AMANDA Holden has been accosted by Britain’s Got Talent fans whilst sunbathing in the middle of the ocean.
The bikini-loving judge, 54, says the ITV variety show’s viral moments going global on YouTube mean she’s now known worldwide.
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Amanda said: “I’ve noticed a real change over the years. I used to be recognised and have selfies within Europe and this country, but now it’s in the Middle East, America and the Philippines.
“I get stopped in all sorts of weird places, like in the middle of the sea, you know when you swim out to a sunbathing platform, somebody says something and you realise they’re talking about BGT.
“I’ve had it when I’ve been fishing too. It’s just really odd places.”
Amanda has been a judge on the show since its first day, some 18 years ago.
She added: “The amount of people who came on this year and said they remember watching it when they were very young, I was like, ‘God, I feel old!’ But it’s amazing to have reached this milestone.”
Alesha Dixon, 46, has had her share of fan encounters during her 13 years on board.
She added: “There’s not a single place I’ve been where somebody hasn’t said to me, ‘oh, I’m always watching BGT’ – whether it’s somebody that’s working in a shop, a taxi driver, somebody in a restaurant, somebody working in a hotel.”
The women rule over the Britain’s Got Talent panel of Bruno Tonioli, new judge KSI and head honcho Simon Cowell.
Simon, 65, said: “Amanda is our Britain’s Got Talent queen and she deserves that crown.
“Fast forward 18 years and she’s still a huge success and we have become great friends. I do consider her one of my best friends.
“And Alesha and Bruno are genuinely friends in real life too.”
The new series of Britain’s Got Talent begins on Saturday at 7pm on ITV1.
