Kelly Brook is "beside herself" about being axed from Britain's Got Talent, say reports.

Simon Cowell and Talkback Thames confirmed the model and actress, 29, had been removed from the judging panel earlier today. Brook was only unveiled as the fourth judge on the talent show last week.

"I have spoken to Kelly and she is very upset," a source told the Daily Mail. "Her agent broke the news just before she got on a flight with [boyfriend] Danny [Cipriani] and she was beside herself.

"She feels it is very unfair to do this to her after such a short time as she was just getting into the swing of things. She started off a bit shakey but she was getting better towards the end of the Manchester auditions."

Producers claimed that Brook was dropped because operating with four judges made the show too complicated. However, according to tabloid reports, Brook feels she was used as a "publicity tool".

"Kelly was given no help whatsoever," an insider told The Mirror. "She was effectively hired only hours before she started the job so had no time to prepare. Nobody bothered to give her any pointers and she felt frozen out by the rest of the team. They're very cliquey."

Brook's previous TV work includes hosting The Big Breakfast, the first series of Celebrity Love Island and Living's Dirty Dancing: The Time Of Your Life.

Britain's Got Talent returns to ITV in May.

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