Ant and Dec had the BEST way to ensure the Britain’s Got Talent judges were on time

It's their 13th year on screen

Britain's Got Talent

by Anna Sky Hulton |
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We're only days away from the new series of Britain's Got Talent, which starts on Saturday, 6th April, and we can't wait to see popular TV presenter Ant McPartlin reunited with his on screen partner Declan Donnelly.

Now, ahead of the series we've been given a little insight into what to expect and in a recent release from ITV, Ant and Dec have revealed the unusual method of transport they made the Britain's Got Talent judges use, to make sure they weren't late!

When asked how the show's judges, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams, had been behaving backstage, Dec replied, "They all get on like a dysfunctional family!"

With Ant explaining, "We are constantly having to wrangle them. We’ve got to get them all onstage on time, which never happens!"

Comparing the situation to "herding cats", the pair joked that one of the girls is always in a robe after taking their clothes off so they don't get creased!

Ant then revealed that this year the judges were actually given scooters in an attempt to keep them on time, admitting, "They are a bunch of kids so it actually worked!"

We need to see a video of this!

As we're just days away from the new series of Britain's got Talent, the lovable pair were also asked about the talent we can expect on the show.

"We’re always shocked by what we see and on series 13 that’s no mean feat because you go, ‘Well, we’ve kind of seen it all’," Dec said.

He continued, "But on more than one occasion this year we’ve both looked at each other and been like, ‘Even after 13 series we’ve never seen that before’."

Ant then added, "This act came on and did synchronised skipping, and we’re stood in the wings thinking how we’ve never seen anything like this before."

Swipe through to see all of the Britain’s Got Talent winners so far...

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Paul Potts1 of 13
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Paul Potts

Paul Potts won the very first show in 2007 with his hugely impressive singing abilities.

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George Sampson

Break dancer George Sampson won the show in 2008 at the age of just 14-years-old.

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Diversity

Dance group Diversity won the show in 2009, with Ashley Banjo going on to become a TV presenter.

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Spellbound

The 2010 series also saw a dance group win in the form of Spellbound, pictured here performing with singer Katherine Jenkins that year.

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Jai McDowall

Singer Jai McDowall won the show in 2011.

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Ashleigh and Pudsey

Dog performing act Ashleigh and Pudsey were winners of the 2012 series. However, Pudsey sadly passed away in July 2017.

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Attraction

Another dance group won over the public in 2013, as Attraction used shadows and puppets to create beautiful spectacles - pictured here with Terry Crews.

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Collabro

Singing group Collabro wowed viewers in 2014 with their performances of musical theatre songs.

Jules and Matisse9 of 13
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Jules and Matisse

Britain's Got Talent saw its second dog act winner in 2015 with Jules and Matisse.

Richard Jones10 of 13
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Richard Jones

Magician Richard Jones won the hearts of the nation in 2016.

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Tokio Myers

Pianist and music producer Tokio Myers won the show in 2017, pictured here with BGT judge Amanda Holden.

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Lost Voice Guy

Lost Voice Guy, real name Lee Ridley, won in 2018.

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Colin Thackery

Colin Thackery won Britain's Got Talent in 2019.

Britain's Got Talent is set to return to ITV this Saturday, 6th April at 7.15pm.

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