ITV Britain’s Got Talent fans ‘petition’ for major change to talent competition

The last semi-final of this year's series of Britain's Got Talent aired on Saturday, May 24

Miranda Pell Search and Discover Writer

19:27, 24 May 2025

Some Britain's Got Talent viewers are demanding one permanent change to the talent competition show(Image: Getty Images)

Britain's Got Talent semi-finals came to an end this week as fans are "petitioning" for a major change to the show.

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Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, Simon Cowell and Bruno Tonioli returned to judge Series 18 of the ITV talent competition, with rapper and boxer KSI standing in occasionally for Bruno when he has other commitments.

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KSI returned to the judging panel for the last semi-final and has been given the Golden Buzzer - meaning he has sole choice of which act gets sent straight to the final, which is set to take place on Saturday, May 31.

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One Britain's Got Talent fan has taken to social media to request that KSI becomes a permanent member of the judging panel.

KSI has returned to the judging panel for the last semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent(Image: Getty Images)

Over on X, formerly known as Twitter, @RyanSoapKing25 wrote: "Petition to make KSI a full time judge on #BGT"

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X user @TheeQueenJay1 agreed: "Thank the lord above, KSI is finally back."

@Richard26Todd66 requested: "2026 please ditch Bruno and keep KSI."

And @RhysThompson5 commented on X: "I would rather have KSI than Bruno in the panel! #bgt #britainsgottalent"

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The consensus continues as @itsmeBrisbane agreed: "For the next series I hope KSI would replace Bruno #BGT"

Performing in the semi-final on Saturday, May 24, is dancer Binita Chetry, singer CJ Emmons, singers Han and Fran, magic act Harry Moulding, dancer Jerry Pop, Lazy Generation, magician Manho Han, and balancing act Red Panda.

Viewers of the hit ITV competition show can vote online for free, and they can scan the QR code during the show to quickly access the website.

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For the first time in Britain's Got Talent history, the semi-finals were spread out week-by-week rather than airing all the episodes nightly over a week - making it the longest lasting series of BGT ever.

The winner of Britain's Got Talent gets to perform at the Royal Varieties Show - following in the footsteps of Sydnie Christmas who won in 2024, and dancer Viggo Venn who won the show in 2023.