Britain's Got Talent made a welcome return to TV screens on Saturday, 22 February. The talent show saw the return of judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and and the introduction of new guest judge KSI.

The YouTuber, 31, real name Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji, made his debut on BGT during Saturday's episode, as he joined the judging panel for the Blackpool auditions.

He stepped in to cover for Bruno, who had been unable to attend the auditions due to filming commitments in the US for Dancing with the Stars.

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KSI was an immediate hit with BGT fans, who flocked to social media to praise him. Some ITV viewers even vouched for the social media star to replace Bruno on the judging panel permanently.

Taking to X, one fan said: "KSI was made for BGT!" while a second added: "Watching #bgt for the first time in years just for @KSI I hope they make him a permanent judge."

"How hilarious is KSI lmfao can we keep him as a full-time judge!?" another asked, while a fourth BGT viewer said: "KSI is a good addition I reckon. Current and knows his stuff of all the 'modern' etc. Plus, he's 1,000 times less annoying than Bruno already..... #BritainsGotTalent #bgt." (sic)

Another agreed, writing: "Can we vote whether we want KSI or Bruno? My vote goes to KSI. ##BGT #BritainsGotTalent." "#KSI so much better than Bruno #BritainsGotTalent."

Chatting to before his debut, KSI had promised to be "straightforward" and not "sugarcoat" anything on BGT. He also added: "I want emotion. I want you to really love or really hate me."

The YouTube star also impressed his BGT co-stars with his judging style, as co-host praised KSI before the new series launched, saying he brought "freshness" and "enthusiasm" to the ITV show.

Dec, who hosts BGT with , commented: "It's always interesting when somebody new joins the panel for the first time because you see it through their eyes again and that kind of freshness. So he brought that to it. He brought energy, enthusiasm, and a really interesting viewpoint.

"He looked at whether acts would work online and go viral, so that was really interesting. He judged in a way that no judge has ever looked at the acts before."

Britain's Got Talent airs on Saturdays at 7pm on ITV1