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Niamh Spence

Simon Cowell dons very loose-fit suit as he joins Amanda Holden at Britain's Got Talent

Head judge Simon Cowell cut a casual figure as he stepped out in a loose-fit white shirt and trousers as was pictured heading to the next round of Britain's Got Talent auditions.

The 63-year-old joined fellow judge Amanda Holden, who cut a svelte silhouette in all black, as the pair headed to the search for the next headline topping variety act.

Simon donned his trademark black aviator sunglasses and wore his white shirt untucked, a far cry from the high waisted trousers the music mogul became infamous for wearing back in his Pop Idol days.

He paired the billowing shirt with a pair of simple, wide-leg black trousers as he headed to the next set of auditions with BGT hopefuls in Manchester.

Simon looked lean in an untucked white shirt and loose black trousers (KIERAN / SplashNews.com)
Amanda Holden looked casual as she stepped out in a black tracksuit and trainers (KIERAN / SplashNews.com)

The 2023 Britains Got Talent auditions are now well underway with judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon all returning alongside new judge Bruno Tonioli.

Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno, 67, took over from previous BGT judge David Walliams. Walliams stepped down following a scandal after comments from the comedian about a contestant were leaked, where he called a pensions "a c***".

Although the comedian later apologised, he still decided to step down from the series where he'd been a judge since 2012. He issued a statement, which read: "I would like to apologise to the people I made disrespectful comments about during breaks in filming for Britain’s Got Talent in 2020.

Simon wore an open white shirt and loose fitting suit for the day of BGT auditions (SplashNews.com)
Amanda Holden appeared dressed down as she headed to the BGT auditions in Manchester (KIERAN / SplashNews.com)

"These were private conversations and – like most conversations with friends – were never intended to be shared. Nevertheless, I am sorry."

However the arrival of the Strictly judge has caused a reported feud at BGT, as Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden are reported to be 'fuming' after realising they are receiving the same wage as their new colleague.

The pair were said to be annoyed that Bruno had been brought in on the same money (reported to be £800,000) as them after they've been with the show for over ten years.

Bruno Tonioli has joined Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell on the BGT judging panel (PA)

However earlier this week, Amanda spoke out to silence the rumours as she told The Sun: "He’s a wonderful ball of energy and in a good way he’s already broken every rule.

"So much so that Simon will probably have to throw out any rulebook this year.

"It’s going to be a brilliant series. We’ve only filmed auditions in London so far but we can't wait to get to Manchester for the first time since the pandemic hit."

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