Simon Cowell

Chaos erupted this week on Britain's Got Talent, as Simon Cowell played a prank on new judge Bruno Tonioli.

According to The Sun, a source from BGT shared: During the Manchester auditions for BGT, Bruno became a victim of a prank that involved Simon Cowell and a crossbow. During season 11 of America's Got Talent, the head judge tricked Sofia Vergara as she was blindfolded and handed a crossbow. But in the end, the incident turned out to be a prank. Simon pretended to be shot and hurt as he fell to the floor and received medical assistance. Bruno Tonioli will replace David Walliams as a new judge this season, with Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, and Simon Cowell returning to their seats.

This is the moment that Bruno Tonioli 'shoots' Simon Cowell with crossbow in a Britain's Got Talent prank that has now been branded 'disgraceful' by some.

A source told the publication at the time: 'Amanda has been on BGT for 17 years, while Alesha is going into her eleventh year. The Sun reports that crossbow attack victim Laura Sugden said: 'I can't believe it's even allowed on the show. Plan of action: Deciding to have a laugh between acts, Simon and Bruno are then said to have taken to the stage with a crossbow too - with the latter being blindfolded Medical help: Simon is said to have lay down on the floor playing dead as a paramedic rushed to help him in front of the live audience - leaving Bruno shellshocked Deciding to have a laugh between acts, Simon and Bruno are then said to have taken to the stage with a crossbow too - with the latter being blindfolded. Simon is said to have lay down on the floor playing dead as a paramedic rushed to help him in front of the live audience - leaving Bruno shellshocked.

Britain's Got Talent - Simon Cowell pranked Bruno Tonioli on the set of "BGT" by pretending to be shot with an arrow.

According to a source, Tonioli “was genuinely panicked and for a moment really thought something had gone badly wrong.” The outlet posted shots in which Tonioli can be seen hurrying toward Cowell and kneeling beside him as he lies on the stage. While Tonioli was blindfolded, Cowell had a fake arrow attached to his chest.

The dramatic scenes show new judge Bruno Tonioli kneeling over the show boss after thinking he'd severely injured him with a crossbow.

"These were private conversations and - like most conversations with friends - were never intended to be shared. It has been suggested the sketch may now be dropped from the show and not aired. Footage has circulated via social media from the incident - with a warning about ‘sensitive content’ automatically generated over TikTok footage of the incident. The new judge was lured into a stunt which left him thinking he had shot dead 63-year-old Simon with the dangerous weapon. I’ve been in a situation where I’ve lost somebody. It comes after previous judge David Walliams exited the show amid controversy, with Strictly legend Bruno was drafted in to replace him.