Amanda Holden Reveals She Once Went On A Date With Simon Cowell

Things didn't work out
between the pair, but they’ve
now worked together on
‘Britain’s Got Talent’ for 10
years.
Amanda Holden has revealed she once went
on a date with Simon Cowell, when the pair
were both single. Holden, 45, has been a
judge alongside Cowell on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’
for 10 years now and says the music mogul
always tells her he’s responsible for making
people like her, something which she doesn't
dispute.
Amanda Holden once went on a date with Simon
Cowell.
“A very long time ago, when we were both
single, we went out on a date but I pre-
ordered a cab to come and get me at
10.30pm, which made him laugh and he never
forgot that,” Holden told The Daily Mail.
“Simon always tells people he hired me
because he fancied me but that’s absolute
nonsense. He doesn’t go for blondes,” she
added.
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Holden first became a household name when
she married Les Dennis, but in 2000 her
marriage fell apart when it was revealed she’d
been having an affair with actor Neil
Morrissey.
“The reason why I will be forever loyal to and
forever friends with Simon is that by him
giving me that job on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, I
got to be myself on television and people
could judge who I was and make their minds
up for themselves.”
“I had a terrible image, and while it didn’t stop
me working as an actress, BGT completely
changed that. Simon always tells me he is
responsible for making people like me. Of
course I hate him saying that, but it’s true.”
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While Cowell has made numerous line-up
changes to the judging panel on both ‘Britain’s
Got Talent’ and ‘X Factor’, Holden has been
able to keep her chair on the ITV talent show
for a decade.
"It’s more of a surprise to me than anyone
else that after ten years I’m still here,” Holden
added. “I went into it thinking it would be one
show and that was it. I never expected to love
it as much as I do.”
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