BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT TURNS PHYSICAL AS ALESHA DIXON INJURES HER HAND AND SMASHES AMANDA HOLDEN'S MIC

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It wouldn't be Britain's Got Talent without an on-air spat, and so it proved as Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon engage in a lively dispute in scenes that will air during Saturday's show. 

Things turned physical between head judge Simon, 66, and Alesha, 47, as they fought over the Golden Buzzer for a 'talented act', resulting in Amanda Holden's microphone being broken into pieces.

Despite Simon already pressing his Golden buzzer for Paul Nunnari, he tried to break the rules by going for a second act, but 'competitive' Alesha had other plans and 'dived' on the buzzer to stop her 'annoying' co-star from getting the act.

Alesha told the Daily Mail: 'Simon had been winding me up so much and we were having back-and-forth banter, he was on one, and I saw him go to press it and thought, he ain't having it! I dived on it, broke Amanda's microphone, and hit my hand!

'It is definitely the most physical golden buzzer I've ever done on the show! It shows the competitiveness between me and Simon. I think it's because we share the same birthday.

'It was a great act, I was thinking my 12-year-old is going to love this act. I did it for my daughter more than myself; I'm not a big computer fan.

'Simon pressed his golden buzzer afterwards for an act I was devastated I didn't press mine for.'

Simon, who clearly enjoyed the chaos, added: 'Sometimes we actually fight over the golden buzzers, and I'm not kidding, Alesha threw herself across the desk to stop me. She actually injured herself in the process!

'I mean, that's how competitive people get when there's a good act, sometimes there's a fight as to who's gonna press it first. It's really funny.'

Viewers will find out which act caused the chaos during Saturday's episode.

The golden buzzers were added to the show in 2014 and have been given to some well-known acts since then.

Each of the four judges, plus hosts Ant and Dec, has one opportunity per series to press it, but this rule has occasionally been broken.

If pressed, the act is sent straight through to the live shows.

Simon was the first judge to press the gold this series, in the opening episode on February 21. It was given to Australian para athlete Paul Nunnari, who blew away the judging panel with his incredible wheelchair stunts, which involved him climbing up the silk in his wheelchair before swinging from it by his neck.

KSI awarded the second golden buzzer of the series to 16-year-old magician Rafferty Coope. The young star wowed the judges with his act that combined his 'two passions in life', music and magic.

It comes after judge Amanda, 55, revealed head judge Simon finally dropped his 'Mr Soft act' and has returned to his straight-talking self.

She said previously: 'Simon is back. He's been Mr Soft in recent years, and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that KSI is so honest on the other end of the panel.

'He's not honest in a bad way, just very to the point, and he doesn't sugar coat anything.

'I think Simon's just gone, 'actually, do you know what? Whatever you're saying, I agree with that as well. And I don't know why I just didn't say that in the beginning'.

'I'm glad to see that Simon is no longer being soft serve ice-cream, although it was nice for a year or so!'

Amanda added: 'It feels very loose and very chaotic this year! And I think having KSI there, who's very succinct in his answers and doesn't hold back, has really helped the show.

'We've got the old Simon back, and his one liners are better than ever and I'm loving that!'

Britain's Got Talent continues Saturday at 7pm on ITV1, ITVX and STV

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2026-03-06T13:28:47Z