Bikini-clad Amanda Holden takes on Elf on the Shelf challenge ahead of Christmas
Amanda Holden has put her own spin on the viral Elf on the Shelf challenge.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 49, shared a throwback snap of herself on a beach in a skimpy red bikini.
With a slightly festive spin on the snap, Amanda photoshopped a Santa hat on her head, and the Kung-Fu Panda on her shoulder.
The viral challenge sees celebs Photoshop snaps of other stars on their own pics – but only those whose names rhyme with their own.
Revealing that actress Reese Witherspoon inspired her to get involved in the challenge, Amanda penned: “Inspired by @reesewitherspoon I present to you… Kung-Fu-Manda! #MyElf #ElfOnTheShelfChallenge.”
Amanda shared her take on the Elf on the Shelf challenge (Image: Instagram)
It comes as Reese took to Instagram to share her take on the viral trend, as she opted to Photoshop Grease characters on her snap.
She wrote: “Oh hey @elizabethbanks! I see your Hanks-on-Banks and I raise you a Grease-on-Reese. #myelf.”
It comes as Amanda enjoyed a weakened break away with her lookalike daughters Lexi, 14, and Holly, eight.
Amanda revealed that actress Reese Witherspoon inspired her to get involved in the challenge (Image: Instagram)
The gorgeous mum-of-two shared a glimpse into her Dorset coast getaway when she posted a wholesome family photo to her Instagram account on Sunday.
Amanda showed off her strong genes as she posed with her lookalike daughters during a stroll on the beach.
The Britain’s Got Talent star gushed over her gorgeous girls as she shared the snap with her 1.6 million followers.
Amanda has recently been getting fans into the Christmas spirit (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
Fans then flocked to shower the star with compliments and praise.
“What a stunning trio of gals,” commented one fan.
“Good looks really do run in the family!” another echoed, before a third penned: “Simply stunning. Still can’t believe you are nearly 50!”
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Amanda Holden looks effortlessly chic in leather dress and sexy thigh-high boots
Amanda Holden is known as one of the most fashionable ladies in the showbiz industry.
And the Heart Radio host, 49, proved her status on Monday morning as she made her way to the Global radio studios looking more glamorous than ever.
The blonde bombshell looked effortlessly chic as she donned a head-to-toe leather ensemble.
Amanda oozed sex appeal in the deep brown maxi dress, which did wonders to accentuate her tiny waist.
The proud mum-of-two paired the daring number with thigh-high leather boots that elongated her enviable legs.
Amanda oozed sex appeal in the daring outfit (Image: GC Images)
In a bid to ward off the harsh London chill, Amanda sported a gorgeous long-lined cream coat which complemented the muted colour theme of her show-stopping outfit.
Amanda finished off her sexy look with a pair of oversized sunglasses and a matching brown leather clutch bag.
As always, her hair was styled to perfection as she wore her gorgeous golden locks in loose waves.
She wrapped up in a long-lined cream coat (Image: GC Images)
Amanda Holden stuns in skimpy Santa outfit as she catches up on household chores
Amanda Holden is ready for Christmas.
But the Britain’s Got Talent judge, 49, isn’t letting her excitement over the festive holiday stop her from keeping her house spotless.
Amanda sent pulses racing with a skimpy Santa outfit as she couldn’t help but wear it whilst cleaning her home.
Taking to Instagram, the mum-of-two shares a hilarious clip of herself trying to give a saucy look at the camera before lunging towards the windows in a bid to give them a good wipe down.
After climbing up on a ladder in her garden, Amanda flicked her blonde locks to the side before catching up on some cleaning.
Amanda sent pulses racing with her latest Instagram offering (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
“As I’m HOME FOR CHRISTMAS I thought I’d clean the [windows],” Amanda penned.
Naturally, the video saw fans flock to the comments section to compliment the Heart FM presenter on her glowing appearance.
“So beautiful Amanda,” wrote one fan.
Another wrote: “Looking good! You do make me laugh.”
Amanda cleaned her windows in a skimpy Santa outfit (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
“My window cleaner doesn’t look anything like that,” a third quipped.
Amanda first teased her Santa outfit to fans back in November, when she urged fans to start getting into the Christmas spirit.
She shared snaps on Instagram of her looking sensational at a Heart FM photoshoot in plunging red Santa dress with a hood and faux-fur detailing.
The ageless beauty finished her look with candy cane striped tights and black heeled ankle boots adorned with white faux-fur and gold chains.
The star proved she’s very ready for Christmas (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
The TV star, who posed in front of a wall draped in festive decorations, wore her caramel locks into a soft tousled hairdo, with strands falling from her festive cape.
Amanda, who took part in the striking photshoot with fellow presenters Ashley Roberts and Jamie Theakston, also drew attention to her svelte waist with a black belt.
And the beauty encouraged her fans to get into the festive spirit and put up their Christmas trees in her post.
She wrote: “Put up your tree this weekend tag me in to judge the best … #christmas.”
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Amanda Holden shares sultry swimsuit snap as she enjoys festive dip in hot tub
Amanda Holden has shown that a cold November night won’t stop her looking sensational in a swimsuit for an after dark hot tub dip.
