Simon Cowell

The talent mogul and judge was reportedly brought up on stage by a mute and masked magician auditioning for the competition who put a hood over Cowell's head.

[The Sun](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7014530/x-factor-simon-cowell-returning-nbc-americas-got-talent/) that the network had “offered us to make the show”. [Simon Cowell is reportedly in talks to relaunch The X Factor in the US](https://www.nme.com/news/music/simon-cowell-reportedly-in-talks-to-relaunch-the-x-factor-in-the-us-3372781). “The flames were put out and Simon got up looking a bit shell-shocked while the rest of the judges breathed a sigh of relief as he returned to the panel.”

Simon Cowell and his fellow panel of judges are returning for Britain's Got Talent's 15th season, alongside hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.

Then there were discussions with the top execs and Simon who had his head in his hands." He told The Mirror: "This is the biggest show - now that I’m in it! Amongst the heightened excitement of the series returning, chaos ensured when head judge Simon was "set on fire" by a mysterious, mute and masked magician. A source told The Sun: 'It was madness. I’m very, very lucky - someone’s looking after me.” Amanda and Alesha - we’ve all known each other for years.

The judges are currently filming the auditions at the London Palladium for the new series of the ITV show which is set to air later this year.

Simon was made to sit on stage with a hood over his head by the mysterious magician, as the liquid was poured over him. “This is the biggest show - now that I’m in it!” he said. Amanda Holden added: “It was massively entertaining but horrific to watch. It was very scary, you are a very brave man to do that. I’m very, very lucky - someone’s looking after me.” According to onlookers, the former X Factor judge was taken on stage by a masked magician before being doused in lighter fluid. It made me realise how much we care about you, I was ready to come up there and rescue you.” Amanda and Alesha - we’ve all known each other for years. It was scary.” While new judge Bruno Tonioli said: “It reminded me of a scene from that movie, Saw, seeing Simon’s head in that contraption. On signing up he added: “I do it because I love to do it. “Now that they have me! In his first interview last week he declared the show will be more successful than Strictly.

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It made me realise how much we care about you, I was ready to come up there and rescue you.” A member of the audience told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “The audience screamed, judges were out of their seats screaming, everyone was totally stunned. He said: “I could feel liquid being poured on me but I had no idea it was lighter fluid!”

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Then there were discussions with the top execs and [Simon](https://popculture.com/celebrity-parents/news/americas-got-talent-judge-simon-cowell-gets-non-stop-advice-from-8-year-old-son/), who had his head in his hands." The buzzer worked but there was no glitter in the cannon above the stage as it had already been used up," a source told The Sun. "I was captivated, I've never seen anything like that," the Dancing With the Stars judge said. The act was "massively entertaining to watch" but very scary to see, Holden said. "It was very scary, you are a very brave man to do that. The magician then poured lighter fluid all over the hood, locked his head in a box, and opened the box so the audience could see the magician dropping a flame into the box.

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Audience members screamed and Simon was said to look “a bit shell-shocked” as the flames were put out.

It made me realise how much we care about you, I was ready to come up there and rescue you.” The magician poured lighter fluid over the hood as Simon’s head was locked in a box which was then opened at the front so the audience could see inside. A hood was then put over the judge’s head as the crowd watched on at the latest round of London auditions.

Simon Cowell's head was set on fire during the audition process for 'Britain's Got Talent' at the London Palladium.