Amanda Holden takes savage swipe at Holly Willoughby live on air as she’s scolded by co-host
AMANDA Holden appears to have reignited her feud with rival TV presenter Holly Willoughby.
Today the Britain’s Got Talent star, 54, took a savage swipe at the former This Morning host, 44, live on air – and was even scolded by her co-host over the comment.
It all happened when Amanda poked fun at Holly‘s presenting skills during a chat on air with her Heart Breakfast radio show co-host Jamie Theakston, 54.
It came about when Jamie teased her about the possibility of her new Netflix dating series Cheat: Unfinished Business being renewed.
Amanda said she had seen reports suggesting it will be, but she “didn’t know for sure”.
Jamie then cheekily remarked: “What are they suggesting, they getting Holly Willoughby?”
A shocked Amanda then stammed: “I… what?!”
However, she quickly said: “No, they want a proper presenter.” – suggesting Holly lacked top hosting skills.
Jamie then mock scolded her and said: “You’re going to be in trouble.”
But cheeky Amanda just replied: “No-one’s listening.”
ANOTHER SWIPE
It’s not the first time Amanda has taken a cheeky swipe at Holly.
It all kicked off back in June 2023, when Holly returned to This Morning after two weeks off following the Phillip Schofield scandal, which caused him to leave the show.
As she started the show, Holly said to the viewers at home: “Right, deep breath. Firstly, are you ok? I hope so.”
The clip was widely ridiculed and on the same day, Amanda – who is well known for her dislike of Phillip – appeared to poke fun at this and shared a video where she was wearing a similar outfit to Holly.
She then addressed her fans and said: “Hello, it is Tuesday. Are you OK?”
HOW THE FEUD BEGAN
The feud all started on the set of This Morning and mainly involved former presenter Phillip.
Amanda famously used to cover for Holly when she was on maternity leave.
However, The Britain’s Got Talent judge was left furious after losing out on the role to cover Holly on This Morning during her stint on I’m A Celeb in 2018, claiming Philip was at fault
Instead Rochelle Humes was picked for the job.
A source told The Sun at the time: “Amanda was so excited when she learnt she had secured the role.
“She is ITV’s golden girl and has always been a firm favourite with This Morning.
“She’s an experienced co-host and has filled in on the sofa on many occasions, including alongside Phil.
“So she was shocked when she was taken out to lunch by ITV executives who told her that unfortunately they couldn’t follow through with the offer.
“During the lunch they let slip they thought the decision had been heavily influenced by Phil and that he had thrown a spanner in the works.
“Their meeting was a few weeks before the news broke that Rochelle would be covering for Holly – and Amanda was understandably upset.”