Amanda Holden (born February 16, 1971) is an actress and TV presenter, and a judge on Britain's Got Talent.
Career[]
She has appeared on CBBC's The Worst Witch playing Miss Pippa Pentangle. Since June 3rd 2019, Amanda Holden has been hosting Heart Breakfast on Heart Radio alongside Jamie Theakston following Emma Bunton's departure. Additionally in 2019, 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 18 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. In 2025, Amanda debuted her own solo hosting gig with a new BBC Gameshow entitled The Inner Circle which also maintained a celebrity variation entitled The Celebrity Inner Circle.
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 in Series 10. Amanda is also known to be a huge fan of variety acts such as Kevin Cruise from Series 4 for example.
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
2024 (First Golden Buzzer): Sydnie Christmas
2024 (Second Golden Buzzer): Nabe
2025 (First Golden Buzzer): Olly Pearson
2025 (Second Golden Buzzer): Max Fox
2025 (Semi-Finals): The Blackouts
Judges Golden Moments[]
2022: Bambang Atmaja
2023: Olivia Lynes
2024: Trey Braine (Shared with Alesha Dixon)
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
- She is the longest serving (female) judge on the panel alongside Simon Cowell, whom was on the panel since the show's debut.
- With the exception of Series 6 audition rounds, Holden is the only panelist whom has served every season on the show.
- She is the only judge to date to give a Judges Golden Moment act that they themselves selected to audition for the show a Golden Buzzer.
- Her highest placing Golden Buzzer act is Series 17 winner Sydnie Christmas.
- Her lowest placing Golden Buzzer act is Nabe, placing 6th in his Semi-Final.
- She is the only judge to lead first pressing the first Golden Buzzer in all Auditions, The Champions (Series 1) and the Semi-Finals