Britain's Got Talent, ITV1, review It's been busy week for Simon Cowell, thanks to the revelations from Tom Bower's gossipy biography. Fortunately, the furry multi-millionaire mogul loves the attention. Tonight's Britain's Got Talent (ITV1) might have been filmed two months ago, but he still managed to edit in a knowing nod to recent headlines. When teenage ballroom dancer Kai Widdrington admitted to lining up a dozen female partners, judge David Walliams quipped, "Sounds like you Simon." Cowell merely smiled faux-modestly. Once again, the Little Britain wag's teasing of his boss was more entertaining than events on stage. When Cowell accused the frontman of annoyingly spelt dance act Karizma Krew of "doing this to create a platform for you," Walliams said: "That's what you do! Don't judge everyone by your own standards. As for the acts? Solid if unspectacular. Shy secretary Maria Smithson's impressions were decent but dated. Widdrington and dance partner Natalia Jeved were impressively accomplished and could go far. The show might well be titled Europe's Got Talent, such is the preponderance of continental acts coming over here to enter. Following last weekend's Hungarian basketballers, hunky French dance troupe Cascade did acrobatic martial art stunts and made the female judges come over embarrassingly a-flutter. The success of double Brit Award-winner Ed Sheeran has certainly spawned some imitators. There's a definite trend this year for guitar-strumming young men performing semi-rapped sensitive love songs. Tonight's act in this vein at least put a twist on the formula by being a trio rather than a solo artist. Essex boys The Loveable Rogues were a bit like buskers but had charisma, cheek and charm. Precocious 12-year-old Lauren Thalia's schtick was similar, turning Soulja Boy's Turn My Swag On into an acoustic anthem. It was the second time Cowell has been wowed by a schoolgirl's take on this song, after Cher Lloyd auditioned with it on The X Factor 18 months ago. A nice arrangement but the novelty of a posh little princess doing hip-hop might prove a one-gag wonder. Cowell played the panto villain with Karizma Krew, who were dressed in Union Jacks outfits - a cannily crowd-pleasing move in the year of the Olympics and Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Columbian novelty diva Chica Latina eventually brought a smile to Cowell's sulky face with her Margarita Pracatan-esque number. The positiivity of Beeb rival The Voice continued to influence editing and pacing. It wasn't until the halfway point that an act failed to get through. The emphasis throughout was on uplifting success stories, with the comedy failures skipped over in apologetic montages. It will be interesting to see if ratings rise after Cowell's media ubiquity over the past week. Anyone would think the string-pulling svengali planned it that way. Perish the thought.