Kelly Brook to get full BGT pay?

21 January 2009 11:11am

Kelly Brook has reportedly been paid her full £200,000 salary for Britain's Got Talent - despite being axed after less than a week.

The model was recruited as a judge alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan earlier this month but was cut after show producers decided the four-judge format was too "complicated".

However, Simon agreed the 29-year-old should receive her full fee, reports the Daily Mirror.

Despite pocketing the tidy sum, Kelly - who dates rugby ace Danny Cipriani - is said to be "feeling down" about the sudden end to her BGT career.

A source said: "It was a shock when she got the call on Monday morning telling her she was out. It seems Cowell is embarrassed by the whole affair and wants it to go away."

But Simon has said he enjoyed working with Kelly and would be happy to team up with her again.

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