wider audience. After a successful audition on 14 April 2018 on ITV they received a 'yes' vote from all 4 judges namely Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams. Amanda Holden specifically had a deep connection"
"Home, following her work with Pedigree's 'Buy One, Feed One' campaign that she, along with Paul O'Grady have been supporting together. O'Grady is also an ambassador for Battersea. In June 2018, Holden was photographed underwater by Zena Holloway. She posed as a mermaid in an awareness campaign for PETA to highlight the 'disgusting treatment' of orcas at SeaWorld. Holden and Hughes live in a million-pound mansion in Surrey. Holden also owns a cottage in the Cotswolds which she has been renovating since 2017. Amanda Holden Amanda Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English television presenter, actress, singer and media"
"were held within Manchester, Blackpool and London, with two of these cities holding open auditions in 2017, alongside a number of locations within the United Kingdom and Ireland, including Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dublin, and Inverness. The series was won by stand-up comedian Lost Voice Guy, with comedy singer/pianist Robert White coming second, and singer Donchez Dacres placing third. Britain's Got More Talent is a companion sister show that is broadcast on ITV2, and is aired after each episode of ""Britain's Got Talent"" since the main show began in June 2007. Hosted by Stephen Mulhern (with occasional appearances by"
"from the All Saints, Jaime Winstone, John Sizzle and British fashion designer Gareth Pugh, Adams was a judge on Miss Sink The Pink 2018, an annual drag queen talent competition held at The Roundhouse in Camden. Jayde Adams Jayde Adams (born Jayde Pricilla Gail Adams, 26 November 1984) is a British comedian, actress, writer and singer from Bristol. She's the winner of the 2014 Funny Women award and 2016 nominee for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Adams started performing stand-up comedy in 2011, following the premature death from an inoperable brain tumour of her sister Jenna (with whom"
"his tenth series as presenter. On 23 June 2017, it was announced that ""Britain's Got Talent"" judge Alesha Dixon would appear as a guest judge for the first day of Manchester auditions, due to Scherzinger having a ""previous diary commitment"". Five days later, on 28 June, it was announced that Dixon would once again appear as a guest judge, this time for Osbourne, who was unavailable due to a long-standing back injury. Cowell arrived late to 4 July 2017, auditions in London, due to an illness. On 29 October 2017, Dixon reappeared as a guest judge on the Sunday live"
"to his replacement by Howard Stern for the seventh season. In August 2012, Osbourne left the program following a dispute with NBC. While the network replaced her with former Spice Girls member Mel B in February 2013, the production staff decided to expand the number of judges in the panel to four - such a format change had already been occurring in other international versions of the competition, such as on ""Britain's Got Talent"" two years prior. In March 2013, supermodel Heidi Klum was announced as joining the panel for the eighth season, confirming reports that the show would include"
"Amanda Holden used her ""golden buzzer"" to help him advance to the semi-finals. Chaponda eventually came third in the competition. As a result of his appearance on ""Britain's Got Talent"", Chaponda signed with BBC Radio 4 to create a new series called ""Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere"". He began his first headlining world tour ""What the African Said..."" in February 2018. Chaponda has said in interviews that he admires many standup comedians, but has been most influenced by humorous authors such as George Bernard Shaw and Roald Dahl. Daliso Chaponda Daliso Chaponda is a Malawian stand-up comedian. He is best"
"his best friend from school, who refreshingly treats him as an equal but is not the influence Matt's concerned parents are looking for. In June 2018, Ridley won the 12th series of ""Britain's Got Talent"" after successfully making it through the audition stages, and winning the show by the public vote. Lee Ridley (comedian) Lee Ridley (born 31 December 1980) is an English stand-up comedian. Disabled since early life, and unable to speak, he is the first standup comedian in Britain to use a communication aid in his routines, performing them under the stage name of Lost Voice Guy. He"
"Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television music and talent competition judge, A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He has judged on the British TV talent competition series ""Pop Idol"", ""The X Factor"" and ""Britain's Got Talent"", and the American TV talent competition shows ""American Idol"", ""The X Factor"" and ""America's Got Talent"". Cowell is the principal founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco. Cowell often makes blunt and controversial comments as a television show judge, including insults and wisecracks about contestants and their singing abilities. He combines"