The 49-year-old Britain’s Got Talent judge is not shy to show off her enviable figure and she was once again in the pink as she held a wine glass up to her Instagram followers.
The Heart Radio Breakfast Show presenter has been trying to instill some Christmas spirit into the nation by sharing her glorious tree that is decked with a bounty of baubles and tinsel.
Now she has moved outside for her next step in bring some festive cheer and there were plenty who were loving Amanda in her raspberry coloured swimsuit as she set pulses racing while an elaborately decorated tree in the background reminded fans where her mind is at the moment.
Amanda Holden poses by her hot tub (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
Amanda captioned the post: “#hottubtime #homeforChristmas.”
This followed on from the release of her first ever Christmas single after she topped the album charts with Songs From My Heart.
Amanda appeared on This Morning at the end of last week, in which she shared her new festive music video, which stars her two daughters; Hollie, eight, and Lexi, 14.
Amanda Holden didn’t let a cold November night stop her getting into a swimsuit (Image: noholdenback/Instagram)
Speaking about the video, which sees Amanda putting up a Christmas tree with her girls, she told Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes: “The thinking behind it was that a lot of people are going to be home for Christmas, but a lot of people can’t be home.
“Being home doesn’t necessarily mean a building, the sentiment is as long as we’re with someone we love, then we’re home.”
Amanda Holden exudes glamour in a festive green top and trousers as she unveils her glorious tree (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
Amanda added: “It’s been a difficult year for us all but one of the positives to come from 2020 has been the extra time we’ve been given to engage with friends, neighbours, and our families.
“‘Home’ means love. This Christmas let’s all make that extra special effort to connect in whatever way we can with one another.
“Making someone feel they are not alone is one of the greatest gifts we can give in 2020.”
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Amanda Holden full of festive glamour in matching Xmas tree and window blinds
Amanda Holden has once again brought some festive glamour to her followers as she shows off her Christmas tree.
The 49-year-old Britain’s Got Talent host is on the countdown to the big day, as well as reminding her fans that there are only days until her next single is released from her best selling album.
Amanda was full of coordination with her tree decorations as she posed in a £645 jade green crepe blouse from Christopher Kane, which she also matched to her window blinds, which hang behind her in the photo she posted on Instagram.
The Heart Radio breakfast show co-host was in sparkling form as she captioned the snap: “30 sleeps till Christmas but only 2 to go until my new single! #TheCountdownIsOn”
Amanda Holden exudes glamour in a festive green top and trousers (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
Amanda ensured that her gorgeous physique was at its finest by offsetting her high-neck top with high-waist trousers from Zara.
The outfit was a seasonal match to her Christmas tree, which stood tall with opulent gold, green, turquoise and navy decorations.
While fans were loving the snap, there was also excitement in the comments section for Amanda’s new single, which is being released on November 27.
It is the next track to be released from her hugely successful album, Songs From My Heart, which was released in October.
Green has been the colour for Amanda this season (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
Such has been the demand for Amanda’s music, she recently told her fans on Instagram: “Songs From My Heart” the biggest selling debut album by a female artist this year so far!!!”
This the second time in recent days that Amanda has brought some festive cheer to her social media, after she urged her followers to get into the season’s spirit by posing as a naughty Santa Claus.
She looked sensational at a Heart FM photoshoot in plunging red Santa dress with a hood and faux-fur detailing.
Amanda took part in the photshoot with Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts and Heart Radio co-host Jamie Theakston (Image: Instagram)
Amanda added candy cane striped tights and black heeled ankle boots adorned with white faux-fur and gold chains.
She was joined by Ashley Roberts and Jamie Theakston, who got into the spirit of the occasion with their looks.
Amanda captioned the post: “Put up your tree this weekend tag me in to judge the best … #christmas”.
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Amanda Holden dons sexy Santa dress to urge fans to get into Christmas spirit
It may be more than a month until Christmas but Amanda Holden is already getting into festive spirit.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 49, shared snaps on Instagram of her looking sensational at a Heart FM photoshoot in plunging red Santa dress with a hood and faux-fur detailing.
The ageless beauty finished her look with candy cane striped tights and black heeled ankle boots adorned with white faux-fur and gold chains.
The TV star, who posed in front of a wall draped in festive decorations, wore her caramel locks into a soft tousled hairdo, with strands falling from her festive cape.
Amanda, who took part in the striking photshoot with fellow presenters Ashley Roberts and Jamie Theakston, also drew attention to her svelte waist with a black belt.
Amanda wore a plunging red Santa dress with a hood and faux-fur detailing (Image: noholdenback/Instagram)
And the beauty encouraged her fans to get into the festive spirit and put up their Christmas trees in her post.
She wrote: “Put up your tree this weekend tag me in to judge the best .., #christmas.”
Earlier this week, Amanda revealed she has already put up her Christmas decorations as she showed off her legs in a white dress.
The Heart Radio breakfast show host wore silver stiletto heels as she posed in a stunning long-sleeved white dress.
Amanda took part in the photshoot with Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts (Image: Instagram)
Amanda joked that with her current look, there was only one place she was destined for in the following days.
