Ant McPartlin takes cheeky swipe at Bruno Tonioli after KSI makes Britain's Got Talent debut

Ant McPartlin took a cheeky dig at Bruno Tonioli after he was replaced by KSI on 'Britain's Got Talent'.

The YouTuber stepped in for the former 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge for the ITV show's Blackpool auditions while he's in the United States filming 'Dancing With The Stars'.

as reported by The Sun newspaper, KSI bounced onto the stage to a huge reaction from the crowd, with hosts Ant and Dec taken aback by the response.

Ant quipped: "Everyone’s thinking, ‘Bruno who?’ I’m joking!”

During his first day, KSI - who will be filling in for the week - posed for a selfie with the live crowd, using a filter to sport a pair of orange shades like Simon Cowell.

He wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "The audience in Blackpool are absolutely amazing and I’m really glad I’m part of the band.”

The 31-year-old social media star hopped up on stage during the auditions, and even joined a gymnastic performance.

It's also said he hit his golden buzzer on the first day, but the exact nature of the act is yet to be revealed, with the episodes not airing until spring 2025.

Earlier this week, KSI joked he would be the nasty one on the panel.

KSI told 'Capital': "I've kicked Bruno out, and I'm taking his place! Actually, he's coming back, but I'm there for a little bit. Yeah, it's going to be fun, man. I'm going to judge some talent.

"Everyone thinks I'm going to be an evil judge, I'm going to be a villain – I'm going to just press the red button as soon as they walk out.

"I might do that every now and then, but I'm just going to have fun with it and we'll just see what happens."

KSI has joined regular judges Simon, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon on the panel and recently spoke of his excitement at the opportunity.

He said: "I’m so excited to be a guest judge for 'BGT'. When I got the call up, I couldn’t believe it.

"I remember watching old 'BGT' episodes and going from being amazed to laughing my a*** off. I’m buzzing to see all the fresh new talent, and I’ll be sure to leave a mark."