Britain's Got Talent shock as judge Simon Cowell reveals he is still struggling with painful medical condition while filming the new series
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Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell suggested he is still suffering from a painful medical issue after first opening up about it last year. The TV mogul, 65, shared how he suffers from debilitating migraines last year when he worried fans after being forced to miss a couple of auditions during filming.
![[This series the judges will once again be joined by hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly while YouTube star KSI will also make a guest appearance on the show]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/08/93858799-14261827-image-a-20_1736323375307.jpg)
Simon wears a pair of red-tinted glasses to protect his eyes while shooting in the studio under bright lights for long periods of time. A new picture which was shared by Simon on Tuesday showed the judges reuniting at the BGT auditions as filming for the new series kicks off.
![[The series was postponed in October following the death of Liam Payne, who rose to fame on Simon's show, the X Factor in 2010]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/18/91866039-14259997-The_star_will_join_fellow_judges_Amanda_Holden_Alesha_Dixon_and_-a-45_1736274957153.jpg)
Simon was wearing a pair of the coloured lens glasses in the snap, suggesting he is still struggling with migraines a year on. Alongside him were his fellow judges Amanda Holden, 53, Alesha Dixon, 46, and Bruno Tonioli, 69, as they began a new series. Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell suggested he is still suffering from a painful medical issue after first opening up about it last year.
![[Simon decided last minute to call off the auditions in Blackpool in October as he discovered the shocking news about [Liam, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson pictured with Simon in 2015]]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/18/90960431-14259997-Simon_had_decided_last_minute_to_call_off_the_auditions_in_Black-a-50_1736275015056.jpg)
Revealing they were in Blackpool for the next round of auditions, Simon declared: 'We're back!'. In February last year, Simon took to his Instagram as he explained to some 'concerned' fans that he needs them for health reasons. He finished off saying: 'Next week we are filming BGT in Manchester - I look forward to seeing you then. PS. This is why I wear these glasses!'.
Sharing a shot of him wearing the glasses while on the judging panel, he wrote: 'I just found out according to the internet, I have a 'mystery illness'. '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.
