Ant and Dec were reportedly furious with their show boss Simon Cowell at the weekend, when he kept them and the whole Britain’s Got Talent team waiting for two hours….while he had a bath!

Insiders say the Geordie duo asked producers if they could start filming and begin work without the music mogul, after he failed to show up to the Cradiff venue where tryouts were being held.

Alesha Dixon and David Walliams turned up long before Cowell and the team were said to be incensed when the star confessed that he had been held up, because he was soaking in the tub and watching cartoons.

When Simon finally rolled up to the Millennium Centre, Ant and Dec wrote on Twitter:

“Simon Cowell is in the building (apparently) only two hours late. Boring.”

A show insider told The Mirror: “Simon is known for not being that punctual, but he went too far this time.

“He kept all of production, the judges and the audience waiting for hours.

“He may have been working late, but the fact that he still found time for a bath before turning up late was too much.

“If he does it again in London we really will start without him because it costs money keeping the cameras rolling and all of production waiting around.”

However, when Simon did finally arrive, he and David Walliams are said to have formed quite the comedy duo, with them taking part in a pose off and constantly teasing one another, along with the hopeful acts.