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"The Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent tour has reportedly been axed this year. Bosses decided to scrap the annual roadshow after disappointing sales for last year&amp;#039;s tour, The Sun reports.  Producers, who blamed poor ticket sales in 2011 on a lack of interest in winner Jai McDowall, believe the current economic climate means families will struggle to pay for the \u00A335 tickets.  &amp;quot;It costs \u00A3140 for a family of four without the booking fee, refreshments and travel. In the current climate, no-one can afford it,&amp;quot; an insider said. &amp;quot;It doesn&amp;#039;t help that the last couple of series have been a bit lacklustre. No-one wanted to risk empty seats again.&amp;quot;   Meanwhile, Simon Cowell admitted that he wants the Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent panel to stay the same next year. &amp;quot;The chemistry has worked really well - it&amp;#039;s been one of the most fun panels I&amp;#039;ve ever worked with,&amp;quot; he said. He described Alesha Dixon as &amp;quot;a breath of fresh air&amp;quot;, Amanda Holden as &amp;quot;great fun&amp;quot; and declared David Walliams &amp;quot;the weirdest person I&amp;#039;ve ever worked with but we&amp;#039;ve become great friends. He&amp;#039;s a brilliant judge.&amp;quot; ITV is expected to earn \u00A39m in advertising fees during tonight&amp;#039;s final, charging up to \u00A3150,000 for a 30-second commercial. Watch a video of Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent winner Ashleigh Butler talk about taking Pudsey to Hollywood below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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