'I'm unleashed now!' Bruno Tonioli 'so grateful' to Britain's Got Talent

Bruno Tonioli is "so grateful" to 'Britian's Got Talent' for allowing him to show "more" of himself than he could on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

The 68-year-old star is currently in his second series as a panellist on 'BGT', after previously being a judge on the BBC One Latin and ballroom show from 2004 to 2019, and he admitted it has been "good doing something different".

He told The Sun newspaper: "Sometimes you have to try something new. It is good doing something different.

"In a way the role I played in 'Strictly' is different from what I do here.

"I’m so grateful to BGT for allowing me to show more of myself.

"I’m Bruno unleashed now, darling! I can use all my range, it’s exciting."

While Bruno departed 'Strictly', he is still a judge on the US version of the show, 'Dancing With the Stars', and has admitted he won't be leaving the show anytime soon.

He said: "I’m still doing the American one, and I'm very passionate about it."

Bruno was a judge alongside Len Goodman - who passed away in April 2023 aged 78 - on both 'Strictly' and 'Dancing With the Stars', and the late star sent him a congratulatory message before he made his 'BGT' debut last year.

The panellist said: "Len sent me a wonderful email just before he passed away, which is still very hard to talk about.

"I can't even speak about him not being here. But that email meant a lot to me."

Speaking about the 'Strictly' team, he added: "They know I love them all and they know I love the show. I spent 15 years of my life there."