Digested week: May Sharon Osbourne and Amanda Holden’s spat keep on giving
Lucy Mangan
They might not be Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, but the X Factor judges’ ding-dong over Simon Cowell is a joy
October 2020
Sunday with Amanda Holden: ‘A sweet sherry at 11am’
The TV presenter and singer tells Michael Segalov about cheese soufflé for lunch, Disney movies and snuggles on the sofa
June 2019
Lost in showbiz
Sofa so bad as Schofe and Amanda go to war over ITV’s breakfast
The week in radio and podcasts: All New Heart Breakfast
October 2018
Child of Mine review – poignant study of the trauma of stillbirth
Katie Rice’s documentary sensitively approaches a tough subject while listening to the concerns of midwives and obstetricians
June 2017
Britain's Got Talent final is Saturday's most watched programme
BGT final, won by pianist Tokio Myers, seen by an average of 8.2 million viewers
March 2017
Stepping Out review – laughter on tap in feelgood musical with Amanda Holden
There are some spot-on performances in this West End revival of Richard Harris’s likable play about budding hoofers in a church hall
December 2016
Cinderella review – Julian Clary unleashes a tsunami of smut
TV review
The Sikhs of Smethwick review – making the Black Country a brighter place
November 2015
Media Monkey
Could Amanda Holden be set to join the cast of the new Cold Feet?
Britain’s Got Talent judge teases ITV’s television director about reboot of comedy drama at star-studded event at London Palladium
August 2015
Media Monkey
Media Monkey’s Diary: best of Edinburgh International TV Festival
Amanda Holden slams BBC bosses folk-singing, Alan Yentob in a Top Gear catsuit, and Ed Vaizey dances like a Tory
June 2015
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Britain’s Got Talent; The Auction House; The Syndicate; Doll & Em
A cunning canine stunt left Britain’s Got Talent viewers fuming, while Kay Mellor made a lottery of class war
April 2015
How I get ready
How I get ready: Amanda Holden
‘I’ll go out with no makeup on, and we’ll have a date night in the pub. Everybody probably thinks I’m an old dog, but I’m past caring’
Lost in showbiz
What exactly is the ‘special game’ Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell play?
The Britain’s Got Talent judge has alluded to the ‘career-destroying’ fun she and her fellow judge play backstage. The mind can only boggle …
Jeremy Paxman beats Evan Davis in the battle of the leader interviews
Former Today presenter’s encounter with David Cameron watched by fewer than 2 million on BBC1, while Newzoids makes strong debut
April 2014
Simon Cowell tips a homegrown act to win Britain's Got Talent this year
X Factor judge joins David Walliams and defends decision not to hold auditions for ITV entertainment show in Scotland. By John Plunkett
November 2013
Mary Berry or Alex Ferguson: the search for 2013's top celebrity memoir
With Christmas approaching, it's time for John Harris to sort out the winners and losers in the battle for the year's best celeb autobiography
October 2013
Laughing stock: the week in comedy
Amanda Holden reveals sexual assault by 'famous comedian'
Brian Logan: The Britain's Got Talent judge says she was attacked by an unnamed comic, 21st-century comics grapple with homosexuality, and David Brent realises his rock-god dreams
June 2013
Attraction win Britain's Got Talent after judges are pelted by eggs in live final
Hungarian dance troupe's victory overshadowed by woman's egg-throwing interlude during Richard and Adam's song
April 2013
Lululemon chief product officer steps down over see-through yoga pants
Company blames 'unacceptable level of sheerness' that cost up to $17m in revenue last month on incomplete testing protocol
