'I’m just glad to be asked back' Amanda Holden wows in strapless gown ahead of BGT launch

AMANDA HOLDEN insists she would be "a fool" not to stay on as a judge on the hit show Britain’s Got Talent.

Amanda Holden in a white dressSyco Thames Corbis

Amanda Holden is ready for a new series of BGT which starts on Saturday

The actress, who spoke as she prepared for the next series, which starts on Saturday, said: "I’m just glad to be asked, because it’s not a given.

"As somebody who has covered almost every genre of this business, I still feel qualified to be here though."

The 44-year-old, who is now in her ninth year on the panel, believes the show succeeds because the "whole family" can watch it.

She continued: "My nan voted last year. I didn’t know she even knew how to pick up a phone and vote. That’s brilliant."

The TV judge looked stunning in an eye catching strapless gown in promotional shots for the seriesSyco Thames Corbis

The TV judge looked stunning in an eye catching strapless gown in promotional shots for the series

The star will again join David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell on the panelSyco Thames Corbis

The star will again join David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell on the panel

Wearing a cream bandeau prom-style dress, the mother-of-two looked half her age in a publicity shot for the ITV1 show.

Amanda's fellow judges will again be music boss Simon Cowell, 55, comedian David Walliams, 43, and singer Alesha Dixon, 36.

In an official photo released yesterday, the former Mis-Teeq wore a sheer playsuit, with her long hair worn parted in the middle and crimped, in a trendy seventies disco look.

David, who recently split from his model wife of four years Lara Stone, looked dapper in a suit, while Simon chose a casual look in a jumper with rolled up sleeves.

Alesha meanwhile wowed in a stunning a playsuitSyco Thames Corbis

Alesha meanwhile wowed in a stunning a playsuit

Amanda also revealed that her ultimate ambition is to appear on Radio 4’s rural soap The Archers.

The star, whose career has included TV and theatre, said: "I’ve performed at the Royal Variety but I still keep saying I want to be in The Archers. I’ve never done radio, it’s the only medium I haven’t covered."

The soap, which started in 1950, has counted DJ John Peel, Sir Terry Wogan, Britt Ekland, Dame Edna Everage, Princess Margaret and Dame Judi Dench among its guest stars.

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