{"id":22062,"date":"2026-04-25T20:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/22062\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T20:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:43:18","slug":"britains-got-talent-fans-say-ant-and-dec-have-had-enough-after-simon-cowells-rude-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/22062\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain&#8217;s Got Talent fans say &#8216;Ant and Dec have had enough&#8217; after Simon Cowell&#8217;s &#8216;rude&#8217; remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hosts returned to screens tonight for the first live semi final after a night of drama during I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8217;s live final<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_ITV-4JPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"BGT fans think the hosts have 'had enough'\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">BGT fans think the hosts have &#8216;had enough'(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Britain&#8217;s Got Talent fans say<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/ant-dec\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Ant and Dec<\/a> have &#8216;had enough&#8217; after <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/simon-cowell\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Simon Cowell <\/a>made a &#8216;rude&#8217; remark during the first live semi-final. The hosts returned to screens on Saturday (April 25) following an explosive night of live<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/tv\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> TV<\/a> on the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; South Africa <\/a>live final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The dramatic night saw Jimmy Bullard confront winner Adam Thomas live on stage, accusing Adam of being &#8216;abusive, aggressive and intimidating&#8217; during a trial. He also alleged that<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> ITV <\/a>didn&#8217;t show the &#8216;true extent&#8217; of Adam&#8217;s behaviour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">David<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/im-celebrity-final-thrown-chaos-33836009\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Haye also hit back at Adam <\/a>after bullying accusations were made, and Gemma Collins and Sinitta were seen walking off the stage to escape the drama.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_ITV-3JPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Simon hit back at Dec during the first BGT live semi final\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Simon hit back at Dec during the first BGT live semi final(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following the explosive row, Ant and Dec returned to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">ITV<\/a> to host the first Britain&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217;s live semi-final, where <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/ant-mcpartlin-makes-dig-im-33838600\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Ant made a dig about the drama<\/a> that took place the previous night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tonight&#8217;s first semi final saw Anastasiia and Salsa, Celtic Beat, Christy Coysh, Fraser Penman, Matty Juniosa. Nancy Tilley, Paul Nunnari and The Rafikiz each take to the stage in a bid to make it through to the grand finale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following a performance from Fraser Penman, 30, who is a Scottish Imagination Influencer, Simon was giving his feedback. He told the performer: &#8220;I like the way you talk, very mysterious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After presuming Simon had finished talking, Dec said: &#8220;Thank you judges,&#8221; before Simon hit back with &#8220;I\u2019m still talking,&#8221; to which Dec looked a bit taken aback.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fraser Penman\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777149798_738_1_HGxdvfBbYAAIkCfjfif.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Fraser Penman\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Fraser Penman(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fans of Britain&#8217;s Got Talent soon took to X, formerly <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/twitter\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, to address the &#8216;rude&#8217; moment. @blhtrixya said: &#8220;&#8216;I\u2019m still talking&#8217; simon i think ant and dec have had enough attitude for this weekend #BGT #BritainsGotTalent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">@truthhurtsreyt wrote: &#8220;&#8216;I\u2019m still talking&#8217; god he\u2019s such a d**k. Pack it up Dec, you don\u2019t need the money. #bgt,&#8221; as @superTV247 echoed:&#8221; &#8220;Dec has reached his limit of chaotic live telly this weekend #BritainsGotTalent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">@TVShowTopics wrote: &#8221; I&#8217;m still talking! Cancel Simon! #BGT,&#8221; as @Joanne_Conway said: &#8220;Wow @SimonCowell is a little rude. I\u2019m still talking,&#8221; and @EvenIfYouPay added: &#8220;Simon &#8216;I&#8217;m Still Talking&#8217; Cowell #BGT.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The hosts returned to screens tonight for the first live semi final after a night of drama during&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3372,13,171,335,392,336],"class_list":{"0":"post-22062","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"tag-ant-dec","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-britains-got-talent","11":"tag-itv","12":"tag-simon-cowell","13":"tag-tv"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116467296010510083","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}