AMANDA Holden wowed in a leopard print suit at the Britain’s Got Talent series launch today.
The TV star, 53, took a walk on the wild side in the feisty print as she stepped onto the black carpet at the five star Sea Containers hotel in London.
She was in a playful mood as she posed with fellow judges Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell.
Music maestro Simon dressed all in black apart from his red tinted specs. He placed his hands on Amanda’s shoulders as she bobbed to either side with a big grin on her face.
Alesha looked typically stunning in a leather jacket and revealing top that exposed her toned midriff.
Bruno Tonioli joined them for the photocall, looking cool in a grey jacket and dark trousers.
Newcomer KSI completed the group, rocking a bandana and stone-coloured co-ords.
This year’s auditions were filmed in Blackpool and Simon couldn’t get enough of the lively atmosphere in the seaside resort.
The BGT boss has taken plenty of flak over the years, but it reached new levels during this series’ auditions.
The production team found the recording of the show at the Winter Gardens was constantly interrupted by rowdy hecklers.
Among the boos and repeated insults directed at the 65-year-old judge were yells of, “You old fart” when he criticised any performers.
Although the crew were amused, it turned out to be a bit of a headache because they couldn’t have a recording filled with unpleasant insults from the crowd.
Simon saw the funny side of it all because he was one of the biggest fans of taking the auditions to northern cities where crowds are more lively.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Simon Cowell reveals he pressed the Golden Buzzer on the first day of BGT auditions” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6363333932112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]An insider said: “Simon isn’t vain in that way and found the heckling absolutely hilarious — even when they were calling him an old fart.
“He loves having BGT in Blackpool precisely because the crowds are so raucous and enthusiastic.
“And he knows that sometimes he might be on the receiving end of their passion.
“He even encourages them to misbehave, even if sometimes the misbehaviour can cause a headache for the production team.
“Thankfully they were compensated for any hassle by a rare chance to have a good laugh at the boss’s expense.”
[authenticated-scripts src=”%3Cscript%20class%3D%22palin-poll%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fpollingwidgets%2Fv3%2Fwidget.js%3Fquestion_id%3D106288%26game%3Dpolling%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E” type=”embedded” width=”100″ /]The show returns to ITV for its 18th series on February 22, filling the Saturday night slot vacated by The Masked Singer, the final of which airs this weekend.