She captioned the photo: “I put my tree up this week I’m thinking I might sit on top of it”.
Her picture of beauty was a far cry from the screaming wreck she became on Wednesday’s Heart Radio show after she took on a Bushtucker Trial ahead of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! returning to our screens on Sunday evening.
Amanda often shares her gorgeous outfits on social media (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
Amanda’s co-host Jamie Theakston challenged her to put a hand into a box of cockroaches while being strapped to a heart monitor.
Amanda was soon screaming as she admitted that she didn’t know what insects were in the box and she started freaking out over the experience.
Amanda wasn’t able to identify what was inside the box and later she shared a video on Twitter of the challenge.
After being terrified by the experience, she admitted to her fans: “yes. I’m a screamer.”
Amanda Holden looks dramatically different as Blind Date contestant in 1991
A video showing Amanda Holden as a 19-year-old Blind Date contestant in back in 1991 has re-emerged online.
The telly favourite, 49, was just a teenager when she made her TV debut, joining the dating show looking for love.
A clip showing her chatting with host Cilla Black on one side of the show’s famous screen is now circulating on TikTok.
The footage starts off with the star introducing herself, saying: “Hello Cilla, I’m Amanda and I’m from London.”
Cilla then asks Amanda who she’d “have a knees up anybody with men-wise” and the star replied: “Well I can only name one can’t I.
Amanda Holden was just 19 when she went on Blind Date (Image: Video Grabs)
“I have four, but it’s Jack Nicholson… I like experience, mature.”
Years after the interview aired, Amanda opened up about her experience on the show and revealed she was actually engaged to a mystery man at the time of filming.
Speaking to Reader’s Digest, she explained: “I’d seen an audition poster and, being dramatic and quite loud, I went along for a laugh.
She declared she was looking for an ‘experienced’ and ‘mature’ man (Image: oldtvandadverts/TikTok)
The clip has been circulating on TikTok (Image: oldtvandadverts/TikTok)
“I was actually down as a reserve, but someone was forced to pull out, which left me centre-stage, so to speak.
“I was actually engaged at the time, but it was all done for a laugh and the producers knew I wasn’t single.”
Amanda never made it down the aisle with her unnamed fiance, but went on to wed Les Dennis in 1995.
He was 41 and she was 24 when they exchanged vows.
Amanda went on to become and actress and TV talent show judge (Image: Instagram)
The couple split in 2002 and she went on to marry record producer Chris Hughes and become mum to two daughters with him.
In the years after Blind Date, Amanda forged a career as an actress, with roles in shows such as EastEnders and The Bill before landing roles in Wild At Heart and Cutting It.
She joined Britain’s Got Talent a a judge in 2007.
Amanda Holden oozes class as she shows off age-defying body in elegant frock
Amanda Holden is simply refusing to age as she stunned fans with yet another sensational picture on Instagram.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 49, oozed elegance as she posed up a storm for the camera in a classy outfit after her latest album soared to the top of the charts.
The mum-of-two looked into the distance as she stood with her back against a wall, showing off her stellar curves in an all-black ensemble.
And it seems as though Amanda found a way to not fall victim to gaining weight in lockdown, as she paraded her enviable curves in a mesh feather skirt that highlighted her tiny waistline.
Amanda looked sensational in her latest Instagram offering (Image: Instagram)
Keeping her caption rooted about her latest musical venture, Amanda wrote: “Thank you everyone for making ‘Songs From My Heart’ the biggest selling debut album by a female artist this year so far!!!
“I’ve got a little surprise that I can’t wait to share with you in a couple of weeks…”
Naturally, the snap saw fans flock to the comments section to shower the beauty with compliment about her glowing appearance.
“THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,” one fan raved.
Amanda often shares her gorgeous outfits on social media (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
Another wrote: “Wow. You look so amazing.”
A third penned: “How stunning do you look! Congratulations, you deserve it xx”
While a fourth marvelled: “Amanda! Wow. Sensational.”
Amanda’s latest album Songs From My Heart has topped the charts as it proved to be a national success.
Amanda reflect on all the ups and downs of being a mum in the album – with many of the tracks connecting to her own experiences.
The mum-of-two simply refuses to age (Image: Instagram)
Amanda also recently addressed her latest track, With You, which she explained is dedicated to her stillborn son Theo.
The host turned singer revealed that her baby’s tragic death in 2011 changed her as a person forever, and made her release first-hand just how fragile life can be.
Lifting the lid on the meaning behind the precious song, Amanda told Mail Online : “The last lines of this song are ‘You took my life with you, took my world with you’ and so this is for Theo, our baby who was born sleeping and for Chris who stayed strong when I fell apart.”
Amanda recently showcased her figure in a stunning leggy display (Image: Amanda Holden/Instagram)
“It was Chris who told me he always thought of Theo when he heard this song which floored me so it’s also his song for Theo.”
In 2011, Amanda was seven months pregnant with son Theo when a scan revealed his heart had stopped.
The Britain’s Got Talent star later underwent a Caesarean to deliver her ‘sleeping baby’.
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