She said the show has lost its magic after David Walliams was axed for inappropriate comments
A BRITAIN’S Got Talent legend is calling on Simon Cowell to axe Bruno Tonioli and hire her instead.
Francine Lewis, 49, reached the final of the show in 2013 leaving the audience and judges in stitches with her impressions of Katie Price, Amy Childs and Stacey Solomon.
She is still a huge fan of the show but feels it has lost some of its magic since replacing David Walliams with Strictly legend Bruno.
Now she is putting her name in the mix for another judging panel reshuffle which could see Simon alongside his very own glamorous angels.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Francine says: “I think the reason why that show is so successful is because of their judging panel. I really, really do.
“I understand why Simon kept it the same for so many years. Amanda [Holden] is brilliant on that show. I adore Alesha [Dixon], she's just fantastic. But I miss David. I think when it was the four of them, David, Simon, Amanda, Alesha, they were the dream team.
“I just don't feel it with Bruno. I've got nothing against him, but I just see Strictly for Bruno. He's not Britain's Got Talent.
“I want to step in as a judge for that, because I think it could be Simon's Angels. I feel like I've got the empathy. I've been doing talent shows since I was 11 years old.”
David was axed in 2022 after 10 years on the show when recordings of him making unsavoury comments about auditionees were leaked.
He apologised for the “private” conversations in which he branded one a “c**t”.
Francine’s career took off in the late 90s when she appeared on The Big Big Talent Show, which was hosted by Jonathan Ross.
She then went down a storm on BGT over a decade later, winning her semi-final and delivering laugh after laugh in the final before finishing 10th.
She laughs: “I'd say, ‘come on, Simon, give me a chance. Let's get rid of Bruno now!’
“I think the show's brilliant and it literally did change my life, and I'm so grateful.”
Addressing Sun readers, she says: “Come on, let's get behind this. Let's do a campaign to get Francine on Britain's Got Talent alongside Alesha and Amanda, and become Simon's Angels. I love you, Bruno, you're great, but you've got to go. I've got to replace you.”
While Bruno might not be Francine's cup of tea, she is a big fan of Amanda Holden and her Ofcom-challenging outfits.
The long-serving entertainer's raunchy dresses often cause offence and have led to calls she should cover up now she's in her fifties.
But Francine believes if you've got it flaunt it.
"You look at people like Amanda Holden, who I feel really is very inspirational," she says.
She looks sensational. She's got the best body. She's got such a great way about her that doesn't make me feel nervous of getting old."
And if she gets her way, they'll be getting glammed up together.
