Ashley Banjo has said he is self-isolating as a precaution after filming on the Britain’s Got Talent Christmas special was halted when crew members tested positive for coronavirus.
The Diversity star, who is standing in for Simon Cowell as a judge on the ITV show, appeared on Friday’s The One Show via video call from his home.
Asked how he was faring by host Alex Jones, he said: “I am indoors. Keeping myself to myself. I have just been taking the precaution since early in the week. “If you realise there are a few positive tests around it is always just safer to make sure you are OK.
Hopefully everything is okay.” At least three crew members tested positive before the first day of filming. A Britain’s Got Talent spokeswoman said at the time: