Britain's Got Talent's Dec forced to apologise over Bruno Tonioli's shock X-rated comment

Britain's Got Talent descended into chaos during its final episode of the series as judge made a rude comment live on air. Hosts Ant and Dec scrambled to apologise for the former star on the live final.

The judges gave their feedback after comedian Joseph Charm's performance, which had left the audience in stitches. At the end of the routine, Bruno was full of praise and got a bit carried away. The routine was performed before the 9pm watershed, which means swearing is not permitted. However, he quipped: "We were just p***ing..." before pausing and correcting himself. He apologised before explaining the judges had found his routine funny.

Dec even had to add another apology to viewers as he said: "Apologies if you were offended by Bruno's slip of the tongue there."

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Despite the stars rushing to apologise, it seemed viewers at home were rather entertained by the moment. One said :"I’m sorry but Bruno swearing on Britains Got Talent has got me in stitches even 15 minutes after, so funny."

Another added: "I'm not offended by Bruno saying p***ing, I am irritated by him constantly shouting and jumping his feet all the time!"

Someone else commented: "Dec apologising for Bruno," followed by laughing crying emojis.

The remaining BGT contestants are taking to the stage tonight as they compete to be the winner of the show's 2025 final. At the start of the show, hosts Ant and Dec revealed that Han and Fran had been chosen by the judges to return as a Wildcard act - .

"Can’t believe the wildcard choice, some brilliant acts could have been picked over them #BGTFinal," one viewer wrote. Meanwhile, another was more enthusiastic about the singing duo. "VERY happy with this year's wildcard - fun, not 'up themselves' & absolutely British! #BritainsGotTalent #BGT," one fan tweeted.

One of the acts performing tonight was Hear Our Voice - a choir that's made up of people affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal - with the group performing an . "I know we said it quite a lot last time but I'm absolutely thrilled that you're at the final and if you won, it would be a massive F you to a certain group of people who deserve it," Simon told them.

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