Britain's Got Talent: Simon Cowell 'will take the winner to the States in a bid for global success'

The winner of the popular reality series will bag a huge £250,000 jackpot as well as the opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Show.

However, new reports now claim that judge Simon Cowell has thrown in an extra prize for the Britain’s Got Talent’s 2018 champion – a performance in the States.

According to the Daily Star, the Syco owner has organised for this year’s winner to perform live on the US equivalent of the show – America’s Got Talent – later this year, in a bid to boost their career.

Exciting: Simon Cowell has reportedly thrown in an extra prize for the Britain’s Got Talent’s 2018 champion – a performance in the States on the US equivalent of the show

Big chance: The Syco owner has allegedly organised for this year’s winner to perform live on America’s Got Talent later this year in a bid to boost their career (favourites Lost Voice Guy (L) and Gruffydd Wyn (R))

The paper reports that the music mogul, 58, has already sealed the deal with the US series, which airs to a huge 15 million people worldwide – and would no doubt shoot the British winner to global success.

A source told the paper, ahead of the much-anticipated BGT final: ‘Simon has been working behind the scenes to make this happen.

‘He knows this will be a big deal for whichever act wins because it will give them a profile in America. They will effectively win the best prize in BGT history.’

The likes of One Direction, Taylor Swift and Jessie J have performed on the Stateside series in the past – with another insider claiming few stars would turn down a slot on the show, making it a once-in-a-lifetime chance for this year’s BGT winner.

Impressive: The chance would no doubt shoot the winner to huge success, as it airs to 15 million people worldwide, and boasts Taylor Swift and One Direction as previous performers (judges Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Simon pictured)

The big finish: The 2018 winner will be announced on Sunday night, in front of judges David Walliams, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Simon (L-R) as well as hosts Stephen Mulhern and Declan Donnelly (top)

They added: ‘Established artists are queuing up to perform on [the show] because it has such a massive audience. For a new act to get a spot on the show is a big opportunity.’

The new claims come after Simon himself teased there would be an extra prize for the 2018 series, alongside the huge cash jackpot and chance to perform for the Royal Family.

During the first live show last weekend, the X Factor judge coyly said: ‘It’s a big, big surprise. But it’s worth winning… that’s all I’ll say.’

MailOnline has contacted both Britain’s Got Talent and Syco for further comment.

BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT 2018 ODDS

7/4 Robert White

15/8 Lost Voice Guy

4/1 Dvj

9/1 Micky P Kerr

12/1 Gruffydd Wyn

20/1 The D-Day Darlings

20/1 Giang Brothers

25/1 Jack and Tim

50/1 Donchez Dacres

80/1 B-Positive Choir

80/1 Calum Courtney

Britain’s Got Talent will come to an explosive climax on Sunday night, with the ten most popular acts so far taking to the stage in a bid to impress both the judges and viewers at home.

Alongside these stars – who were voted in by the public during the semi-final rounds last week – a wildcard act chosen by judges Simon, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden will also compete.

The 2018 wildcard was confirmed as the B-Positive Choir on Sunday morning – a singing troupe formed by the NHS Blood and Transplant unit, in order to raise awareness for the importance of giving blood.

Sunday night’s 95-minute final will also see special performances from the cast of the new Tina Turner musical, which opened on the West End in March, and the boys of the live Magic Mike strip show in Las Vegas.

Producers are no doubt hoping the grand finale will run smoothly, after a week of on-air blunders and gaffes during the semi-finals.

Fans were outraged on Saturday when a stunt double was accidentally caught on stage during Mandy Muden’s performance – after a crew member had already been exposed during gymnastics troupe Acrocadabra’s routine earlier this week.

Another blunder saw the ITV hub show Judge Rinder instead of the semi-final leaving viewers fuming with the production bosses.

The series also kicked off with a technical glitch, before a stage invader left the judges shaken by running to their table and slamming their buzzers the following day.

Host Declan Donnelly was forced to address the problems live on air, telling viewers on Wednesday: ‘Welcome back to the start of the semi-final here in London. Now the weather has caused some problems here,’ before turning to the judges and joking: ‘All going well so far guys?’

The grand final of Britain’s Got Talent airs on Sunday night at 7:30pm, on ITV.