Ant and Dec left out of Britain’s Got Talent promo pictures ahead of series’ return

Will Ant return for the live shows?
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Ant and Dec are conspicuously absent from images promoting the new series of Britain’s Got Talent ahead of its return this weekend.

In the pictures, the four judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon can be seen posing at what looks like a theatre in black-tie attire.

But hosts Ant McPartin and Declan Donnelly are nowhere to be seen.

Donnelly is expected to present the talent competition’s live shows solo after McPartlin stepped down from his TV commitments and returned to rehab following a drink-drive crash.

The pair will be seen together in the opening shows, as McPartlin was present for the auditions phase of the series.

It comes after Ant and Dec were left out of the trailer for the new series, despite them appearing in teaser clips in previous years.

Promo shots: The Britain's Got Talent judges
ITV

Donnelly fronted the finale of Saturday Night Takeaway this weekend without McPartlin admitting the show had been ‘tinged with sadness’ due to his colleagues absence.

ITV is yet to confirm whether Donnelly will do the same for the Britain’s Got Talent live shows.

Britain’s Got Talent returns to ITV on Saturday, April 14 at 8pm.

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