Police called to BGT audition to deal with 'mental health crisis'

25 January 2024 , 10:42

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Police called to BGT audition to deal with 'mental health crisis'

Filming for the new series of Britain's Got Talent took a bit of a sad turn on Wednesday, with the ITV show's team rushing to help a woman suffering a mental health crisis nearby.

Simon Cowell, 64, looked fresh faced as he stepped out for the auditions at The London Palladium, arriving at the iconic venue before his fellow judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli and the talent show's hosts, Geordie duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.

But as hopeful auditionees took to the stage and tried to impress Simon and co, upsetting scenes were taking place as police were called to help a woman in distress outside the Palladium. Speaking to the Mirror regarding the worrying incident, a Britain's Got Talent insider said: "Police were dealing with an individual outside of the Palladium who was causing a bit of a stir, and the BGT team helped out. But BGT didn’t call the police and there was no threat to the judges as they didn't get inside the Palladium."

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The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: "Police were called at 13:23hrs on Wednesday, 24 January, to reports of a woman suffering a mental health crisis at Argyll Street, W1. Officers and London Ambulance Service attended. The woman was assisted by officers who made arrangements for her to be met by a family member. There were no offences."

Auditions for the 2024 series of Britain's Got Talent have officially kicked off, with judge Bruno Tonioli breaking his golden buzzer within minutes of one act taking to the stage. The ITV show's warm-up man, Stuart Holdham, exclaimed: "Guys, this has never happened before, he's actually smashed the golden buzzer! Bless Alesha, she's trying to fix it!"

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The auditions for the ITV series only began on Wednesday afternoon with the judging line up again made up of Simon Cowell, David Walliams' replacement Bruno Tonioli, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon. Alesha posted a photo of the smashed buzzer on her Instagram page following Bruno's faux pas.

Britain's Got Talent fans will have to wait until later in the year to see who former Strictly Come Dancing star Bruno pushed the buzzer for as the talent show is not due to air for a few months, with auditions taking place over the next few weeks in London and Manchester.

*If you are struggling with mental health, you can speak to a trained advisor from Mind mental health charity on 0300 123 3393 or email [email protected]

Mark Jefferies