Amanda Holden

Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English media personality, actress and singer. Since 2007, she has served as a judge on the television talent competition Britain's Got Talent on ITV. She has also co-hosted the national Heart Breakfast radio show with Jamie Theakston on weekday mornings since 2019. Holden grew up in Bishop's Waltham and took an interest in acting and musical theatre while at school. She played the title role in the musical stage show Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2004, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. Her acting credits on television include The Grimleys (1998–2001), Kiss Me Kate (1999–2001), Cutting It (2002–2004), Wild at Heart (2006–2008), and Big Top (2009). Holden has presented various television shows for ITV, including The Sun Military Awards (2009–2014), Superstar (2012), This Morning (2014–2015, 2017), Text Santa (2015), and Give a Pet a Home (2015), as well as BBC One's The Inner Circle (2025). In 2020, she released her debut studio album, Songs from My Heart, which reached the top 5 on the UK Albums Chart.

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