Amanda Holden has turned heads at the launch of the next stage of Britain's Got Talent auditions today with her most glamorous look yet. The longtime judge of the ITV talent show, 53, looked sensational as she stormed the red carpet in a daring leopard print suit. Never one to shy away from showing off her incredible figure, the mum-of-two wore a low-cut matching leopard print top underneath as she styled her blonde locks in loose waves.
However, it was Amanda's makeup that demanded the most attention as she appeared to have aged backwards in recent weeks. The Heart Radio presenter accentuated her age-defying looks with a full face of glamorous makeup, complete with a smokey eye look and a slick of nude lipstick. It comes after the new series air date has been announced – and the show will return in a matter of days. The popular ITV talent show has announced its launch date for the 18th series of the programme, which will return to our screens on Saturday February 22. The first episode will air at 7pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX, the broadcaster has confirmed.
Ant and Dec are set to return as the show's hosts while Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda and Bruno Tonioli will make their comeback as the competition's judges. Meanwhile, YouTuber and boxer KSI will also make an appearance on the series as a guest judge. The official teaser shows exciting highlights from the upcoming series and shows the incredible acts set to grace the stage and audition. As the teaser begins Declan Donnelly can be heard saying: "Please take your seats, the show is about to start.".
Acts in the teaser include a dummer who is seen with paint splashing on their drum set while the symbols are on fire, a dance act performing a huge flip, a pole dancer dressed as a seagull and a magician with his hand set on fire – along with a woman standing on stilts while flicking plates onto her head. The teaser ends with Ant McPartlin announcing: "It's showtime.". The series return comes after the programme's audition process faced delays in October, following Liam Payne's tragic death.
A week before Liam's shock death, the judges gathered in Blackpool Winter Gardens to mark the new series getting underway. However, the show later confirmed they postponed the auditions following his death. The One Direction singer died at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in the Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Local police said the dad-of-one fell from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel before medics confirmed his death.
Fremantle UK - Britain's Got Talent's production company - confirmed the cancellation to the Mirror at the time, with a spokesperson saying: "Due to the tragic passing of Liam Payne, we have decided to postpone the Britain’s Got Talent auditions. Our thoughts are with Liam’s friends, family and all who loved him.". Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .
