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Amanda Holden sets pulses racing in a plunging cowl-neck gown for Britain’s Got Talent final after she hit back at Ofcom outrage over her racy outfits

Amanda Holden sets pulses racing in a plunging cowl-neck gown for Britain’s Got Talent final after she hit back at Ofcom outrage over her racy outfits

Amanda Holden set pulses racing in a plunging cowl-neck gown as she stepped out on stage for the Britain’s Got Talent final.

The BGT judge, 54, often steals the show with her eye-popping ensembles – and Saturday’s final was no different.

Amanda showed off her incredible physique in a figure-hugging white satin halterneck gown as she walked out on stage hand-in-hand with fellow judge Alesha Dixon. 

But in a racy display, Amanda’s dress featured a plunging cowl-neckline which saw a glimpse of a silver metal bra lining.

She paired the look with elegant white heels and slicked her fair locks into a neat kow bun, sporting a dramatic diamante head piece.

Amanda’s BGT looks have raised eyebrows and have sparked more than 1,000 Ofcom complaints over the years, but she has pᴀssionately hit back at the criticism recently.

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Amanda Holden set pulses racing in a plunging cowl-neck gown as she stepped out on stage for the Britain's Got Talent final on Saturday

Amanda Holden set pulses racing in a plunging cowl-neck gown as she stepped out on stage for the Britain’s Got Talent final on Saturday

The BGT judge, 54, often steals the show with her eye-popping ensembles - and Saturday's final was no different

The BGT judge, 54, often steals the show with her eye-popping ensembles – and Saturday’s final was no different

Amanda said she works closely with her stylist on creating each look and insisted she loves every single outfit she has worn on the show since its launch in 2007.

She told Closer magazine: ‘What you see on TV, I really love. 

‘I’m always asked about the Ofcom complaints, but every outfit on the show is checked before I leave my dressing room, so I’m never worried.

‘I think people should have fun with fashion!’

It is not the first time Amanda has defended her fashion choices on the talent compeтιтion after coming under fire from some viewers.

In 2022, she said: ‘Fashion is about taking risks. I encourage everyone to have a little fun and be a little daring. I’d be bored playing it safe.’

She added that her co-star Alesha Dixon, 46, never cops criticism for her racy outfits, describing the level of complaints as ‘bizarre’.

The TV star’s bold fashion choices on Britain’s Got Talent are often a talking point among fans of the series, with Amanda repeatedly forced to hit back at criticism.

Amanda showed off her incredible physique in a figure-hugging white satin halterneck gown as she walked out on stage hand-in-hand with fellow judge Alesha Dixon

Amanda showed off her incredible physique in a figure-hugging white satin halterneck gown as she walked out on stage hand-in-hand with fellow judge Alesha Dixon

But in a racy display, Amanda's dress featured a plunging cowl-neckline which saw a glimpse of a silver metal bra lining (Seen with judges Simon Cowell, Alesha and Bruno Tonioli)

But in a racy display, Amanda’s dress featured a plunging cowl-neckline which saw a glimpse of a silver metal bra lining (Seen with judges Simon Cowell, Alesha and Bruno Tonioli)

Amanda paired her ey-catching look with elegant white heels and slicked her fair locks into a neat kow bun

Amanda paired her ey-catching look with elegant white heels and slicked her fair locks into a neat kow bun

She also sported a dramatic diamante headpiece in her hair, which clasped around her head

She also sported a dramatic diamante headpiece in her hair, which clasped around her head  

In one very famous moment, a daring Julien Macdonald gown she wore during the semi-final of BGT in 2017 attracted a staggering 663 Ofcom complaints.

The plunging floor-length dress plunged down to the navel, with a cut-out panel that reached the small of her back – but it came under fire when furious viewers deemed it ‘inappropriate’.

Despite the £11,000 ensemble causing hundreds of viewers to complain to Ofcom, the media regulator decided not to investigate.

Ofcom said that while it recognised the dress ‘had potential to offend some viewers during what is a family show’ – the outfit ‘would not have exceeded most viewers’ expectations’.

In 2019, another of Amanda’s dresses on the show sparked nine Ofcom complaints.

The judge wore for a sheer dress with spiderweb detailing over the chest, but it was branded ‘inappropriate’ by viewers, with nine viewers complaining about the look.

However, Amanda appeared to see the funny side as she took to Instagram to share a joke about a water bottle sitting on the judges panel acting as a ‘nipple cover’.

In one very famous moment, a daring Julien Macdonald gown she wore during the semi-final of BGT in 2017 attracted a staggering 663 Ofcom complaints

In one very famous moment, a daring Julien Macdonald gown she wore during the semi-final of BGT in 2017 attracted a staggering 663 Ofcom complaints 

In 2019, one of Amanda's risqué dresses on the show sparked nine Ofcom complaints, but the TV presenter humorously brushed off the outrage

In 2019, one of Amanda’s risqué dresses on the show sparked nine Ofcom complaints, but the TV presenter humorously brushed off the outrage  

During an October 2020 episode, Amanda once again wowed as she wore a plum Suzanne Neville dress with a lace corset top that flashed plenty of leg

During an October 2020 episode, Amanda once again wowed as she wore a plum Suzanne Neville dress with a lace corset top that flashed plenty of leg 

The following night, she sparked more Ofcom complaints as she strutted her stuff in a gown by Lebanese designer Saiid Kobeisy.

In another controversy, the regulator said the dress received 34 complaints relating to her dress.

During an October 2020 episode, Amanda once again wowed in a plum Suzanne Neville dress with a lace corset top that showed off her toned legs.

Of the 896 reported complaints made to Ofcom about the episode, 136 of these were about her dress, with Amanda sharing her ‘baffled’ reaction to the outrage.

‘Just to say this dress got a tiny 136 complaints out of the 896 we apparently got that night,’ she said on Instagram at the time.

‘Surely there are more terrible and important things to write about…don’t you agree? I’m baffled why it’s still going on.’

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