12/05/2012 - Simon Cowell confirms David Walliams will be back for BGT 2013

Simon Cowell has revealed that he is keen to have the same judging lineup on Britain’s Got Talent next year. The music mogul added David Walliams and Alesha Dixon to the panel, joining himself and Amanda Holden when the show returned earlier this year and the stars have been such a hit with the public, that he wants them all back in twelve months time.

Speaking on Britain’s Got More Talent a caller reminded Simon that he promised last year that David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre would be back and then The Baywatch actor was dropped and the comedian stepped down.

Cowell doesn’t anticipate that happening in 2013 and he told Stephen Mulhern: “I can say if they will accept my invitation that all three and me will be back for next year.”

Amanda was quick to jump on his promise and laughed: ‘Have we got a pen? I would like that in writing.’

12/05/2012 - David Walliams on Simon Cowell, dancing dogs and his thrilling first BGT series

You’ve said that you decided to do Britain's Got Talent because you liked Simon. Do you still? I adore him! He’s so much fun to be with and my face lights up when he comes in to a room. I bring him little presents every time I see him, although I got him some ginger fudge and he said, “No, I don’t like it, take it away”. Couldn’t he have just pretended and put it in a cupboard? I was broken. So I bought him some hot chocolate and he liked that, then a few Bob Dylan albums and chocolate honeycomb, which he liked. So I’ve done OK.

Do you think you’ve brought BGT back to life? I’m lucky because Simon is very good and doesn’t mind me making jokes about him. If he’d said to me on my first day, “Don’t make any jokes about me,” I’d have been stuck! People want jokes about Simon because he’s so powerful, rich and successful, so people want to see him brought down a peg or two. And to be honest, when we see him laughing at himself, it shows him in a good light. People think, “Oh, he’s not this mean character and he’s got a sense of humour”.

Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden always look fabulous. Do you and Simon ever discuss fashion? When we were doing the audition shows, I was wearing a lot of suits from Tom Ford and Simon would go, “Ooh, I love that suit”. So I said to him, “I’ll take you shopping and style you”. But we haven’t had the chance yet. I know that Simon’s look is a tight-fitting jumper – but that’s not my look. I’d like to see him in a suit.

Are you nervous about the final? A little bit. It’s a family show and I haven’t traditionally been a family entertainer. So I’ll have to engage my brain before my mouth.

Will you do BGT again? If Simon wishes it then, yeah, I’d love to.

David Walliams meets Team GB swimmers

David Walliams has become almost as well known for his swimming challenges as his comedic talents in recent years, so it comes as no surprise that he’s donned his trunks and joined team GB’s swimmers in training at the Olympic pool.

The comedian got involved in all aspects of the visit, taking part in a race and chatting to swimmers Keri-Anne Payne (10k marathon) and Fran Halsall (50m freestyle), before stepping in to conduct a sports massage on 4 x 100m freestyle relay swimmer, Adam Brown.

Walliams encouraged the public to get behind our athletes during the Games this summer: “My experience of swimming is not winning gold medals but having people cheer you on really, really makes a difference.” He also plugged Team GB’s official scarf (all profits going to the Olympic team) by adopting a uniquely-Walliams take on how to wear it...

Watch the video clip here.

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