David Walliams replaced by Bruno Tonioli as Britain's Got Talent judge

David Walliams has been replaced by erstwhile Strictly Come Dancing justice Bruno Tonioli connected the judging sheet for the caller bid of Britain's Got Talent.

Walliams spent a decennary alongside Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden.

Tonioli, who near Strictly successful 2021, joined his caller co-stars astatine the archetypal judges' audition of the caller bid astatine the London Palladium connected Tuesday.

"Here we are, Britain's Got Talent. I americium truthful excited," helium said. "It's my archetypal show, I person nary thought what's going to happen, but I'm definite it's going to beryllium brilliant."

Tonioli was 1 of the archetypal Strictly judges and appeared connected each bid until his departure from the BBC show.

He inactive appears arsenic a justice connected Dancing With The Stars, the US mentation of Strictly. For galore years helium appeared connected some series, flying betwixt the UK and the US each week.

However, Covid question restrictions made that statement difficult, and successful 2020 helium lone appeared connected Strictly via Zoom from the US.

He announced his departure from the amusement altogether the pursuing year, and Anton Du Beke replaced him permanently arsenic a judge.

Walliams joined Britain's Got Talent successful 2012 and became known for his light-hearted rivalry with Cowell.

Last year, the comedian and children's writer apologised aft a signaling of him making derogatory and sexually explicit remarks during a interruption successful filming successful 2020 was leaked to The Guardian newspaper.

He said the remarks "were ne'er intended to beryllium shared", and the show's producers said they had spoken to him astir his "future nonrecreational conduct".