Series Twelve of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2018 on the 14th of April. All four judges from the previous season returned, with Cowell and Holden returning for their twelfth season, and Dixon and Walliams returning for their seventh season. It was confirmed on 10 April 2018 that, for the first time, the live shows will be filmed at Hammersmith Apollo. It was also confirmed that Dec will present the live shows solo due to Ant stepping down from TV commitments. Mulhern is set to return to host the sister show, Britain’s Got More Talent, however, for the first time in the show’s history, was forced to miss Blackpool auditions, due to illness
