BGT SEMI-FINALS: VOTING DETAILS REVEALED

ITV reveal more details about the upcoming semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent.

This year’s BGT semi-finals will be very different, the inevitable result of Covid-19 and social distancing restrictions. The semi-finals, which had been due to be held in May, will be pre-recorded. The final will then take place live in October.

As usual, Ant and Dec will host the semi-finals whilst Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams will join Ashley Banjo, who replaces Simon Cowell who is recovering from a broken back, at the judges’ desk.

Eight contestants will perform in each semi-final and the judges will choose one act to go through. The second finalist will then be chosen via public vote when the episode airs. 

With safety concerns paramount, some acts will take part remotely via video link whilst others will perform in the TV studio. All acts will be watched by a virtual audience – with their performances live streamed into homes across the UK and the virtual audiences’ reactions then beamed into the studio on a giant screen. 

The series will then culminate with the live final, in October, where one act will triumph as Britain’s Got Talent 2020 Champion and win the life-changing £250,000 prize plus that coveted role on The Royal Variety Performance.