Craig Revel Horwood: I'd love to see Bruno Tonioli on BGT

Craig Revel Horwood would "love" to see Bruno Tonioli on 'Britain's Got Talent'.

The 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge is excited that his former co-star could become the new face on the ITV talent show, after it was recently reported he is set to replace David Walliams on 'BGT'.

Quizzed on the speculation, Craig told 'Good Morning Britain': "I would love to say he is, but I believe he’s up against Alan Carr as well so I think they’re juggling and they’re going to save it as a surprise, so I in fact don’t know.

"And Bruno is very secretive with me, darling, so he will never be honest with me or tell me the truth. So I really don’t know.

"But I would love to see Bruno back on our screens and I think it’s a great position to have so I wish him all the very best if he is in the running for it because I think he’d be wonderful to get that energy back on the telly."

Earlier this week, it was reported Bruno had beaten Alan to the judging role.

A TV insider told The Sun newspaper: "For almost two months Alan may have been the favourite to take over from David, but Bruno was always Simon Cowell’s preferred choice.

"Not only does he have years of judging experience under his belt from his time on 'Strictly', he will bring an outrageous brand of comedy that 'BGT' needs on the panel.

"In so many ways this is already the perfect job for Bruno as it sees him return to a glitzy showbusiness favourite that fits in with the rest of his work."

Bruno has recently appeared on 'Dancing with the Stars' in the US, but he's now been made a lucrative offer to return to British TV.

The insider explained: "Sealing the deal was always down to him being presented with an offer enticing enough to make a commitment to the show.

"After intense negotiations, they’ve managed to reach an agreement that will now see him return to prime-time Saturday night TV in the UK."