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Amanda Holden and Les Dennis Reflect on Their Marriage and Breakup

Recent memoir excerpts have renewed interest in how press attention shaped their lives after the 2003 divorce.

Overview

  • Amanda Holden writes in No Holding Back that she felt Les Dennis needed mothering and later called the fallout from their split the worst time of her life.
  • They met in 1993 while performing in The Sound of Music in Bournemouth, married in 1995, separated after reports of her relationship with Neil Morrissey, and divorced in 2003.
  • Les Dennis tried to address the public glare by joining Celebrity Big Brother in 2002, then said the decision was not one of his wisest moves.
  • Dennis says the hurt has healed and he married Claire Nicholson in 2005, while Holden later started a family with her husband Chris Hughes.
  • Both remain on television, with Holden judging Britain’s Got Talent and Dennis continuing guest spots, which keeps interest in their past alive today.