TALENT BACK TOMORROW

Judge Amanda admits telly dodge

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Britain's Got Talent is back on screens this weekend but Amanda Holden won't be watching it on catch-up.

The judge, who sits alongside Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and newcomer KSI, has admitted she cannot stand seeing or hearing herself at work.

She says: “I get on my own nerves. I can't listen back on Heart Breakfast, they have clips of me laughing my head off at stuff all the time. I'm like, oh my god, do we really have to listen back?

“I think the only time I ever watched BGT back was when Pudsey won. Because I'm a sucker for a dog.”

Amanda, who celebrated her 55th birthday earlier this week, has served as a judge on the series since its 2007 inception, appearing alongside Simon and Piers Morgan.

The judging lineup has chopped and changed over the years but Amanda and Simon have played an integral part in the show's success.

Unsurprisingly, the pair have grown close over the years, with Amanda bearing witness to Simon and wife Lauren Silverman becoming parents to son Eric, 12, in 2014.

The music mogul, 66, was previously renowned for his savage criticism on BGT and The X Factor, but fatherhood appears to have softened him.

Amanda explains: “Simon is more up for a laugh than he's ever been. He's very forgiving and will give people a second chance. He's a different man.

“Since having Eric, he can take the p*** out of himself. I think he can just afford to relax a little bit.