BGT’s Bruno Tonioli reveals just TWO of his Strictly Come Dancing co-stars stay in touch
BRUNO Tonioli has revealed that he is only in touch with just two of his former co-stars on Strictly Come Dancing.
The dancer and choreographer was a judge on the BBC show for 17 years alongside the likes of Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, and Shirley Ballas as well as hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
Anton Du Beke replaced him on the panel when he quit in 2021.
But now Bruno has confessed just Tess and Craig Revel Horwood remain in contact.
Bruno told Radio Times: “Anton is doing a great job and it feels right that he should carry on.
“I may never be a Strictly judge again, but I may go back.
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“We’ll always be very good friends. I still get messages from Tess Daly and Craig Revel Horwood.
“I just couldn’t continue doing both Strictly and Dancing with the Stars.”
For years Bruno juggled filming for Strictly with its US counterpart, until in 2020 he “blanked” out while on set in America.
Recalling the frightening moment, Bruno went on in the interview: “I was flying from London to Los Angeles and back again every week. I hardly slept.
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“I remember saying to Tess that I didn’t know where I was because I was so tired.
“I even blanked once on Dancing with the Stars. I had an out-of-body experience and was confused about where I was.
Bruno starts his new job on Britain’s Got Talent this weekend and is excited to get his teeth into the new challenge.
But his high-energy performance comes at a price.
He added: “Obviously when you’re on screen, you can’t sit there looking bored.
“You have to give the viewers a show. You have to entertain them.
“So I crank up my delivery and become a larger-than-life persona.
“The energy comes automatically during filming, but then I’m dead, absolutely dead.
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“I lost my voice at the end of the first day on Britain’s Got Talent because I didn’t pace myself, I didn’t know that auditions can run for two or three hours.”
Britain’s Got Talent returns on Saturday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.