Amanda Holden
| Amanda Holden | |
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Holden at Collars & Coats Gala Ball at Battersea Evolution, October 2014
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| Born |
Amanda Louise Holden 16 February 1971 Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK |
| Residence | Richmond-upon-Thames, London, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Swanmore College |
| Occupation | Actress, presenter, singer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Agent | James Grant |
| Television |
Wild at Heart Britain's Got Talent A Night of Heroes The Door Superstar This Morning Give a Pet a Home Text Santa |
| Spouse(s) |
Les Dennis (m. 1995–2003) Chris Hughes (m. 2008) |
| Children | Alexa Hughes Hollie Hughes |
| Parent(s) | Frank Holden Judith Holden (née Harrison) |
| Relatives | Jan Holden (Great Aunt) |
| Website | officialamandaholden |
Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English television presenter, actress and singer, best known as a judge on ITV's Britain's Got Talent since the show began in 2007.
Holden played the role of Sarah Trevanion in Wild at Heart (2006–2008) and the title role in Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. More recently she has presented various television shows for ITV including Superstar (2012), This Morning (2014–) and Give a Pet a Home (2015).
Although born in Portsmouth, Holden spent much of her childhood in Bishop's Waltham and aged 9 she joined Bishop’s Waltham Little Theatre Company. She attended Swanmore Secondary School (now Swanmore College), where a teacher recalled that she had a natural talent on stage. At 16 she moved to Bournemouth, and then attended Mountview Theatre School in Wood Green, north London (now Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts).
Holden's first television appearance was as a contestant on the game show Blind Date in 1991.
From 2006 to 2008, Holden appeared as Sarah Trevanian in three series of ITV's Wild at Heart co-starring Stephen Tompkinson.
Holden's other TV credits include three series of the comedy Kiss Me Kate with Caroline Quentin and Chris Langham, three series of the ITV's The Grimleys, Celeb with Harry Enfield, BBC series Hearts and Bones with Damian Lewis, the Jonathan Creek episode "The Problem at Gallowes Gate" and a Boxing Day special Marple opposite Geraldine McEwan and John Hannah. She also co-starred with Bill Nighy and Tom Courtenay in Ready When You Are, Mr McGill, Jack Rosenthal's comedy drama.
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