You can be spicy but there's a line you don't cross

BRITAIN'S Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli says the key to his success is staying professional.

- KENZI DEVINE

Fellow TV hosts Gino D'Acampo and Gregg Wallace have recently come under scrutiny following allegations of bad behaviour on set.

But Bruno says that while you can poke fun at people, there is a line you don't cross and he vows to call out anyone deemed to be taking it too far.

He says: "There is a code of conduct and offstage, if I feel I have seen anything that is inappropriate, I would nip it in the bud. But I haven't seen anything on a show when I was there, so that's all I can say."

Bruno is back scouring the country for the next big thing as he prepares for the 18th series of Britain's Got Talent on Saturday.

And the British-Italian star, 69, says he likes to bring some spice to the small screen.

Speaking to us after this year's auditions for the talent show, he says: "You can't do anything with pre-conceived [notions], you have to be real.

"You have to be entertaining too you don't want to bore people." Bruno, who has more than two decades of experience judging talent shows, says the secret to staying away from scandal is to be true to yourself.

The former Strictly panelist says: "Whatever I've done or said has always come from good intentions... it's never intended to shock and I've never had any problems in the past.

"Obviously, there are lines you don't cross but at the same time, sometimes if you're spicy in the right way, there's nothing wrong with it. It's comedy, it's entertainment.