Britain’s Got Talent legend Paul Potts has hit out at new judge Bruno Tonioli for his choice of colourful language, after Bruno turned the airwaves red with his swearing during this weeks semi-finals.
Paul, who famously won the very first series of the show as an opera singer back in 2007, took issue with Bruno’s swearing, as he insisted the former Strictly Come Dancing star needed to “ring it in.”
The swearing furore first kicked off on Tuesday, when 67 year old Bruno accidentally swore live on air as the judges were watching daredevil Andrew Stanton perform a series of gruesome tasks.
Among the stomach churning acts were sword swallowing, before he pulled a truck along the stage using his eye sockets.
Both the judges and viewers at some struggled to watch the scenes, a fear which was only amplified when the judges were asked to come up on stage to help with the tasks.
Horrified by the prospect, Bruno could be heard exclaiming "f***ing hell” – something which didn’t go unnoticed by viewers at home.
One fan tweeted: "Bruno just said 'f***ing hell Simon, not again'," as a second said: "Did he just say f***ing hell???”
Following the foul mouthed outburst, Ant and Dec apologised to viewers at home, but just one day later, Bruno once again swore on the show.
Unimpressed by his actions, former BGT winner Paul told Sky Bingo: “He [Bruno] needs to ring it in because some of the show is before the watershed.
“Bruno calmed the jumping up and down a bit yesterday, but he needs to watch his language because it’s a family show.”
Reflecting on his time on the show, Paul revealed he believes he had an advantage over the current contestants, as when BGT first started the audiences were much smaller and the show was filmed in a theatre rather than a TV studio.
“When I was on Britain’s Got Talent, it was only 300 to 400 people… there is great energy in the theatre,” Paul shared.
He was also quick to point out how the audience themselves now seem to be playing an integral role in deciding who progresses in the competition, with Simon Cowell in particular spotted looking around to gauge the audience reaction before making any decisions.
The 52-year-old from Port Talbot in Wales was a Carphone Warehouse manager before capturing the hearts of the nation on the first series of Britain’s Got Talent.
After beating stiff competition, it was his haunting rendition of Nessun Dorma that saw him scoop the £100,000 prize money and a place in the Royal Variety Performance.
Following his success, Paul has continued to live his dream, with his debut album One Chance even having topped the charts in 13 countries around the world.
He is now thought to be worth in excess of £9 million.
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