Amanda Holden had fans doing a double take as she was seen enjoying a reunion with some of her Cutting It co-stars ahead of its 20th anniversary. It's been 31 years since Amanda first appeared on TV as a contestant on Cilla Black's Blind Date.
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Amanda Holden has addressed the real reason rules were broken during the upcoming series of Britain's Got Talent - and it was actually allowed. The ITV programme will return for its 17th series in a double weekend extravaganza on Saturday (April 20) and Sunday (April 21).
Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly will be back as hosts while Amanda Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, who joined in 2023 replacing comedian David Walliams, will be back on the panel hoping to find an exceptional talent to win £250,000 and a place at the next Royal Variety Performance.
In the upcoming series, the golden buzzer, which sends contestants straight to the semi-finals, will be used nine times, despite the fact there has previously been a limit to one judge each.
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Now Amanda, 53, has revealed why Simon, 64, decided they all needed more during an appearance on Good Morning Britain. Presenter Adil Ray said: "What’s been going on with the Golden Buzzer this series? Is there a bit of a change or have you been buzzing more than once? You’re breaking all the rules!"
A sheepish-looking Amanda replied: "We’ve said this week, the rule book has definitely gone out of the window. But Simon always said there are no rules on any of the shows he’s done, that’s probably why I’m still there! [There were] nine Golden Buzzers in total. I think Bruno [Tonioli] set the precedent last year when he just kept on pressing it."
Revealing it was Simon who pushed them to break the rules, Amanda continued: "There was so much talent when we were in the southern part of
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