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Kelly Brook axed from Britain’s Got Talent
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 20 January 2009
Kelly Brook, who had been signed up to be a fourth judge on the new series of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, has been axed after just six days of filming.
It’s not her, though, it’s them. The four judges plan has apparently been jettisoned and producers will stick to the trio of Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden.
In a statement, Cowell said: “I have genuinely enjoyed working with Kelly, she is absolutely lovely and a complete professional. But it’s become clear the format doesn’t support another judge and we will never add a fourth judge to the panel”.
A spokesman for production company TalkbackThames added: “The format of the show is cleaner and less complicated with just three judges, which was not fully appreciated ahead of filming”.
“Although Kelly brings a huge amount of warmth to the show and we’ve loved having her on board, the complications it adds to the filming process and format of the show means that unfortunately, and with huge regret, we have agreed with ITV not to proceed with a fourth judge”.
Brook is described as “stunned”. I imagine she’s gutted, too, after being offered a £200,000 contract.
