In the years before she became more famous as a talent show host and TV presenter, Amanda Holden was Britain's 'girl next door', seen as the shy and demure wife of game show host Les Dennis, whose profile was once much higher than hers. An affair with fellow actor Neil Morrissey put her in the headlines, changed her image forever, and; as these things seemingly always do; got her more work than she'd ever had previously. These days she can be found next to Simon Cowell, judging 'Britain's Got Talent'.
Holden and her husband Chris Hughes had their second child, a daughter named Hollie, in 2012 when Holden was 40. The baby certainly didn't arrive easily; Holden needed a blood transfusion after the birth and was critically ill for three days. Happily, she lived to tell the tale, and has no regrets.