Amanda Holden Opens Up About “Hilarious” Rumour Surrounding Her Divorce from Les Dennis
Amanda Holden has spoken out about a bizarre rumour that circulated following her split from ex-husband Les Dennis. The rumour, which claimed that Les had found comfort in legendary soul singer Diana Ross, has been laughed off by both Amanda and Les.
According to The Sun, Amanda and Les, who is 18 years her senior, were married from 1995 to 2003. Their seven-year marriage ended at the end of 2002, two years after it became public knowledge that Amanda had been having an affair with co-star Neil Morrissey.
In the fallout of their relationship, false rumours surfaced that Les had “found comfort” with Diana Ross. Speaking about the incident, Amanda told the Tea at Four podcast: “I hate to bring it up, but when I was going through a divorce, my friend Jane Wall, who is a mixed-race actress, was living in my house. We were helping her, she was living there basically so she could save up for a mortgage, and it [reports] said, my then-husband was being ‘comforted by Diana Ross’. So that was hilarious.”
Jane Wall, who is most famed for playing Detective Inspector Di Worrell on smash-hit ITV cop soap The Bill, was confused for the iconic Supremes singer, who has always lived in the US and has no known connection to the Coronation Street star.
Les has previously spoken out about the incident, saying in a 2004 interview with the Independent that the claim was “particularly ridiculous”.
Amanda has now been married to husband Chris Hughes for 18 years, and the couple have two daughters – Lexi, born in 2006, and Hollie, born in 2012.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge has been promoting her new Netflix show, Cheat: Unfinished Business, which sees former flames try and work past infidelity in their relationship during a Spanish retreat. Amanda hosts the show, with Celebs Go Dating’s Paul Carrick Brunson on hand to give the couples’ relationship advice.
Speaking on the concept of the series, Amanda said: “If the trust’s been broken, you have to repair the trust, and that can be tough.”
The show has already been lined up for a second season, just a week after its release. A TV insider said: “Netflix knows she is in huge demand and wants to make sure that if a second series gets commissioned, she is available to take the reins once more.”
Amanda is now dominating TV with Cheat and Britain’s Got Talent, and is also busy filming her new BBC game show, The Inner Circle, as well as the Britain’s Got Talent live shows.
As the proud mum to Lexi and Hollie, Amanda has come a long way since her divorce from Les. With her new show and busy schedule, it’s clear that Amanda is thriving.
According to The Sun, a source close to the show said that producers are confident about a second season, and that the show’s success is a “no-brainer”.
The article was originally published by The Sun and can be found here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/34808098/amanda-holden-wild-rumour-divorce-ex-husband-les-dennis/.
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