Britain's Got Talent's scramble to film auditions after Simon Cowell's illness

Britain's Got Talent has been thrown into chaos after show boss Simon Cowell suffered an injury - with a scramble now on to make up for lost time. The long-running ITV reality show is currently filming the 19th season - having launched all the way back in 2007.

But the latest season got off to a bad start over the past week - as auditions planned for Thursday had to be abandoned after Simon, 65, suffered a bash to the head. Hopefuls that were expecting to be judged in Birmingham were left disappointed when an entire day of filming was scrapped.

And now show bosses are scrambling to recover the episode so that the auditionees can have their moment on the stage. The process is said to be a strain due to the last minute nature of organising filming that would normally take weeks of planning.

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A source told The Sun: “It looks like they will hold the supplementary session on Friday, then continue with the scheduled days of auditions continuing for a further week. They feel so bad for all the people left disappointed by what happened last week and want to do what they can to make things right - even though it's going to take a lot of last-minute organising."

The Mirror has contacted representatives of Britain's Got Talent for comment. The update comes days after Simon was spotted with a graze on his forehead, and it was revealed he had injured himself. A source previously told The Sun: “Simon had a terrible headache and migraine – caused by an accidental bump on the head.

“He’s fighting fit now, though – and was revelling in being in Birmingham and back in his judge seat.” The Mirror has contacted Simon's spokesperson for comment.

The man himself has addressed the drama, sharing a video of himself on social media which made light of his injury. He declared in a video shared via Instagram: “It’s Simon, I’m alive and I’m in Birmingham, I just want to say thank you for all your get well messages.”

He then focused the camera on his grazed forehead, but then produced a happy smile. As he was forced to drop out of filming at the end of last week, former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon was parachuted in to fill the vacant judges' seat during auditions on Friday.

The mum-of-five, 35, took to her Instagram stories to post a picture of the iconic BGT stage with her name in lights on the iconic stage. Alongside the picture, Stacey wrote: "What in the alternative universe is going on. A dream."

Simon has previously opened up about the debilitating migraines he occasionally suffers, which interfere with his work.

He previously explained that he often wears red-tinted glasses to help counter the effects of studio and stage lighting.

The star, who turns 66 on Tuesday, has suffered a string of injuries in recent years. In 2020, he broke his back after falling off an electric bike at his Los Angeles home - an accident that required surgery and months of recovery.

Cowell, who is engaged to Lauren Silverman and father to 11-year-old Eric, described the injury as a harsh reminder of his vulnerability at the time.

In 2017, he also suffered a serious head injury after falling down the stairs at his London residence. At the time, he said: "Sometimes we get a reminder that we’re not invincible, and this was certainly mine. It was a huge shock.

"They think I fainted because I had low blood pressure and so I have got to really take good care of myself to sort that out. After all I am a dad and have more responsibility than ever," he told his fans at the time.

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