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Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English actress and presenter. Among her roles are Mia Bevan in Cutting It, Sarah Trevanion in Wild at Heart, and the title role in Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award. She is one of the judges on Britain’s Got Talent, and has presented a range of other one-off TV shows.
She is married to record producer Chris Hughes, and she has one daughter. Her marriage to Family Fortunes presenter Les Dennis ended in divorce in 2003.
Her first television appearance was as a contestant on the UK game show Blind Date in 1991, since which she has become a familiar face on British television. Amanda appeared in the ITV drama Wild at Heart as Sarah Trevanion. She is currently a judge on Britain’s Got Talent alongside Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell. She has appeared on various British comedy and drama series such as Smack the Pony, EastEnders, Hearts and Bones, Cutting It and as a co-star with Harry Enfield in comedy series Celeb.
In April 2009, it was reported that the US network CBS had offered Holden the job of one time guest presenter on The Early Show, a daytime talk show. Amanda confirmed that she would host the show, and presented alongside regular presenters Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez on 1 June. Amanda has since been signed up with CBS as a British correspondent for The Early Show.
In July 2009, Amanda became a gossip columnist for the News of the World’s celebrity orientated magazine Fabulous. In January 2010, Amanda started a new three-part show called Amanda Holden’s Fantasy Lives.
She is married to record producer Chris Hughes, and she has one daughter. Her marriage to Family Fortunes presenter Les Dennis ended in divorce in 2003.
Her first television appearance was as a contestant on the UK game show Blind Date in 1991, since which she has become a familiar face on British television. Amanda appeared in the ITV drama Wild at Heart as Sarah Trevanion. She is currently a judge on Britain’s Got Talent alongside Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell. She has appeared on various British comedy and drama series such as Smack the Pony, EastEnders, Hearts and Bones, Cutting It and as a co-star with Harry Enfield in comedy series Celeb.
In April 2009, it was reported that the US network CBS had offered Holden the job of one time guest presenter on The Early Show, a daytime talk show. Amanda confirmed that she would host the show, and presented alongside regular presenters Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez on 1 June. Amanda has since been signed up with CBS as a British correspondent for The Early Show.
In July 2009, Amanda became a gossip columnist for the News of the World’s celebrity orientated magazine Fabulous. In January 2010, Amanda started a new three-part show called Amanda Holden’s Fantasy Lives.
