Britain’s Got Talent fans have reportedly left the production team struggling to edit the upcoming episodes after Simon Cowell was heckled by rowdy crowds.
The ITV team have been editing the footage from the auditions at Winter Gardens in Blackpool however it was constantly interrupted by boos and insults directed at the TV judge, 65.
There were reported yells of, ‘you old fart’ directed at Simon when he criticised any performers during the day.
Despite it being slightly amusing for the crew at the time, editing the recordings has been hard work as the unpleasant insults from the crowd can’t be included.
Thankfully Simon saw the funny side and loves the more lively crowds as he was joined by fellow judges Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon.
An insider told The Sun: ‘Simon isn’t vain in that way and found the heckling absolutely hilarious — even when they were calling him an old fart.
‘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.’
MailOnline have reached out to Britain’s Got Talent representatives for comment.
BGT is set to return to TV screens in two weeks, with ITV releasing the first trailer ahead of the new series.
In an official promo released on Saturday, bosses revealed that the much loved variety talent show will be back at the end of the month and offered fans a glimpse of what is to come.
The brand-new promo clip, featured presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, judges Simon, Amanda, Alesha and Bruno, plus guest judge, singer, boxer and YouTuber, KSI.
But the judging lineup is not the only change that has taken place to this year’s show as the short video opens with a clip of Blackpool Tower, which is where ‘a large chunk’ of the auditions have been held, rather than the traditional London.
This series will also be on for double the amount of time, making it the longest series ever, in a huge shake-up to its normal scheduling.
There were reported yells of, ‘you old fart’ directed at Simon when he criticised any performers during the day
Despite it being slightly amusing for the crew at the time, editing the recordings has been hard work as the unpleasant insults from the crowd can’t be included
Thankfully Simon saw the funny side and loves the more lively crowds as he was joined by fellow judges Amanda Holden , Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon
As the video starts, Dec’s voice can be heard saying: ‘Please take your seats, the show is about to start’ before the judges walk their way down through the excited audience, high fiveing and whooping.
Whilst head judge Simon appears very cool and collected wearing a pair of orange tinted glasses and throwing a peace sign to the crowd, Bruno seems the total opposite as he is seen running down the stairs, very excited.
Amanda and Alesha promise to continue to bring the glam, as the promo video sees them both dressed to impress in very stylish getups, complete with a full face of makeup.
Amanda tells the contestants ‘you have two minutes to change your life’ before a montage of iconic auditions are shown.
Viewers can expect to see some ‘eye-popping’ auditions including dancers, gymnasts, musicians, circus style acts, plus a whole lot more.
The hopeful contestants will all battle it out for their place to perform in front of His Majesty at the Royal Variety Show.
Also returning this year is the golden buzzer. Whilst the video doesn’t show viewers who they press for, it does show you Simon and Dec both give an act the opportunity to go straight through to the semi finals.
Britain’s Got Talent is set to return to TV screens in two weeks, with ITV releasing the first trailer ahead of the new series
