Simon Cowell has two hopes for the 16th series of Britain’s Got Talent. Firstly, “to make a show which people hopefully will enjoy watching,” he says. “And, secondly, to give whoever it is that opportunity, hopefully, for things to get better in their lives after they’ve auditioned.”
With many a successful series in the bag, and the promise that this year’s variety spectacular will be bigger and better than ever, it seems likely the head judge – and creator of the long-running Got Talent franchise – could get his wish.
“I think things have changed a lot from where we first started, as it always used to be about the end prize,” muses Cowell, 63, who has starred on the show since its 2007 inception. “I would say now that your first audition is so important because of what happens, virally, that even just that single audition can make a massive difference to your life.”
