New Pictures Simon Cowell reveals he ‘stole’ idea for BGT from a rival talent show

SIMON Cowell has revealed that he ‘stole’ the idea for Britain’s Got Talent from a rival show.

The music mogul, 59, started the hit ITV programme in 2007 – but he has admitted that if he wasn’t watching a rival show, then the series might never have come to fruition.

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Simon Cowell has spoken about the inspiration behind BGT[/caption]

Speaking on The Paul McKenna Positivity Podcast, Simon said: “It was just an idea I had in the kitchen one day, I was watching another competing music show and a girl was murdering Get Here by Olita Adams.

“I thought do you know what  I would actually rather watch a show about a singing dog.

“And that’s how Got Talent came along.

“And we developed it over a year and then we sold it. And this show will run for 20 years.”

The show might never have happened if Simon didn’t watch another talent show

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The judge also revealed that he doesn’t like to see his showbiz mates doing well on similar shows.

He admitted: “We see a competing show and think: we will take a bit of that show and put it into ours.

“But I am still incredibly competitive. When I see a competing show starting to do well I actually feel physically sick.

“I don’t like my friends to do well. I really don’t. Jealousy in a weird way is good for you. If you are not jealous of your competitors you are not going to win.”

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Ant McPartlin is returning to work tomorrow to host the first round of auditions for the 2019 series.

The troubled star, 43, has been off for a year after a drink driving crash forced him to take time off to tackle his demons.

Richard Arnold revealed the news on Good Morning Britain and said: “I can officially announce that after a year off Ant will start filming on the new series of BGT.”

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