English media personality, actress, and singer, Amanda Louise Holden grew up in Bishop’s Waltham and took an interest in acting and musical theatre while at school.
Amanda has been a judge on the television talent show competition Britain’s Got Talent on ITV. She also co-hosts the national Heart Breakfast radio show with Jamie Theakston on weekday mornings.
Are Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell friends?
Amanda describes Simon as her best friend. Both judges have worked together for a while now, Amanda even takes Simon to dinner at some point. In 2007, Amanda was asked to join Britain’s Got Talent and her career has gone from strength to strength ever since.
Cowell launched La Banda, his first US show since his stint with American The X Factor. The show, designed to find male singers to form the “ultimate Latino Boy Band”, launched on Univision in the US on 13 September 2015. The winner of the show, boy band CNCO, signed to Cowell’s record label Syco Music.
