{"id":7601,"date":"2025-04-10T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/7601\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T10:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:30:14","slug":"bruno-tonioli-faces-axe-call-from-itv-bgt-legend-as-they-launch-campaign-to-replace-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/7601\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Tonioli faces axe call from ITV BGT legend as they launch campaign to replace judge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Simon Cowell has been called to “get rid” of Britain’s Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli by a previous star of the ITV show.<\/p>\n

Francine Lewis, 49, found fame on the show in 2013, where she entertained audiences with her celebrity impressions, which included Stacey Solomon and Katie Price.<\/p>\n

She reached the final of the show but now thinks she should be on the judging panel alongside Cowell, 65, Alesha Dixon, 46 and Amanda Holden, 54.<\/p>\n

She believes together they could be deemed “Simon’s angels,” with Tonioli, 69, given the boot.<\/p>\n

\"Francine<\/p>\n

Francine Lewis starred in Britain’s Got Talent in 2013<\/p>\n

ITV <\/p>\n

The former Strictly Come Dancing judge replaced comedian David Walliams, 53, after he was axed after vulgar comments he’d made about people auditioning for Britain’s Got Talent came to light.<\/p>\n

After a leaked recording circulated, Walliams apologised for the remarks made against the acts, including one he called a “c**t”.<\/p>\n

Lewis doesn’t seem to be a fan of the replacement though, and told The Sun: “I think the reason why that show is so successful is because of their judging panel. I really, really do.<\/p>\n

“I understand why Simon kept it the same for so many years. Amanda is brilliant on that show. <\/p>\n

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Francine<\/p>\n

Francine Lewis believes she should replace Bruno Tonioli on Britain’s Got Talent<\/p>\n

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“I adore Alesha, she’s just fantastic. But I miss David. I think when it was the four of them, David, Simon, Amanda, Alesha, they were the dream team.”<\/p>\n

She went on to admit: “I just don’t feel it with Bruno. I’ve got nothing against him, but I just see Strictly for Bruno. He’s not Britain’s Got Talent.<\/p>\n

“I want to step in as a judge for that, because I think it could be Simon’s Angels.<\/p>\n

“I feel like I’ve got the empathy. I’ve been doing talent shows since I was 11 years old.”<\/p>\n

She went on to demand a campaign, adding: “Let’s get rid of Bruno now!”<\/p>\n

Lewis began her career on The Big Big Talent Show, which ran in 1996 to 1997 and was hosted by Jonathan Ross.<\/p>\n

Following her Britain’s Got Talent success, she went on to land theatre roles in Bugsy Malone and Snow White.<\/p>\n

In 2022, she starred in ITV’s Deep fake Neighbour, portraying Kim Kardashian.<\/p>\n

\"Britain's<\/p>\n

Bruno Tonioili joined the Britain’s Got Talent team in 2023<\/p>\n

ITV <\/p>\n

Dancer Tonioli starred as a judge on BBC’s Strictly from its debut in 2004 until 2019.<\/p>\n

While he stepped away from the show, he continues to judge the US version, Dancing With The Stars, which he has featured in since 2005.<\/p>\n

He made his Britain’s Got Talent debut in 2023 and seems set to continue with the gig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Simon Cowell has been called to “get rid” of Britain’s Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli by a previous…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[709,4080,4781,77,208,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-7601","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-britains-got-talent","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-celebrity","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-itv","13":"tag-tv","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114313208667502804","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}