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AMANDA HOLDEN
Dust off your mics as the TV and radio favourite prepares to bring Christmas cheer to fans of BBC1’s I Can See Your Voice
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‘For me, it’s the build-up to Christmas that is so special. And my favourite part? Switching on the lights. Buying people presents…’
When it comes to Christmas, Amanda Holden has no doubt who gives the best gifts: her husband Chris Hughes. “My best presents always come from Chris and are always in small boxes,” she says.
The worst? “My mum bought me a battery-operated head scratcher one year because she said I had everything. She said what else could she get me? I said: ‘Not that. I wanted socks.’ I donated it to the local charity shop. Another year, she bought me a birdcage full of lemons…”