The Britain's Got Talent star made a surprising claim about her marriage to record producer Chris Hughes, before batting off suggestions there was any strife between them
Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden made a stunning admission about the current state of her marriage, claiming that her husband "judges" her for one thing.
The TV stalwart also batted off claims that her spouse, record producer Chris Hughes, is "jealous" of her friendship with comedian Alan Carr, with whom she has hosted several shows.
Appearing on the Life's A Beach podcast, both Amanda and Alan were talking about life behind the scenes filming their hit BBC series Amanda and Alan's Italian Job, and its spin-off Spanish Job.
But when the conversation turned to their friendship, Amanda jokingly claimed her husband "judged" her for her drinking and rubbished suggestions he is "jealous" because she gives Alan "way more" attention.
Such is her closeness to "good friend" Alan that Amanda claimed fans stop either of them on the streets to be asked why either of them are not seen walking together. She said: "Everyone stops us for it more than anything. And when I'm not with you, they're like, 'Where's Alan?'"
Alan replied: "I know. They say, 'Where's Amanda?' When I went to South Africa, 'Where's Amanda?'" After Amanda jokingly said: "Well, my husband Chris doesn't get a look-in," Alan asked: "To be honest, is he jealous of me?"
The pair laughed for a few seconds before Amanda firmly answered: "No. He loves you as much as me. I think he's jealous because I give you way more. I'm nicer to you."
Alan then said: "We're always on the phone, though, aren't we? And having a little gossip and everything." To which Amanda dropped her tongue–in-cheek bombshell: "You don't judge my drinking habits. My husband does. Anyway..."
The conversation then swiftly moved on to their forthcoming third series, tentatively titled Amanda and Alan's Greek Job, which Alan revealed would be set in Corfu. The pair gave fans a quick glimpse on what properties they want to spruce up and what outfits they hoped to wear.
During that segment, the pair slammed critics who claimed they do none of the heavy-duty construction work on set, while Amanda was shocked to hear rumours that the pair do not get on well.
Alan said: "We are... We're doing it. We're going to stay, because I know people always say, 'A, do you do the work on the houses?' I'm sick of that!"
Amanda echoed his points passionately, saying: "Yes, we do the work! It's so knackering!" Alan then said: "And then people go, 'Oh, do you really get on with Amanda? You can't do that job'. They do say that."
Amanda erupted: "What?! Do they?" The comedian continued: "They say, 'How do you put up with... How do you tolerate her? How do you tolerate her? Oh, and that laugh."
Amanda then laughed off the backchat before adding: "Are they talking about my laugh? This is an outrage!"
In a sign of their enduring friendship, Alan admitted: "But of course, we can't do that job if we didn't like each other. I mean, it'd be hell. No, I couldn't. I'd have to be you. It would have to be you."
Amanda agreed, saying: "There is not a single person that I could do it with."
Amanda and Chris have been married since 2008 and have two children together, but she admitted on Heart FM in March that their busy working schedules mean they end up living "separate lives".
A year later in 2009, she became friends with Alan after appearing on his show Chatty Man, and the pair grew even closer over the past two years while filming their BBC home renovation series.
Furthermore, Alan told The Sun in 2022 that he and Amanda grew even closer as friends while filming their Italian Job series, even claiming she tried to set him up with a new man after his marriage to ex-husband Paul Drayton broke down.
He commented: "Amanda and I were showbiz mates, but by the end of the summer we were such good friends. We're always texting. So even if no one buys this house, I've come out of it with a better friendship than I went in. We could actually probably go on holiday together now."
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