Amanda Holden faces backlash over new reality show about cheating as viewers as ‘will Les Dennis be on?’

Amanda Holden, who was once married to Les Dennis, came under fire last night (Monday, April 28) during a chat about her new show about cheaters.

Some viewers took to Twitter to remark on the “irony” of her hosting a TV show about cheating, considering she had an affair during her marriage to Les.

Amanda Holden to front new show on cheaters

During last night’s edition of The One Show, Amanda spoke about her new show, Cheat: Unfinished Business, which will be dropping on Netflix this week (April 30).

The new reality show will see former couples whose relationships ended due to cheating reunite for the first time following their breakups. The show will be fronted by Amanda, alongside Married at First Sight and Celebs Go Dating star Paul C Brunson.

Explaining the premise of the show, Amanda revealed that people who have been cheated on, and people who have done the cheating, will be living together in a villa in Spain.

This will give them the opportunity to understand each other’s perspectives.

“It is a cliche, but it is a rollercoaster,” Amanda then added.

However, some viewers couldn’t help but notice the irony of Amanda hosting a show about cheating, considering her own past.

Why did Amanda Holden split up with Les Dennis?

In 1995, Amanda married comedian Les Dennis. The duo first met in 1993, when they appeared in The Sound of Music at the Bournemouth Pavilion. After two years of dating, the ex-couple, who had an 18-year age gap, tied the knot.

However, five years later, they split after it was revealed that Amanda had been having an affair with actor Neil Morrissey.

They met while working on the BBC show Happy Birthday Shakespeare. Amanda and Les finalised their divorce in 2003.

At the time of their split, Amanda said: “I terribly want children, but ”

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