'Britain's Got Talent' judge Amanda Holden's first TV appearance was in 1991 on which programme?
"Bishop's Waltham and aged 9 she joined Bishop’s Waltham Little Theatre Company. She attended Swanmore Secondary School (now Swanmore College), where a teacher recalled that she had a natural talent on stage. At 16 she moved to Bournemouth, and then attended Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Holden's first television appearance was as a contestant on the game show ""Blind Date"" in 1991. From 2006 to 2008, Holden appeared as Sarah Trevanian in three series of ITV's ""Wild at Heart"" co-starring Stephen Tompkinson. Holden's other TV credits include three series of the comedy ""Kiss Me Kate"" with Caroline Quentin and Chris"
"Amanda Holden Amanda Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English television presenter, actress, singer and media personality who has appeared as a judge on ITV's ""Britain's Got Talent"" since the show began in 2007. Holden played the role of Sarah Trevanion in ""Wild at Heart"" (2006–2008) and the title role in ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"", for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. More recently she has presented various television shows for ITV including ""Superstar"" (2012), ""This Morning"" (2014–2015, 2017–) and ""Give a Pet a Home"" (2015). Although born in Portsmouth, Holden spent much of her childhood in"
"to filming being suspended, with production not resuming until after the success of the first series of ""America's Got Talent"". When it did resume, production staff focused on a schedule of ten episodes to begin with for the first series of ""Britain's Got Talent"", with major auditions for potential acts held within the cities of Manchester, Birmingham, London and Cardiff. The initial choices for judges changed to begin with following O'Grady's decision to switch broadcasters, with it eventually finalised on Cowell, Piers Morgan, and Amanda Holden. Of the participants who auditioned to be in the contest for this series, only"
"Holden presented talent show ""Superstar"" on ITV. On 24 March 2014, she hosted an episode of the Channel 4 show ""Dispatches"" about the treatment for stillbirths and miscarriages. From 22 September to 18 December 2014, Holden filled in as a co-host on ""This Morning"" with Phillip Schofield during Holly Willoughby's maternity leave. She took a short break in January and February 2015 to record the ""Britain's Got Talent"" auditions. Christine Lampard stood in for Holden during this time, before she returning to the show from 2 March until 17 July 2015. She returned to ""This Morning"" in 2017, to co-present"
"ITV with Phillip Schofield. In January 2010, she presented her own four-part series, ""Amanda Holden's Fantasy Lives"", in which she tried out four of her dream jobs including working as a showgirl in Paris and a magician's assistant in Las Vegas. In 2010, Holden co-presented ""The Door"" with Chris Tarrant. In 2011, Holden narrated the documentary ""The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song"" on ITV. On 6 July 2012, Holden guest presented an episode of ""Lorraine"", standing in for Lorraine Kelly. She returned to guest present six further episodes of the show from 4–8 April and 4 July 2016. In 2012,"
"Home, following her work with Pedigree's 'Buy One, Feed One' campaign that she, along with Paul O'Grady have been supporting together. O'Grady is also an ambassador for Battersea. In June 2018, Holden was photographed underwater by Zena Holloway. She posed as a mermaid in an awareness campaign for PETA to highlight the 'disgusting treatment' of orcas at SeaWorld. Holden and Hughes live in a million-pound mansion in Surrey. Holden also owns a cottage in the Cotswolds which she has been renovating since 2017. Amanda Holden Amanda Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English television presenter, actress, singer and media"
"Langham, three series of the ITV's ""The Grimleys"", ""Celeb"" with Harry Enfield, BBC series ""Hearts and Bones"" with Damian Lewis, the Jonathan Creek episode ""The Problem at Gallowes Gate"" and a Boxing Day special ""Marple"" opposite Geraldine McEwan and John Hannah. She also co-starred with Bill Nighy and Tom Courtenay in ""Ready When You Are, Mr McGill"", Jack Rosenthal's comedy drama. Holden is currently a judge on ""Britain's Got Talent"" along with Simon Cowell, David Walliams, and Alesha Dixon. She joined the show in 2007. She has appeared on various British series such as ""Smack the Pony"", ""EastEnders"", ""Hearts and"
"Talent"" franchise. ITV eventually debuted ""Britain's Got Talent"" on 9 June 2007 with Cowell, Morgan and Amanda Holden as judges, and Ant & Dec as hosts of the show. For series 5, Morgan stepped down due to commitments hosting ""Piers Morgan Tonight"" on CNN, and Cowell only attended the live shows as he was busy launching ""The X Factor USA"", so Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff joined the panel with Holden. In October 2011, it was confirmed that McIntyre and Hasselhoff would not return for series 6 and they were replaced by David Walliams and Alesha Dixon, along with Cowell"
