Amanda Holden reveals she flirted her way out of getting arrested with Alan Carr
She and the comedian have joined forces for a new show filmed in Sicily, called The Italian Job, which will soon be broadcast on the BBC.
And on Friday morning, Amanda Holden, 51, revealed how she flirted to avoid arrest when she and Alan Carr, 46, were stopped by police while filming in Italy, though they won’t say what for.
Speaking on her Heart FM Breakfast show, the BGT judge surprised her co-host Jamie Theakston, 52, with the revelation when she and comedian Alan admitted it “turned on the charm”.
What? On Friday morning, Amanda Holden, 51, revealed how she flirted to avoid arrest when she and Alan Carr, 46, were stopped by police while filming in Italy.
Alan quipped, ‘Nobody’s really talked about getting arrested,’ which left Jamie yelling, ‘What!?’
Amanda admitted: ‘Yes, there is a police incident, you have to see that!’ to which Jamie uttered, ‘No, no, no!’ in disbelief.
Alan continued: ‘No, I’m saying we should bring it up, they’re like ‘oh stop it’ because it’s so funny.
Amanda admitted, “It was a lot of fun, the police pulled us over,” which left Jamie flabbergasted as he confessed, “You didn’t tell me you’d been arrested!”
Hilarious: Speaking on her Heart FM Breakfast show, she and comedian Alan admitted they ‘turned on the charm’
OMG! The BGT judge stunned her co-host Jamie Theakston, 52, with the revelation
The blonde beauty expanded: ‘There’s quite a show! They were pretty bad, until we activated the charm! with alan concurring, adding: “We turned on the charm, she turned into Mae West “hey, that’s a nice buckle on your pants!”.
Amanda added: ‘I love your belt buckle! before the trio burst into laughter in the radio studio.
The Italian Job combines Amanda and Alan’s love of interior design and DIY as they take on a new property and fix it up from scratch, including challenges like plumbing, painting and plastering.
For the show, Amanda found two flats in the medieval town of Salemi, which is an hour from Sicily’s capital Palermo, and bought them for just €2, planning to put them together.
Hard: The Italian Job combines Amanda and Alan’s love of interior design and DIY as they take on a new property and spruce it up from scratch.
Last month, Amanda revealed that The Italian Job was born out of her desire to do something good for her close friend Alan.
The presenter shared that she hoped to give the Chatty Man star a project to help him get over his split from husband Paul Drayton earlier in the year.
Alan and her husband Party Planner announced their separation in January 2022 after 13 years together and three years of marriage.
speaking to Mirror, Amanda said of Alan: ‘He’s been through a lot of personal stuff. I want to give him a project that is going to start with something tattered, much like him, and at the end there will be this beautiful building.’
Friends: Amanda Holden has explained that her new BBC show with Alan Carr was created out of a desire to give the close friend a kind nod following her split from husband Paul Drayton
Alan and ex-husband Paul announced their separation with a joint statement that read: “After 13 years as a couple and three years of marriage, Alan Carr and Paul Drayton would like to announce that they are separating.
“They have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go their separate ways. We request that their privacy be respected at this sensitive time.”
Paul then posted on Instagram that he is currently in rehab for alcoholism, after a “challenging couple of years” in which he pleaded guilty last November to a drink-driving charge.
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More: Alan and her party planner husband, Paul Drayton, announced their separation in January this year after 13 years together and three years of marriage (pictured in 2019)