Following the conclusion of the previous series, it was announced that the show would return for an eighteenth series. It was also confirmed that the judging panel of the prior series would remain the same, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli returning to the show. This is the first time in the show's history that they will air in February, instead of April, to fill the gap in the schedule left by Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, following the start of its indefinite hiatus, in April 2024.[3]
In November 2024, it was announced that the auditions would be entirely filmed in Blackpool and not in London for the first time in the show's history.[4]
It was announced by The Mirror that the show would be took off air for a week, to make way for the final match weekend of the 2025 Six Nations Championship on 15 March. The pre-recorded auditions would then be broadcast until 19 April, when the live shows would start airing on a weekly basis every Saturday from 26 April until the finale on 31 May.
On 23 March 2025, the ITV2 repeat of the 4th episode of Auditions had technical difficulties that keep repeating part 1 of the show.
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