When I go to one of those singles dating parties I believe myself to be a bowl of fruit. When I talk to potential dates, I judge them by the smile in their lips, their smoothness of speech, and the whiteness of teeth; then I offer them the appropriate fruit, which is usually a lemon.
Amanda HoldenIf I had a dream show, I probably shouldn't even mention it in this climate, but it would be like a kind of Fix It show.
Amanda HoldenI never believed I wouldn't make it - and perhaps that's why I've always found work. I've always stuck at everything I've ever done. I absolutely won't give up.
Amanda HoldenI'm in the lucky position financially where I don't have to do things I don't want to do.
Amanda HoldenMy family are my priority but I've always had a strong work ethic and I like to be busy.
Amanda HoldenI was a prefect at school, I never had a tattoo, got a detention or pierced my ears more than once.
Amanda HoldenI don't care who or what judges me, nothing's going to stop me from living my life how I choose.
Amanda HoldenIn the past, I've thrown myself into work so much there's been very little room for anything else.
Amanda HoldenI am an optimist. I think, as bad as life sometimes gets, there is so much joy and so much good stuff, that there is a balance.
Amanda HoldenI should have been out there having a wild time like all the other girls my age, but I wasn't. I was going home every night to what was, initially, a very happy marriage.
Amanda HoldenPeople have been able to see that as cheeky and as flirty as I am, I am not the dreadful slapper that the press used to portray me as. But it will probably all turn around and people will hate me again in a couple of years.
Amanda HoldenI didn't go nightclubbing much as a teenager in Bournemouth because my friends and I didn't have the money - but we spent a lot of time on the beach, having barbecues, and running into the sea in the middle of the night.
Amanda HoldenMy mum loves cats so I took her to see the lion cubs which at about a year old are actually quite big. She wasn't scared at all and went straight over and kissed one on the mouth! She thought they were just like her pets at home.
Amanda Holden