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Semi-Finals 2020 Judges Press Pack Judges Press Pack | 2 Embargoed Until 00:01 Tuesday 1St September EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER SEMI-FINALS 2020 JUDGES PRESS PACK JUDGES PRESS PACK | 2 EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 3 INTRODUCTION CONTENTS 4 SIMON COWELL 6 AMANDA HOLDEN 8 ALESHA DIXON 10 DAVID WALLIAMS 13 DIGITAL For the latest BGT news follow @BGT on Twitter and Instagram For information on the show email [email protected] For pictures log on to: www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures or contact James Hilder, [email protected] JUDGES PRESS PACK | 3 EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER INTRODUCTION Britain’s Got Talent returns to ITV! Following the auditions in Spring, BGT is back for the semi-finals and grand finale. We’ll welcome back the acts who impressed the judges and made it through to the semi-finals, not forgetting our golden buzzer acts, singer Fayth Ifil; comedian and singer, Jon Courtenay; choir, Sign Along With Us; comedian, Nabil Abdulrashid; and mother and daughter singing duo, Honey and Sammy. Our semi-finalists are one step closer to achieving their dream of being crowned the winner of BGT and securing the prize of an incredible £250,000 and the opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance. are proud sponsors of Britain’s Got Talent JUDGES PRESS PACK | 4 EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER SIMON COWELL Were you ever worried that Britain’s Got Talent might not make it back on air at all this year because of Covid? Yeah, for a moment but then I thought, ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’. I just thought that if we can talk to each other all over the world on something like Zoom then there must be a way for us to do the live shows. I don’t want to give too much away but when you watch the semi-finals and final you’re going to see something you’ve never seen before, it’s very high tech. It’s been very stimulating putting the whole thing together. How did you feel ahead of the audition episodes airing during what was a very scary time for everyone across the country? I remember watching the first cut of the first audition episode and thinking how perfect it was to escape from all the craziness of Covid for a moment. It was sad when we had to put the last audition show out not knowing if we would definitely get to do the remaining semi-final shows. But we are all really excited complete the series and celebrate our BGT winner! The ratings for the audition shows were incredible… I wasn’t even thinking about the ratings at the time though, I was looking at the reaction from the audience that was coming in. That’s what was really important to me, especially during these scary times! It was incredible to know that everyone was really enjoying the shows. The pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on the entertainment world with productions shut down around the globe for months… We’ve had to come up with all sorts of different ideas on how we’re going to do it, how it’s going to be different but ultimately the focus needs to be on the contestants. JUDGES PRESS PACK | 5 EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER Now the semi-finals are here, there must lives for the better as we possibly can, so everyone be lots of protocols put in place to protect is working hard. It took us a long time to work out everyone backstage? who the finalists were going to be because there were just so many good people this year. But I think We’re always going to miss not having a live audience, but the safety of everyone is more we’ve chosen the right people to put through. I mean, important. We’re going to have to rehearse acts in a we didn’t agree on everything, there were rows, but SIMON’S GOLDEN BUZZER ACT: completely different way. But everyone’s been up for everyone got to watch the auditions through again, we it, the contestants, the crew and the whole team, it’s came back, we’d changed our minds, then we finally FAYTH IFIL been amazing to see everyone come together and got to a place where we thought, ‘These are the right work so hard to get Britain’s Got Talent back on air. people to go through’ I hope the audience are going to be really happy to see who we’ve put through. And the same for the judges? Are you looking forward to seeing your I think we’re going to have the longest judges’ desk in the world to make sure everyone has lots of space! golden buzzer act again? That’s the plus side to come out of all this, that David Of course, I can’t wait to see what Fayth is going to has to stay far away from me for the foreseeable future! perform! I think she’s amazing. I hope she’s used this extra time wisely. I think everyone will bring their A game There will be no live audience for the for the finals. I think we have all had to, the way the remainder of the series, how will that impact production team behind the show have adapted and the vibe of the show? coped with all the changes to the show and the way they Hopefully, from what I have seen it won’t change the work, it’s been incredible, they are outstanding. vibe in the room. I don’t want to give too much away but what we are planning to do will mean it will still How are the plans looking for next year’s feel like you’ve got this tremendous energy behind show? us on the panel. You’ll be able to see and hear the In terms of filming, there’s always a plan a, b, c audience watching at home, it’ll just be different. It’s and d! Whatever happens, it sounds like a cliche, going to be fascinating to be a part of this. but the show must go on, and it will. There’s a real determination, whatever happens, to not only make Which acts are you looking forward to the show work again next year but make it even better seeing again? than this year. That’s where everyone’s feelings are All of them to be honest with you. They’ve all had right now. It’s our job to give our viewers an hour of even more time to rehearse and they know what the entertainment that they can escape into, that makes stakes are. We want to change as many people’s them smile and have fun. JUDGES PRESS PACK | 6 EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER AMANDA HOLDEN Are you excited to get back with the gang to film? Yes, really excited. I mean, it’s going to feel weird with new rules in place. There will be laughter and I’m sure there will be tears too. What you see is what you get. We’re pretty much the same on screen as we are off. Also, I have been getting glammed up every single day doing my radio show, but it’ll be great, and a real treat, to have my hair and makeup done by someone else again. I feel like I’ve kept some kind of normality throughout by hosting the Heart Breakfast show every weekday. I’ve been in London’s Leicester Square five days a week, for the last five months, with not a soul around and as a result it’s taken me half the travelling time! Have you kept in touch with the other judges during lockdown? Absolutely! Alesha and I keep in touch the most. Are you looking forward to seeing your golden buzzer act again? Oh god, Sammy and Honey are just so lovely! I started thinking I was going to press my golden buzzer, and then it started to go wrong for them, Simon waded in and I wasn’t sure all of a sudden. Apparently, all the producers on the show caught me looking at the golden buzzer a few times and were like, “Watch out, she’s going to blow!” And eventually, I did. It’s just that feeling you get, it almost forces you to press the buzzer, it’s really hard to explain. I just loved that it was one of those unpolished acts, I just know there will be mums and their daughters across the country who will connect with them. Do you hope they bring their A game to the finals? With Sammy and Honey being a mother and daughter act they will have been together throughout lockdown which means they have had even more time to perfect JUDGES PRESS PACK | 7 EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER their performance. So, I am 100% hoping for great There are going to be loads of social things from them both. distancing measures in place backstage, What other type of acts are you looking will that be weird for you all? forward to seeing again? Being a meter apart will be annoying because we’re I’m looking forward to the choirs because I think a very emotive judging panel and we hug one after the year that everyone’s had and the community another if an act has been particularly emotional and spirit that we adopted, looking out for each other, set one of us off crying.
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