Amanda Holden becomes latest big name star to join streaming giant Netflix after signing lucrative deal to front brand new dating show
Amanda Holden has signed a lucrative deal with Netflix for a brand new dating show, MailOnline can exclusively reveal.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 53, is the latest major celebrity to secure a series with the streaming giant after former This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby, 43, was confirmed to present new show Bear Hunt and Emma and Matt Willis are preparing ahead of the launch of the series. The first season of Love Is Blind in Great Britain.
She will start filming the new show, which is about love and relationships, in Spain this summer and describes the venture as her ‘dream job’.
It comes 31 years after Amanda first appeared on TV as a contestant on Cilla Black’s Blind Date, making the signing even more significant as she celebrates a full-circle moment in her lengthy career.
Having built an acting career in the 1990s with leading roles in TV shows such as The Bill, Jonathan Creek and Wild at Heart, Amanda has now expanded her repertoire with Sky documentary Sex: A Bonkers History, BBC travel show Amanda and Alan’s Italian Job and now her own Netflix series.
Amanda Holden has signed a lucrative deal with Netflix for a brand new dating show, MailOnline can exclusively reveal
She will start filming the new show, which is about love and relationships, in Spain this summer and describes the venture as her ‘dream job’
The Britain’s Got Talent judge has become the latest big name to secure a series with the streaming giant after it was confirmed that Holly Willoughby will present new show Bear Hunt
Amanda told MailOnline: ‘It’s my dream job, if I could have manifested a job… this would have been it.
‘It’s the job I’ve wanted all my life and now it’s finally here. I’m going to film the show this summer. It’s my own thing and it’s the genre of it, it’s what I’ve always wanted.”
The Heart Breakfast presenter recently revealed her ambitions to host her own dating show and said she would even allow her daughters Alexa, 28, and Hollie, 12, as contestants.
He said: ‘It’s a dream for me to have a dating show. I wouldn’t let my girls go on Love Island, but if they wanted to go on a dating show I would let them.’
The star was just 19 when she took part in Blind Date and told viewers her ideal man would be film star Jack Nicholson.
She didn’t find her dream man on that occasion, but Amanda had to wait 17 years before marrying her second husband, music director Chris Hughes, the father of her two children, in 2008.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge, who was previously married to comedian Les Dennis, says the secret to their long-term relationship is laughing together.
She told The Mirror: ‘The number one secret to a successful marriage is having a damn good sense of humour. Plus, I really like Chris.
After forging an acting career in the 90s starring in Wild at Heart, Amanda has now expanded her repertoire with front Sky documentary Sex: A Bonkers History and BBC’s Amanda and Alan’s Italian Job (pictured with co-star Alan Carr)
The Heart Breakfast presenter recently expressed her ambitions to host her own dating show and said she would even get her daughters Alexa and Hollie to appear as contestants.
The star was just 19 when she took part in Cilla Black’s Blind Date, telling viewers her ideal man would be film star Jack Nicholson.
Amanda has previously said that the success of her long-term marriage to husband Chris Hughes ‘has a damn good sense of humour’
Mum-of-two Amanda recently told MailOnline that she often breaks down in tears when judging the acts on Britain Got Talent, as she remembers being in the same position and auditioning in the early years of her career.
‘We go to eat in a restaurant, he goes to the toilet, then I look up and catch a glimpse of a man and think he’s fit. Then I realize, ‘Gosh, that’s my husband.’
Amanda recently told MailOnline that she often gets teary-eyed when judging the acts on Britain Got Talent, as she remembers being in the same position and auditioning in the early years of her career.
She said: ‘I’m always on the verge of tears, I don’t know what it is. I think I remember how I started, when I was in the stands auditioning.
“I remember those days and the nerves and I hope you had that in your heart. As romantic as that sounds, I will never forget it.
“I am an actress despite the fact that I have covered every other genre in this industry. I’m an actress first and foremost, so that’s the most important thing to remember when I’m on the jury.”