"been a judge on the ITV talent show ""Britain's Got Talent"" with Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell. In 2015 and 2018, he was recognised at the National Television Awards as Best Judge for his involvement in the series. His chemistry with Simon Cowell on the show has often been praised. Walliams and Matt Lucas first met at the National Youth Theatre. At their first meeting, Lucas did an impression of Jimmy Savile and Walliams an impression of Frankie Howerd. They would not meet again for another year. In the late 1990s, playing minor roles in sketches such as"
"Britain's Got Talent (series 1) Series One of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2007, from 9 June to 17 June on ITV. The success of America's Got Talent helped to revive production of a British version of the show, after initial development for the programme was suspended when its originally planned host, Paul O'Grady, became involved in an argument with ITV and later defected to another channel. The judges chosen for the series were Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell; both Morgan and Cowell had been original choices during the"
"Talent"" by Simon Cowell. The series features contestants aiming to win £100,000 and spot on the bill at the Royal Variety Performance, while performing and being judged by Cowell, actress Amanda Holden and former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan. The series was highly successful, drawing in nearly 12 million viewers, and led to the pair continuing to operate as hosts for future series, along with continual appearances in a regular feature on the ITV2 spin-off show ""Britain's Got More Talent"". The pair filmed a series of six episodes for a new American game show, ""Wanna Bet?"", in November 2007. The"
"the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the Old Vic School, and the Bristol Old Vic, but her father declined to pay the fees, as he disapproved of her ambition to go on the stage. Eventually, he was persuaded to allow her to take a directors' course at the Old Vic, where she was one of two pupils chosen as assistant stage managers. After the Old Vic, Holden turned to repertory, where she met her first husband, the actor Edwin Richfield, who appeared in the television series ""The Buccaneers"". They were married in 1952, while they were both appearing in a"
"broadcast on ITV in the UK on 12 April. At the end of the audition, judge Amanda Holden used her Golden Buzzer to send the pair straight through to the semi-finals. On 29 May, it was reported Paddy & Nico would have to withdraw from the show after Paddy cracked her rib while rehearsing a new routine with Nico, with Amanda Holden expressing her disappointment, ""Ever since I first saw Paddy dance, I fell in love with her. ... And I really think she could've won the whole show"". However, the following day it was announced that Paddy & Nico"
"recruited comedian Michael McIntyre, and actor, singer and former ""America's Got Talent"" judge David Hasselhoff, to join Holden during the auditions, with Walsh returning as a guest judge for the London auditions due to Hasselhoff's commitments with a pantomime at that time. When the series entered its live episodes, Cowell returned to oversee the acts as a fourth judge. Later that year, in October 2011, both Hasselhoff and McIntrye declined to return for the sixth series, while Cowell announced he was returning full-time to the show. On 2 January 2012, the producers revealed its decision to adopt the use of"
"to enter ""Britain's Got Talent"". In 2009, Diversity won the third series of ITV talent show ""Britain's Got Talent"". All the judges heavily praised their performances throughout the competition, with Ashley's choreography being described by Amanda Holden as ""genius"". In the final referring to their winning performance, judge Simon Cowell said ""If I was going to give marks on that, that is the only performance tonight I would give a 10 to."" After receiving ""yes"" votes from all three judges in their audition, Diversity went on to compete in the first semi-final on 24 May, losing the public vote-decided first"
"for a while. Amanda is seen watching from the sideline acting as a waitress and mediator, offering support when needed. All confessions are made public in the setting of an English country retreat. I've Got Something To Tell You I've Got Something To Tell You is British television series that has aired on the W channel from 3 October to 7 November 2016. The programme, presented by Amanda Holden, aims to reunite people offering support as friends, partners and relations break life-changing news to loved ones in front of the cameras. With the help of Amanda Holden the series offers"
