Actress, TV presenter and broadcaster Amanda Holden (53) on positive thinking, new shows and why age is just a number
WORDS: ALISON JAMES
● I’m always optimistic.
When I broke my leg in 2019, I just got on with it. My nan would always say, “Go out with your head up, a smile on and looking good”. It’s just who I am.
● To be a mama is the greatest privilege.
Time flies but when you’re busy being a parent! There are times when you are like “Sssh!”, “Hurry up” or “Don’t interrupt me”. Then one day you turn around and they’ve left home.
● Sometimes dreams really do come true! I have always wanted to host a show about love and relationships – this is it! Cheaters: Unfinished Business is a Netflix series about second chances.
I can’t wait, along with our experts, to meet and help these couples work out whether they can forgive and forget. I cannot wait to start filming in June.
● I certainly defy any stereotype of middle age. Who says that once you reach a certain age you have to dress or act a certain way?
I really dislike the notion that a woman turning 50 has her best days behind her. That’s such a load of rubbish.
I don’t believe in those rules. You do what makes you happy and, to be honest, I am at a stage in my life where I don’t care what other people think.
Childhood Memories
● We didn’t have much money at all, but we never minded the fact we didn’t have much when we were growing up. We didn’t really compare what we had to others.
● I think these days, with the internet, especially, there is such a disconnect between