TV duo Ant and Dec, have admitted that Simon Cowell apologised for hiring Kelly Brook without consulting them.

Kelly was hired as the fourth Britain’s Got Talent judge earlier this year, but sacked after only six days on the job.

Speaking at the time, Dec admitted: “We were angry about Kelly. But it was because no-one asked our opinion. What was upsetting was that it happened in the first place. It was wrong from the start.”

In a new interview with Q magazine Ant commented: “We had a bit of an issue with him bringing in a fourth judge. But we sat down and talked about it and he apologised for not consulting us.”

Dec added: “Simon’s not that big a pain in the arse. He’s quite charming.”