"to smuggle the eggs she had brought with her on to the stage. Holt's motivations for the attack were found to have been fueled by the failure of her classical band RaVen Quartet securing a place in the previous series during the auditions stage of the competition. Although Holt stated her motivations later on social media, these came after she gave an apology for her ""silly"" actions occurring during Richard & Adam's performance. Britain's Got Talent (series 7) Series Seven of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2013, from 13 April to"
"Talent"" debuted on ITV in June 2007. Cowell appeared as a judge alongside Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan. The show was a ratings success and second and third seasons followed in 2008 and 2009. The third series featured a publicity coup when Susan Boyle made a global media impact comparable to that of any previous talent show series winner with her regional audition performance. In 2015, Cowell launched ""La Banda"", his first US show since his stint with ""X Factor USA"". The show, designed to find male singers to form the ""ultimate Latino Boy Band,"" launched on Univision in the"
"Bones"", ""Cutting It"" and with Harry Enfield in comedy series ""Celeb"". In 2009, Holden appeared as Lizzie, the Ring Mistress in the BBC sitcom ""Big Top"". In April 2009, it was reported that the US network CBS had offered Holden the job of the one-time guest presenter on ""The Early Show"", a daytime talk show. On 1 June 2009, she appeared with regular presenters Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez. Holden has since signed up with CBS as a British correspondent for ""The Early Show"". From 2009 until 2014, Holden co-presented ""A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards"" annually on"
"on ""Question Time"", ""Panorama"" and ""The Money Programme"". She moved to BBC Radio Leicester and BBC Radio Derby. Then, after training for a year on the ITN News Trainee Scheme, Anne became the regular newsreader for ""Central News East"" based in Nottingham. In 1993, she fronted the ITV Daytime Programme ""Look Good Feel Great"" with Diana Moran, the environmental series ""Earthdwellers Guide"", and produced and presented fashion shows for the ITV network entitled ""Off The Peg"". Anne then moved to ""GMTV"", presenting the first breakfast programme with Eamonn Holmes. By April she was presenting ""Sunday Best"" with Mike Morris. She"
"Give a Pet a Home Give a Pet a Home is a factual British television show that was presented by Amanda Holden. The series aired for six episodes from 15 April until 20 May 2015. The six-part series was filmed at an RSPCA animal centre in Birmingham. The show featured celebrities who, each week aimed to find a pet a new home. The series was fronted by Amanda Holden. She said: ""I'm so delighted to be hosting this new series that will look into the amazing work the RSPCA do and hopefully we'll be able to find some much needed"
"for 2005 before the first series of ""America's Got Talent"", a dispute between Paul O'Grady, the originally conceived host of the programme, and the broadcaster, led to production being suspended until 2007. Contestants of any age, who possess some sort of talent, can audition for the show. Those that enter for a series, perform before a panel of judges to secure a place in the live episodes - the current lineup consists of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and David Walliams. Those that make it through the auditions compete against other acts in a series of live semi-finals, with"
"2007, the judging panel consisted of music executive and television producer Simon Cowell, television and West End star Amanda Holden, and newspaper editor and journalist Piers Morgan. In 2009, the producers made plans to alter the show's format to allow for a fourth judge when the third series was set to begin, with plans for Kelly Brook to be the new judge on the panel. Less than a week after the series began, the producers dropped this change on the belief that this alteration to the show's format would complicate it, resulting in Brooks being credited as a guest judge"
"of ""Aladdin and his Wondrous Lamp"" at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia. Jessica Rowe and Beau Ryan also appeared in the production. On 28 October 2015, it was announced that Dickson would be one of the four new judges on the Nine Network's new ""Australia's Got Talent"". The series premiered on 1 February 2016 with Dickson as a judge alongside Kelly Osbourne, Sophie Monk and Eddie Perfect. Starting on 29 November 2016, Dickson appeared in the second season of the TV series ""First Contact"" on SBS, one of six well known Australians spending twenty-eight days living in various Indigenous"
"a fourth judge for the programme's format, announcing that both Cowell and Holden would now be joined by David Walliams and Alesha Dixon for the sixth series, with the latter moving to the talent show after deciding to leave BBC's ""Strictly Come Dancing"". During filming in February, Holden was unable to attend the London auditions, due to having given birth to her daughter at that time which had led to her suffering some after-effects from her pregnancy. As a result, the producers brought in actress and model Carmen Electra as a guest judge until she recovered. In subsequent series, the"
