Amanda Holden (born February 16, 1971) is an actress and TV presenter, and a judge on Britain's Got Talent. She has appeared on CBBC's The Worst Witch playing Miss Pippa Pentangle. Since June 3rd 2019 Amanda Holden began hosting Heart Breakfast on Heart Radio alongside Jamie Theakston following Emma Bunton's departure for the Spice Girls 2019 world tour, in the same year she appeared in Plebs playing the role of Rufina. In May 2020 she released her debut single a cover of Over The Rainbow by Judy Garland in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic. She has been present in all 16 series, and the shows spin-offs Britain's Got Talent: The Champions, the Britain's Got Talent: Christmas Spectacular and The Ultimate Magician.
Amanda was the United Kingdom's vote spokesperson during the grand final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Preferred Acts[]
As Amanda does not specialise in any particular talent, she has the most diverse taste of all the current Judges, and her view is often the most balanced, whilst also remaining professional. However, she often prefers acts that she believes truly represent Britain and make her 'proud to be British', a fact brought up by Simon Brodkin as he auditioned as Steven Goldblatt. Amanda is also known to be a huge fan of variety acts such as Kevin Cruise from Series 4.
Golden Buzzer[]
2014: Paddy and Nico
2015: Revelation Avenue
2016: Beau Dermott
2017: Daliso Chaponda
2018: Gruffydd Wyn
2019:Chapter 13
2019 (The Champions): Kseniya Simonova
2020: Honey & Sammy
2022: Loren Allred
2023: Olivia Lynes
Judges Golden Moments[]
2022: Bambang Atmaja
2023: Olivia Lynes
Trivia[]
- First act to vote 'Yes' to: Damon Scott
- First act to 'Buzz': David Williams
- First act to vote 'No' to: David Williams
- First act to 'Buzz; and still vote 'Yes' to: Mel's Klever K9s