Simon Cowell confirms red glasses on Britain’s Got Talent are for health condition-Sabrina Barr-Entertainment – Metro

This is the reason why (Picture: X/Simon Cowell)

Simon Cowell has revealed why he can be seen wearing red glasses on Britain’s Got Talent… for everyone who’s been wondering.

Over the weekend, the ITV competition finally returned for the 2024 series, with judges Simon, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli reuniting to assess the latest performers hoping to win the top prize.

Fans were taken aback in the first two episodes by an eerie AI act, astounded by singer Sydnie Christmas who was awarded the first Golden Buzzer, and left in awe by an eight-year-old boy who has a brain tumour, who performed with his choir.

In addition to the incredible talent viewers were treated to on their screens, some also questioned why Simon, 64, was wearing shades despite being indoors.

It turns out there’s a good reason for the accessory – and it’s not just a style choice.

The media mogul explained that fans have previously pondered if he had a ‘mystery illness’ – so he wanted to set the record straight.

He outlined that ‘after long days in the filming lights’ he can sometimes suffer from migraines.

‘For anyone concerned, I missed two auditions at the end of one day, two weeks ago, because I do get migraines after long days in the filming lights,’ he said in February this year.

‘Next week we are filming BGT in Manchester – I look forward to seeing you then. PS. This is why I wear these glasses!’

Poking fun at himself, Simon shared a picture on Instagram of himself wearing the red glasses and pulling a funny expression, and a second image of an insect with huge red eyes.

One fan called Dawn commented in response: ‘I totally understand: I get migraines: so sickly painful and totally draining . Takes a while to recover . Get well soon 🔜. Take care of yourself Simon ! X.’

‘I hear ya…been a sufferer since ’86. Just a rotten disease. 🙏,’ Darcie added.

Rose wrote: ‘Aha! Thanks for answering why those glasses are that colour!’

Tara also shared: ‘Oh yes @simoncowell I said that to my husband. I did testing and have terrible light sensitivity. I do not like LED lights I can’t imagine at a taping.’

The Britain’s Got Talent judges are back (Picture: ITV)

Simon recently spoke out about the brutal comments that former X-Factor judges Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh made about him while they were on Celebrity Big Brother.

He insisted that there’s no bad blood between them, and that he still considers his former colleagues as ‘friends’.

‘I still consider Sharon and Louis really good friends, we could pick up the phone to each other tomorrow,’ he told The Mirror.

‘I think that’s probably one of the things they’re upset about, because they can never get hold of me.’

Britain’s Got Talent returns on Saturday at 7.30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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