Britain’s Got Talent’s Bruno Tonioli causes chaos as auditions return after rule breaks and backstage row
BRUNO Tonioli swapped the Strictly studio for the Britain’s Got Talent line-up and has definitely taken the panel by storm.
Now, auditions for the popular talent show are back, with season 17 on the horizon, Bruno is already causing uproar back-stage.
Exposed by his fellow judge and musician Alesha Dixon, the singer showed just how much Bruno has got to grips with using the coveted golden buzzer.
Snapping a shot of the golden prop, Alesha penned: "Day one & Bruno is back, not breaking rules but breaking buzzers.”
In the picture, the golden buzzer could be seen smashed through the middle.
Clearly, Bruno has got carried away as he had managed to leave it with several cracks.
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It isn’t the first time Bruno has made a golden buzzer blunder.
During the last season of the show (in his very first episode), Bruno accidentally pressed the sparkling buzzer - halfway through a contestant’s performance, when he didn't mean too!
He explained to the at the time about his buzzer mix-up: "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.”
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He also ruffled feathers when he accidentally swore (twice) during episodes in the last series.
Bruno quit Strictly in 2021 after travelling between the UK and America for Dancing With The Stars "took its toll".
He was replaced by professional dancer Anton Du Beke who soon became a favourite on the panel.
Bruno has since joined rival channel ITV as a judge on BGT, taking over comedian David Walliams' spot.
Meanwhile, it was revealed that Bruno might have bagged an eye-watering wage rise.
A TV insider said: “The moment Amanda and Alesha get wind of this they will be asking some serious questions of the execs on the show.
“It’s nothing personal aimed at Bruno, both of his fellow judges love him and feel he’s fitted in brilliantly, and they know the show’s bosses aren’t about to give him a higher wage than them.
“But Amanda has been on BGT for 16 years and Alesha has clocked up 11 years, and there’s now the prospect of him bagging a pay deal that brings him close to them after just one series."
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