Britain's Got Talent bosses want Piers Morgan back for 20th anniversary
Britain's Got Talent bosses want to bring Piers Morgan back to the judging panel for the show's 20th anniversary.
Britain's Got Talent bosses want to bring Piers Morgan back to the judging panel.
The ITV talent show will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year and in honour of the milestone, producers are keen to bring the talk show host - who was one of the original panellists alongside current judges Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden but left in 2010 - back for a guest stint during the audition stages of the competition.
It is also hoped that memorable former contestants, such as first winner Paul Potts and 2009 runner-up Susan Boyle, will return to sing during the live shows.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “A 20th anniversary extravaganza is in the works as producers work out which familiar faces to bring back to celebrate the huge milestone.
“Simon, Piers and Amanda had such fun chemistry.
“The idea would be to bring Piers back as a guest judge for the January auditions.
“Then the former acts, like Susan Boyle and Paul Potts, would appear later in the year for the live shows.”
For the 10th anniversary in 2017, previous high-profile contestants including Diversity and Stavros Flatley performed.
Amanda recently spoke of how proud she is that BGT is hitting its 20th anniversary milestone.
The 55-year-old star told Digital Spy: "I can't believe I'm still there. My daughter is 20 and I look at her and just go, 'That is what 20 looks like.' It is amazing. To get to do 20 years on the show has been brilliant.
"Britain's Got Talent has really changed over 20 years. We have had lots of bedroom auditions. Now you find more people through social media. But even with all the things that have changed, it's still a show you sit down and watch with your family.
"We have changed people's lives, genuinely. You don't have to win it for it to change your life.
"I have kept in touch with so many of the contestants who didn't win and they are smashing it. They never went back to their normal jobs and they're doing what they love and getting paid to do it. That's incredible."
Britain's Got Talent has seen lots of judges come and go over the years. However, Amanda has thanked Simon, who created the programme, for showing so much faith in her.
She said: "Simon Cowell has just been bloody brilliant to have kept me there. I also have to keep myself relevant.
"I've always been very truthful. I've been part of all aspects of the industry. I've done stage, I've done film, I've done TV, I've done radio. The only thing I haven't done is a Bollywood movie. I need to check that off my list."
