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Simon Cowell reveals Amanda Holden was his second choice for BGT panel after huge star ‘freaked out’ and quit ‘a week before filming’

BGT supremo Simon Cowell has revealed Amanda Holden - part of the ITV show's judging panel since 2007 - wasn't his first pick!

BGT boss Simon Cowell has admitted Amanda Holden – part of the ITV show’s judging panel since 2007 – wasn’t his first pick for the role. But back when the telly talent hunt first started airing nearly two decades ago, it was former newspaper editor Piers Morgan who popped up on screen alongside Amanda and Simon. Simon is reported to have claimed the Fight for This Love singer changed her mind about being part of BGT just days before filming was scheduled to begin.

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