"before holding Judges' Auditions within Birmingham, London, Manchester and Cardiff, Blackpool and Edinburgh. As both McIntyre and Hasselhoff announced in late 2011 they wouldn't be returning, the show announced on 2 January 2012 that they would be replaced by David Walliams and Alesha Dixon, and join both Holden and Cowell for the new series, the latter having announced he would be returning as a full-time judge on the show. Holden was unable to attend some of the auditions due to her pregnancy that year, leading to Carmen Electra stepping in as a guest judge for these. The series was won"
"during 2011, between 16 April to 4 June, and was the first to be broadcast completely in high-definition; like before, a single episode intended for airing on 28 May, was pushed back to 29 May, to avoid it clashing with live coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final that year. Auditions took place across the same five cities, though also included Liverpool. This series saw a change in the judging panel, following Piers Morgans departure from the show, with Holden joined by David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre during the auditions; Cowell appeared during the live episodes of the series with"
"in the BBC Broadcasting House in 1988 when she was selected to co-host the annual Faraday Lecture sponsored by the Institution of Electrical Engineers – a tour of live shows for school pupils around the UK. A BBC Schools producer saw her perform and she was offered a presenting role on a new Design and Technology programme called ""Techno"". She returned to her engineering training, but then applied for ""Tomorrow's World"" and joined the team of presenters working on the show in 1990 for four years. Programmes she has presented include: After around five years of regular television work, hosting"
"series of music performances (hence the title) and was the first edition to be broadcast in widescreen. One of the last features was ""L&K Castaway"", a spin-off of the BBC reality show ""Castaway 2000"". Each week, six children would spend four days on a remote Scottish island, learning how to survive, among other skills. Points were earned through passing various tasks, and were lost if contestants entered the ""Temptation Hut"", which contained various modern electrical appliances. Series 1 (1993-1994) Series 1 began on 2 October 1993 and saw the introduction of presenters Andi Peters, Emma Forbes and John Barrowman. Trev"
"BBC’s ""The Best of British"", a series about young entrepreneurs. In 1999, she was one of the Commissioners on Channel 4’s Poverty Commission. She came back to television to be a judge on ""The Great British Menu"" (BBC Two) for eleven years until 2016, and a judge for ""My Kitchen Rules"" (Channel 4), which she left to replace Mary Berry in ""The Great British Bake Off"" on Channel 4. She has been involved in food in education. When chair of the Royal Society of Arts she founded and chaired the charity Focus on Food (now part of the Soil Association)"
"to his replacement by Howard Stern for the seventh season. In August 2012, Osbourne left the program following a dispute with NBC. While the network replaced her with former Spice Girls member Mel B in February 2013, the production staff decided to expand the number of judges in the panel to four - such a format change had already been occurring in other international versions of the competition, such as on ""Britain's Got Talent"" two years prior. In March 2013, supermodel Heidi Klum was announced as joining the panel for the eighth season, confirming reports that the show would include"
"Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, Liverpool and Birmingham; an additional round of auditions were held in Birmingham on 3 April, consisting of those found through their online videos on YouTube. In December 2010, Simon Cowell revealed that, because of his commitments in launching the American version of ""The X Factor"", he would only be present for the live episodes of this series. Both this announcement, and the departure of Piers Morgan the previous year, led to a change in the judging panel, in which Amanda Holden was joined by two new judges recruited by the producers - comedian Michael McIntyre; and actor"
"numerous episodes with Ben Shephard. Holden presented a six-part factual series for ITV called ""Give a Pet a Home"" which worked alongside the RSPCA finding homes for animals. The series aired in April and May 2015. On 18 December 2015, Holden was part of the presenting team for ITV's Christmas telethon ""Text Santa"". In 2016, she presented ""I've Got Something To Tell You"", a factual series for W. She appeared as Miss Pentangle in CBBC's ""The Worst Witch"" in 2017. Holden has appeared in several stage musicals and in 2004, was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best"