"for 2005 before the first series of ""America's Got Talent"", a dispute between Paul O'Grady, the originally conceived host of the programme, and the broadcaster, led to production being suspended until 2007. Contestants of any age, who possess some sort of talent, can audition for the show. Those that enter for a series, perform before a panel of judges to secure a place in the live episodes - the current lineup consists of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and David Walliams. Those that make it through the auditions compete against other acts in a series of live semi-finals, with"
"been a judge on the ITV talent show ""Britain's Got Talent"" with Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell. In 2015 and 2018, he was recognised at the National Television Awards as Best Judge for his involvement in the series. His chemistry with Simon Cowell on the show has often been praised. Walliams and Matt Lucas first met at the National Youth Theatre. At their first meeting, Lucas did an impression of Jimmy Savile and Walliams an impression of Frankie Howerd. They would not meet again for another year. In the late 1990s, playing minor roles in sketches such as"
"the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama. He received the honour from Princess Anne during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 25 June 2015. James Corden James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English actor, comedian, and television host. He hosts ""The Late Late Show with James Corden"", a late-night television talk show on CBS. Along with Welsh actress Ruth Jones, Corden co-created, co-wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom ""Gavin & Stacey"" (2007–2010) for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. He was featured on the UK No.1 single"
"Guardian""'s No 1 Comedy of the Year 2016 and won the 2017 Chortle Award for Best Show. Her Edinburgh festival shows, including ""A Bic for Her"", ""An Ungrateful Woman"" and her Brexit themed ""Because You Demanded It"" topped the British Comedy Guide's List of Best Reviewed Shows at the fringe. Bridget Christie Bridget Louise Christie (born 17 August 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, actress and writer. Christie grew up in Gloucester, England, the youngest of nine siblings born to Irish parents. She attended St Peter's Roman Catholic High School in Gloucester. In 1994 she won a three-year scholarship to"
"before holding Judges' Auditions within Birmingham, London, Manchester and Cardiff, Blackpool and Edinburgh. As both McIntyre and Hasselhoff announced in late 2011 they wouldn't be returning, the show announced on 2 January 2012 that they would be replaced by David Walliams and Alesha Dixon, and join both Holden and Cowell for the new series, the latter having announced he would be returning as a full-time judge on the show. Holden was unable to attend some of the auditions due to her pregnancy that year, leading to Carmen Electra stepping in as a guest judge for these. The series was won"
"a dispute between Paul O'Grady, the planned host, and the British broadcaster ITV; production of this edition later resumed in 2007. The show attracts a variety of participants, from across the United States and abroad, to take part and who possess some form of talents, with acts ranging from singing, dancing, comedy, magic, stunts, variety, and other genres. Each participant who auditions attempts to secure a place in the live episodes of a season by impressing a panel of judges - the current line-up consists of Cowell, Howie Mandel, Mel B, and Heidi Klum. Those that make it into the"
"Holden presented talent show ""Superstar"" on ITV. On 24 March 2014, she hosted an episode of the Channel 4 show ""Dispatches"" about the treatment for stillbirths and miscarriages. From 22 September to 18 December 2014, Holden filled in as a co-host on ""This Morning"" with Phillip Schofield during Holly Willoughby's maternity leave. She took a short break in January and February 2015 to record the ""Britain's Got Talent"" auditions. Christine Lampard stood in for Holden during this time, before she returning to the show from 2 March until 17 July 2015. She returned to ""This Morning"" in 2017, to co-present"
"a life member of the International Magicians Society. In 2018 he featured in the television series Britain's Got Talent as Steampunk magician Professor Strange. There was an awkward moment as judge Amanda Holden failed to recognise him although she had previously hired him to perform at her daughter's birthday party. Simon Cowell said his son Eric might quite like his act and joked about booking him for his next birthday. However he did not get the required votes to get through to the next round. Allin and his wife Pamela both wrote and produced the comedy horror feature film ""The"
"for the judges during the Birmingham auditions. Following the previous series, both David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre announced that they wouldn't be returning for another year of the competition. Their decision led to the producers seeking out their replacements, after deciding to maintain the use of four judges in the programme following Cowell's announcement in December 2011 that he would be returning to oversee auditions for the sixth series. Both Hasselhoff and McIntyre were eventually replaced by comedian David Walliams, and singer and TV presenter Alesha Dixon, the latter having previously been a judge on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. Owing"
