Britain's Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli broke a golden buzzer while filming the show's first auditions for season 17.
Tonioli's hilarious faux pas was revealed by fellow judge Alesha Dixon, who shared a photo of the famous buzzer featuring a massive crack down the centre on her Instagram Stories.
"Day one & Bruno is back, not breaking rules but breaking buzzers," she wrote alongside the image.
Unfortunately, fans will have to wait a few months to see the act which caused Tonioli to smash the buzzer so enthusiastically as the series is not set to air until later this year, with auditions for the ITV talent show currently taking place across the country.
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Tonioli joined Britain's Got Talent last year to replace departing judge David Walliams — and he didn't waste any time getting to know the golden buzzer.
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The former Strictly Come Dancing judge actually accidentally pressed the regal looking button halfway through a contestant's audition during his first episode on the show.
Addressing the mistake, Tonioli later explained that he'd been briefed on how the buzzer worked but the rules ultimately "went out the window" in the heat of the moment.
"They were like, 'Here are the rules, you press it then, not then', but that went out the window, I honestly got caught up in the moment, forgot everything I'd been told and just reacted instinctively," he said, per Daily Mail.
The ex-Strictly judge also slipped up several times during live finals, swearing not once, but twice during the episodes.
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Ahead of joining the BGT, Tonioli revealed he had been anxious at first, as he hadn't previously watched the show and wasn't aware of the rules.
"I was nervous because I had no idea. I had never seen the show," he told Digital Spy and other media, adding: "I was actually nervous because it's like you're jumping into a play, you've never rehearsed with a cast you do your performance with."
Britain's Got Talent airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
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