Simon Cowell, stepping down from Britain’s Got Talent
FOLLOWING the sudden and unexpected death of former One Direction member Liam Payne, “Britain’s Got Talent” judge Simon Cowell has announced that he will be stepping down from the show.
According to IMDb, Cowell has been judging on television shows ever since he became a part of “Pop Idol” all the way back in 2001. He has been a judge on numerous shows since then such as “America’s Got Talent”, “The X Factor”, and “American Idol”.
He grew to fame as a judge because of his cutthroat, unfiltered manner of speaking; people loved him because he would say what everyone else wanted to, but was too afraid to.
However, after the filming of the ITV show was halted last Wednesday due to Payne’s passing, Cowell has decided to call it quits.
As per publication The Sun, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, KSI, and Bruno Tonioli will continue on with filming, and it is possible that Tonioli will be standing in as Cowell’s official replacement.
A source has told the publication that the news has hit Cowell extremely hard, and since finding out, he has been shocked and devastated.
“He adored Liam, and was close to his family with whom he is sure to reach out privately,” the source explained.
“He didn’t feel it was right to continue with filming BGT, and when it resumes on Saturday, does not feel he’ll be in the right headspace to continue.”
Auditions for the show have also been placed on hold. Everyone involved in the show has since shown him nothing but support in his decision.
Liam and Simon
