Bruno Tonioli hit the Golden Buzzer 'at the wrong time' on his first day on Britain’s Got Talent

11 April 2023

Bruno Tonioli hit the Golden Buzzer “at the wrong time” on his first day on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’.

Bruno Tonioli forgot how the Golden Buzzer worked on Britain's Got Talent

The ex ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ judge - who replaced David Walliams on the judging panel, which also includes Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell - has admitted he got "caught up in the moment” and forgot everything his new co-stars taught him, after admitting to not watching the show.

The 67-year-old television personality said: “I told Simon, I never watched the show before. But I never watch anything I'm in, I never even watched 'Strictly' or 'Dancing With the Stars'.

“I want to feel free to give it my own personal spin, not copy what someone before me has done, if that makes sense.

“Alesha gave me a brief, but then I forgot everything she told me! I think that was obvious when I pressed my Golden Buzzer at the wrong time on the first day!

“They were like, 'Here are the rules, you press it then, not then,' but that went out the window. I honestly got caught up in the moment, forgot everything I'd been told and just reacted instinctively."

Bruno admitted the blunder was well received by 63-year-old music mogul Simon.

He said: "I looked up, Simon was in stitches, Alesha looked shocked! But that really happened. I mean, it wasn't planned. I honestly had no idea I'd do that in the moment.

“Anyway, Simon tells the crowd there's no rules, to forget what they've been told and act badly behaved, so I listened! Come on, he's the boss!”

The ex ‘Dancing With the Stars’ judge spilled how he “lost his voice” trying to live up to his showbiz reputation on the programme.

Bruno said: “When you’re on screen you can’t sit there looking bored. You have to give the viewers a show, you have to entertain them.

“So I crank up my delivery and become a larger-than-life persona. I draw on my years of experience working with the likes of Elton.

“The energy comes automatically during filming but then I’m dead, absolutely dead. I lost my voice at the end of the first day on 'BGT' because I didn’t pace myself."