Davina McCall has broken her silence on her Britain’s Got Talent appearance amid rumours Bruno Tonioli could be sacked.
The former Big Brother presenter, 56, recently judged Amanda Holden, 53, on her radio show Heart, but has now ruled herself out of the ITV panel.
Narrate The mirror: ‘It’s one thing to replace Amanda in Heart, but I couldn’t fill a seat in BGT. I think that would be wrong somehow.’
‘Amanda is on Heart every day but BGT is huge. I couldn’t do it!’
Last month, Bruno, 68, responded to rumours that he would not appear in the next season, claiming he would be “back with the bells on”.
Davina McCall, 56, has broken her silence on her Britain’s Got Talent appearance amid rumours Bruno Tonioli could be sacked.
The former Big Brother presenter was judge Amanda Holden, 53, on her Heart radio show but has now ruled herself out of the ITV panel (Bruno Tonioli pictured)
Davina said: ‘It’s one thing to replace Amanda in Heart, but I couldn’t fill a seat in BGT. I think that’s wrong somehow’ (L-R) BGT judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli
After the show ended last month, there were rumors that the judging panel for the 18th season might be different, as the auditions later this year are set to coincide with the Dancing With The Stars taping in the US.
But a source told MailOnline that Bruno stubbornly declared: ‘I’m not going anywhere. I’ll be back with the bells on,’ when asked if his job was on the line.
This was prompted by reports that Simon Cowell would be forced to pull Bruno from the ITV show after two seasons, despite wanting his pal to stay.
The former Strictly judge, who replaced David Walliams on the panel last year, has reportedly been branded “monotonous and hysterical” by an executive at the broadcaster.
According to The sun Producers wanted to take advantage of Bruno’s busy schedule for the next series, due to his commitments across the ocean filming Dancing With the Stars.
An insider told the publication: ‘No one else has been approached or hired as a replacement yet. The only question now is: do we keep Bruno at all?
‘There is a lot of talk about it. It is nothing sinister, but maybe a change is better.
Before adding: “But Simon Cowell might insist he stays.”
Last month, Bruno, 68, responded to rumours he wouldn’t be appearing in the next series, claiming he would ‘be back with the bells on’ (pictured in the show)
This comes after reports that Simon Cowell (R) could be forced to pull Bruno from the show after two seasons on ITV, despite wanting his pal to stay.
The former Strictly judge, who replaced David Walliams on the panel last year, has reportedly been branded ‘monotonous and hysterical’ by an executive at the broadcaster
Simon recently quashed the rumors when he confirmed that the Italian choreographer will return next year, despite scheduling conflicts. He did, however, admit that there will be a replacement of sorts.
MailOnline contacted representatives for Simon and Bruno at the time for comment.
An ITV spokeswoman said: ‘Any plans for Britain’s Got Talent 2025 will be announced in due course.’
While another source told MailOnline: ‘This year’s BGT was a huge success and Bruno played a huge part in that. He is loved by the audience, the acts, his fellow judges, ITV and Thames.’
Simon recently debunked the rumors and confirmed that the Italian choreographer will return next year, despite scheduling conflicts, but admitted that there will be some sort of replacement.
The 64-year-old music mogul said in an interview with Heart Radio: “I wouldn’t replace him. I love Bruno on the show.”
Simon explained that there is a problem with Bruno’s schedule next year, so the star will be standing in for some auditions that he cannot attend.
To dispel the rumours, presenter Jamie Theakston asked the star: ‘I’m going to read you a headline from one of the newspapers today, Simon… ‘Britain’s Got Talent to drop judge Bruno’
While Simon admitted the headline was incorrect, Jamie asked, “Okay, but what about that isn’t true?
It is also reported that KSI will replace Bruno on the show next year, in a bid to attract a younger audience.
Bruno (L) pictured at Dancing With The Stars, with fellow judges Derek Hough (C) and Carrie Ann Inaba (L)
Simon explained: ‘Seriously. I’ve been talking to… I don’t know where all this stuff is coming from. I literally spoke to the producers two weeks ago about a scheduling issue with Bruno.
‘Because we’re doing auditions… a number of auditions this year and he’ll be in America.
“So maybe there will be a stand-in for him. I don’t know. But I think Bruno is great on the show. I think he’s brilliant.”
It has also been reported that KSI is set to stand for Bruno in next year’s show, in an attempt to attract a younger audience.
The 30-year-old YouTube influencer and boxer is said to be in talks with ITV bosses to be on standby if a clash does occur.
MailOnline has contacted representatives from ITV and KSI for comment.