Simon Cowell plays hilarious prank on Ant and Dec during the final audition of Britain's Got Talent where he has them believing they had almost broken a world record

Simon Cowell played a hilarious prank on Ant and Dec during the final round of auditions on Sunday night's episode. The head judge of the ITV talent show, 64, fell victim to a prank by the Geordie duo during the final series of Saturday Night Takeaway earlier this year and decided to get his own back. Simon Cowell played a hilarious prank on Ant and Dec during the final round of auditions on Sunday night's episode The head judge of the ITV talent show, 64, fell victim to a prank by the Geordie duo during the final series of Saturday Night Takeaway earlier this year and decided to get his own back Simon leapt to his feet with his fellow judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli but the 'official adjudicator' noted that the attempt was null and void because Ant had stepped over the throw line. was projected onto the screen above them and the penny dropped, where the boys realised they had been pranked by Simon Simon and Ant were quick to hug it out when it turned out that the whole thing had been a massive joke The former X Factor judge was in hysterics as the Bugsy Malone-style fight scene during the final around of auditions The semi-finals will be broadcast live over the coming days, with the grand final of the show set to take place on Sunday June 2.