Trivia / Britain's Got Talent

• Creator Backlash: When Simon received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in August 2018, he was asked what his biggest regret was. Simon declared his dismissive treatment of Susan Boyle, prior to her singing, to be this; when he watched the recording of it afterwards, "I hated my own guts." From then on, he made it a point not to judge any act until after they performed.
• Dueling Shows:
  • When the Spanish version, Tienes talento was set to premiere on Cuatro in 2008, then-rival channel Telecinco (both Cuatro and Telecinco are now part of Mediaset España) countered with another talent show called Tú sí que vales, which was flat-out accused of plagiarism (in fact, the whole thing nearly got to court) by the Tienes talento crew. Eventually, Tienes talento ended its run on Cuatro after just one season, while Tú sí que vales totaled 17 editions on Telecinco until 2013.
  • This war is once again raging on, as Telecinco resurrected Tienes talento in 2015, now under the name Got Talent España, while Mediaset's rivals Atresmedia have acquired Tú sí que vales (now rebranded Tú sí que sí since the previous name belongs to Telecinco) for laSexta. The two shows actually faced off on January 24, 2017, with Got Talent curb-stomping Tú sí que sí (20.3% share rating vs 4.4%), prompting laSexta to move Tú sí que sí to Wednesday nights.