Bruno Tonioli's mouthwatering Britain's Got Talent pay has seemingly been confirmed. The Italian maverick, 68, became part of the BGT panel in 2022, leaving behind his Strictly Come Dancing role which he had held for 18 years. He took over as a judge from David Walliams and it now appears as though the move to ITV could have been highly incentivised by a bumper pay packet.
According to reports, the TV judge raked in an astounding £21,000 each week to sit alongside Amanda Holden , Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon on the popular talent contest. It's claimed Bruno's entertainment firm's accounts, Fulvia Ltd, show an impressive jump in income too, with the pot rising from £2.4million to £3.
5million. The Sun reports his mighty wage for BGT, and says it comes as well as his appearance and co-creation of BBC talent show DanceX and the American version. The Mirror has contacted Bruno's representatives for comment.
While his apparent impressive BGT wage has seemingly been revealed, reports suggest he is not returning to the show. Instead, fellow judge Amanda will reportedly "stop at nothing" until her comedian best friend Alan Carr lands a job in his place . Bruno is thought to be facing scheduling conflicts with his DWTS gig and Amanda, who is said to be close to Bruno, believes Alan would be an ideal replacement.
An insider told Closer magazine last month: "Simon Cowell has yet to decide who will be on the judging panel for the next series of BGT. "Bruno is one of Simon's closest fr.