Amanda Holden has been in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. She joined the judge's panel for the ITV show Britain's Got Talent (BGT) in 2006 and has been on it ever since. Before BGT, Amanda Holden’s rise to fame started when she was just 9 years old when she joined Bishop's Waltham Little Theatre Company.
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Her first TV appearance was in 1991 on Cilla Black’s Blind Date. Holden was only 19 at the time. From 2006 to 2008, she appeared on ITV’sWild Heart.
Amanda Holden’s net worth
Amanda Holden has been in the entertainment industry for quite some time now, so it isn’t surprising that she would have a decent net worth.
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According to CelebrityNetWorth, the BGT judge has a net worth of £9.62 million. This is largely due to being a longstanding judge on the popular talent show Britain’s Got Talent, but also thanks to her radio show.
Amanda Holden is also a radio host on Heart with Jamie Theakston. Together they host a breakfast show.
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Amanda Holden’s salary on BGT
Amanda Holden, along with her co-judge, Alesha Dixon, were involved in a pay row with ITV as they demanded a pay rise.
The pair were being paid a significant amount less than the main judge Simon Cowell, who earns the most. The issue started when it was revealed that the new judge, Bruno Tonioli was to receive the same salary as them. A source told The Sun
Amanda has been on BGT for 17 years, while Alesha is going into her eleventh year. They don’t think it’s fair a newcomer could walk into the show and be handed the same deal as them.
Adding:
Amanda and Alesha won’t be signing their contracts until they’ve had their issues over pay addressed.
After learning that Bruno was to be getting the same pay, they decided to hold off and stand firm.
Before, it was believed that Amanda Holden was earning £700,000 for BGT. It is now believed that her salary has been raised to £850,000.
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The Sun: ‘NO HOLDEN BACK How old is Amanda Holden and what is her net worth?’
The Sun: 'Britain’s Got Talent in bitter pay row as Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon won’t sign contracts'
Mirror: ‘Britain’s Got Talent pay row as Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon 'won’t sign contracts'
Mirror: ‘Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon 'win battle for equal BGT pay' on Simon Cowell's orders’
