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Amanda Holden jokes she will NEVER leave BGT

Amanda Holden jokes she will NEVER leave BGT
Published 2 years ago on Mar 09, 2023

The presenter, 52, who has been on the ITV  talent show for 17 years, told MailOnline her goal is to reach 18 years and jokingly said she never wants to leave.

In an exclusive interview, Amanda said: 'I'll probably be carried out on a stretcher. I mean I'm definitely doing one more year after this.

'If I do 18 years which is what it would be I will feel so privileged and lucky because it was never a job I expected to do this long.

Amanda went on to speak about new judge Bruno Tonioli, who has been full of energy during filming for the show.


The former Strictly judge, 67, has joined the panel of the ITV talent competition as a replacement for comedian David, 51, who quit after 10 years on the show after he made 'disrespectful' comments about contestants from previous series.

Amanda explained: 'Obviously we have a new judge, Bruno. It was like dropping a berocca in some water and just watching it fizz.

She then squashed 'feud' rumours as she said: 'He'd never seen the show, so it was all new to him. It was nice seeing it through fresh eyes. I think he's really enjoyed it and we've tried to make him feel welcome and he did a good job.'

It comes weeks after Amanda and Alesha reportedly refused to sign contracts for the latest series of BGT.

The duo were said to be furious that new judge Bruno will see his new salary match their own - an estimated £850,000.

According to The Sun Amanda and Alesha sent the latest series into chaos with bosses scrambling to secure the TV favourites ahead of filming in London last month.

A source told the publication at the time: 'Amanda has been on BGT for 17 years, while Alesha is going into her eleventh year. They don't think it's fair a newcomer could walk into the show and be handed the same deal as them'.

Going on to speak about what viewers can expect on this year's show, Amanda told MailOnline: 'There's been a lot of hilarity, a lot of people using their body parts to play instruments.

'We've had a lot of things you wouldn't normally think are entertaining and funnily enough, even Simon has enjoyed them, he wouldn't have three to four years ago.' 

'We've had mountain bikers on stage, we've had people falling out of the sky so it's extraordinary! We've had a couple of things go wrong as you can expect, I can't even think about what genre is going to win.'

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The presenter, 52, who has been on the ITV  talent show for 17 years, told MailOnline her goal is to reach 18 years and jokingly said she never wants to leave.

In an exclusive interview, Amanda said: 'I'll probably be carried out on a stretcher. I mean I'm definitely doing one more year after this.

'If I do 18 years which is what it would be I will feel so privileged and lucky because it was never a job I expected to do this long.

Amanda went on to speak about new judge Bruno Tonioli, who has been full of energy during filming for the show.


The former Strictly judge, 67, has joined the panel of the ITV talent competition as a replacement for comedian David, 51, who quit after 10 years on the show after he made 'disrespectful' comments about contestants from previous series.

Amanda explained: 'Obviously we have a new judge, Bruno. It was like dropping a berocca in some water and just watching it fizz.

She then squashed 'feud' rumours as she said: 'He'd never seen the show, so it was all new to him. It was nice seeing it through fresh eyes. I think he's really enjoyed it and we've tried to make him feel welcome and he did a good job.'

It comes weeks after Amanda and Alesha reportedly refused to sign contracts for the latest series of BGT.

The duo were said to be furious that new judge Bruno will see his new salary match their own - an estimated £850,000.

According to The Sun Amanda and Alesha sent the latest series into chaos with bosses scrambling to secure the TV favourites ahead of filming in London last month.

A source told the publication at the time: 'Amanda has been on BGT for 17 years, while Alesha is going into her eleventh year. They don't think it's fair a newcomer could walk into the show and be handed the same deal as them'.

Going on to speak about what viewers can expect on this year's show, Amanda told MailOnline: 'There's been a lot of hilarity, a lot of people using their body parts to play instruments.

'We've had a lot of things you wouldn't normally think are entertaining and funnily enough, even Simon has enjoyed them, he wouldn't have three to four years ago.' 

'We've had mountain bikers on stage, we've had people falling out of the sky so it's extraordinary! We've had a couple of things go wrong as you can expect, I can't even think about what genre is going to win.'

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