Amanda Holden's heartbreaking baby loss with rarely-seen husband, near-death experience, famous ex and celebrity feud
23.04.2024 - 08:17
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From stage to small screen and now fully-fledged media personality who's made the headlines for celebrity feuds and racy Instagram outfits - fearlessly frank Amanda Holden has been a household name for more than a quarter of a century.
She's now back on our screens as a judge on Britain's Got Talent alongside Simon Cowell, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon as the hit ITV talent show returns for its 17th series.
The hard-working star is an early riser, combining her TV work with co-presenting Heart radio's breakfast show alongside Jamie Theakston. And at the age of 53, she's said she's "living the dream" and getting to do everything she loves.
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She's remained loyal to Britain's Got Talent, a show she's been part of since day one, recently incurring the wrath of Sharon Osbourne after she defended boss Simon Cowell in an interview. And her show with comedian Alan Carr, Alan & Amanda’s Italian Job, in which they renovated a derelict home in Sicily, was an unexpected hit and recently had a second series before a new one has been recommissioned for Spain.
Amanda was born in Hampshire in 1971 and grew up in Bishop’s Waltham, near Winchester. She told Great British Life: “I loved growing up in Hampshire. My childhood memories are nothing but happy ones and at least in part that is because I was totally at home in my surroundings. Whenever I go back now I still feel the same."
Her biological father, Frank Holden, a petty officer in the Royal Navy, left when she was four and Amanda and younger sister, Debbie,