《英国达人秀》主持德科兰·当纳利将节目断线原因归于天气

The stormy weather has been causing all sorts of problems across the U.K. — not least for the first live semi-final of “Britain’s Got Talent.”

Monday night’s show went off air for several minutes, as ITV showed an apology and footage of former winners auditioning.

Declan Donnelly is hosting the live shows alone this year while fellow presenter Ant McPartlin takes time off.

Judge Simon Cowell joked: “Ant, you are coming back next year — don’t do that!”

Ant announced he was stepping away for a while from his TV roles following his arrest in March. He later pleaded guilty to drink driving and was given a 20-month driving ban and an £86,000 (US$99,200) fine.

When BGT came back on air, Dec apologized for “technical problems” due to the weather during the early part of the show, which is broadcast from the Hammersmith Apollo in west London.

He joked: “Going well so far!”

He also repeated voting information for anyone who had missed it.

Dec told the audience and viewers that nothing had changed since the last series, with the same judges and format, then added: “And the presenters... well, probably best not to dwell on that.”

Another judge, David Walliams, later joked that Dec looked “a little tense” and offered him a massage.

It’s not the first time Dec has hosted solo — he presented the last two episodes of “Saturday Night Takeaway” earlier this year without Ant.

(SD-Agencies)