Gary Barlow's talent show Let It Shine AXED in embarrassing u-turn by BBC
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Gary Barlow's talent show Let It Shine won't return to the BBC next year.
The show was created by Gary to find his dream team for a new Take That-inspired musical.
And now he's found the five stars he needed, it's said that the BBC has struggled to come up with a new idea for a second series.
Singers Martin Kemp and Dannii Minogue joined Gary as judges while Graham Norton and former Great British Bake Off star Mel Giedroyc presented.
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The first show was watched by 6.8 million viewers but that fell to 4 million by the end of the 10-episode series.
"We had a fantastic time making Let It Shine and the response has been absolutely amazing," Gary Barlow told Mirror Online.
"The musical itself has broken records for the fastest selling theatre tour in UK history, which is incredible! I want to make sure we give any future series the focus and excitement Let It Shine series 1 had, and I look forward to making plans for the future with the BBC team."
And the BBC confirmed they haven't ruled another series out in the future.
"At its heart the show was about finding and nurturing new talent and giving five individuals the unique prize of roles in a brand new, year-long, touring theatre production and as such the door is open to the possibility of another series of Let It Shine in the future," a BBC spokeswoman said.
"We would like to thank the cast and crew, all of whom brought professionalism, passion, joy and energy to the show."
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Earlier this year, we reported that panellist Martin Kemp said he'd knocked-heads with Gary about a new concept.
Martin, 55, told the Sunday Mirror: “We’ve talked about it and we’ve got some ideas. I’d love to do it again because it was so much fun.”
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But he ruled out the likelihood of the show hunting for a new version of his own band, Spandau Ballet.
He said: “We are in very early stage discussions about a Spandau Ballet musical, but I think it’s unlikely Let It Shine would be part of that.”
Fellow judge Dannii Minogue also signalled she was ready to return - saying it’s less involved than The X Factor, so she could juggle it with Australia and motherhood.