As he pressed his golden buzzer sending confetti raining down upon Axel Blake's astonished face, Simon Cowell remarked the nation needed a funnyman like him after the past miserable couple of years.
But he could not have guessed how much the comedian equally needed that moment after his own terrifying
experience during the pandemic.
His appearance in Britain's Got Talent last semi-final tomorrow night comes with a whole new level of appreciation.
