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Alesha Dixon on what to expect as Britain’s Got Talent returns...

-  RICHARD MCCLURE, VICTORIA WILSON

Hosts Ant and Dec are waiting in the wings at the London Palladium this week as the auditions kick off for the 17th series of ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent.

Once again, hopefuls will be coming from all corners of the UK – and the world – in a bid to impress the show’s resident judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, who even manages to break the Golden Buzzer while presiding over this year’s auditions.

During a break in filming at the Palladium, we caught up with Dixon, 45, who’s been a judge on the show since 2012, to hear what’s in store…

How does this year’s BGT compare to previous series?