"Graham Norton Graham William Walker (born 4 April 1963), known professionally as Graham Norton, is an Irish television and radio presenter, comedian, actor, and author based in the United Kingdom. He is a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner for his comedy chat show ""The Graham Norton Show"" and an eight-time award winner, overall. Originally shown on BBC Two before moving to other slots on BBC One, it succeeded ""Friday Night with Jonathan Ross"" in BBC One's prestigious late-Friday-evening slot in 2010. He also presents on BBC Radio 2 and is the BBC television commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest, which"
"to filming being suspended, with production not resuming until after the success of the first series of ""America's Got Talent"". When it did resume, production staff focused on a schedule of ten episodes to begin with for the first series of ""Britain's Got Talent"", with major auditions for potential acts held within the cities of Manchester, Birmingham, London and Cardiff. The initial choices for judges changed to begin with following O'Grady's decision to switch broadcasters, with it eventually finalised on Cowell, Piers Morgan, and Amanda Holden. Of the participants who auditioned to be in the contest for this series, only"
"replaced by Kelly Osbourne and that both Charley Speed and Julien Macdonald would continue on the judging panel. However it was later announced that both Speed and Woodward were leaving the panel to be replaced by Tyson Beckford and Whitney Port. Previous judges have included Lisa Butcher, Marie Helvin, Paula Hamilton, Huggy Ragnarsson, industry expert Jonathan Phang and fashion expert Gerry DeVeaux. Usually, an additional guest judge will sit in on the panel every week. According to the show's official site, anyone with the right to live or work in Britain is free to apply for the show, but must"
"plan for the programme, with Ant & Dec revealed to be the hosts for the new programme. While Cowell remained as part of the judging panel, the new plan intended for David Hasselhoff and Cheryl Cole. However, both resigned before the programme was due to air, leading to Morgan being part of the panel as originally planned, and actress Amanda Holden joining him and Cowell as a judge; Hasselhoff would later join the panel for the programme's fifth series after being a part of the panel for ""America's Got Talent"", while Cowell later employed Cole to be a replacement for"
"and author Robert Crilly. Anna Crilly Anna Crilly (born 28 November 1975) is an English actress and comedian. Crilly was educated at Kent College, Pembury and attended Middlesex University where she studied performing arts. She was a finalist in the ""So You Think You're Funny"" competition at the Gilded Balloon in 2003 and performed two shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the following year. She stars in the BBC children's comedy series, ""Sorry I've Got No Head"", alongside William Andrews, James Bachman, Marcus Brigstocke, Mel Giedroyc, Marek Larwood and Nick Mohammed. In December 2008 Crilly was nominated for a"
"of the Year"" on Channel 4, where he was partnered with Alan Carr. On 14 December 2010, it was announced that McIntyre would join the ITV talent show ""Britain's Got Talent"" as a judge in 2011 with David Hasselhoff and Amanda Holden. McIntyre and Hasselhoff replaced Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell, although Cowell returned for the live shows. Following the series, McIntyre announced that he would be leaving the show after appearing for one series. In 2010 and 2014, McIntyre hosted the Royal Variety Performance on ITV. He also previously performed on the show twice: in 2006 and 2008. McIntyre"
"James Corden James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English actor, comedian, and television host. He hosts ""The Late Late Show with James Corden"", a late-night television talk show on CBS. Along with Welsh actress Ruth Jones, Corden co-created, co-wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom ""Gavin & Stacey"" (2007–2010) for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. He was featured on the UK No.1 single ""Shout"", along with grime artist Dizzee Rascal, an unofficial anthem of the England football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and duetted"
"Britain's Got Talent (series 12) Britain's Got Talent is a British talent competition series. The 12th series began broadcasting in the UK during 2018, from 14 April to 3 June 2018. For this series, the live episodes were broadcast from Hammersmith Apollo, and presented by Declan Donnelly only; while Anthony McPartlin suspended his TV commitments on 19 March 2018, he still appeared in the audition episodes as these had already been filmed in January and February earlier that year. Compared to previous years, this series featured a higher number of participants for the judges to select semi-finalists from, not counting"
"Jack Carroll (comedian) Jack Carroll (born 18 October 1998) is a British comedian, writer and actor. Carroll competed in the seventh series of ""Britain's Got Talent"" at the age of 14, finishing as the runner-up. As an actor, he has appeared in two series of the CBBC Channel show ""Ministry of Curious Stuff"" and most recently has starred in the new series of ""Trollied"". Carroll, whose cerebral palsy is often a subject of his act, won a Pride of Britain award in 2012. In 2010, at the age of 12, Carroll came to comedian Jason Manford's attention when he saw"