Amanda Holden left her Heart Breakfast colleague red-faced after vowing to wipe everything from her daughter's phone. The Britain's Got Talent judge made the comments during an on-air chat about children's social media use.
Starmer's social media curfew
Co-host Jamie Theakston mentioned Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's reported plans to impose a curfew on 16 and 17-year-olds using social media late at night. The announcement could come as early as next Monday, Jamie said.
Amanda, who shares daughters Lexi and Hollie with husband Chris Hughes, backed the idea but felt cynical about Starmer's motives. She said: 'I mean, raising the age is something that I think every single person in this country is for. I don't know why Keir Starmer's taking so much time.'
She added: 'I'm going to be very cynical and say he's doing it just cos he needs some sort of boost to his leadership. And if that's...if he's using it for that, then good luck, but we should still kick him out.'
Wiping her daughter's phone
Jamie noted how easy it is to bypass age verifications on social media platforms. Amanda replied: 'I don't know how they're going to legislate it. I've no idea. I have no idea.'
She continued: 'All I know is I'm wiping...I'm wiping everything on my daughter's phone. She has private accounts, but it's all going. She's gonna hate me, but I don't care.'
Amanda added: 'I know. I'm really ballsy about it because I... Keir Starmer and all that lot are getting on my nerves about it.'
Producer goes red
As she moved on with the show, Amanda spotted something in the studio. 'Oh, my producer's gone very red in the face. Sorry, I forgot it wasn't LBC; it's Heart Breakfast,' she said, backtracking on her political rant.
Marriage confession
Earlier this week, Amanda made an admission about her marriage live on air, sparking disbelief from Jamie. She referred to research highlighting the importance of kissing at least 10 times a week.
She said: 'Which I think is quite low in seven days, even by my standards and my husband, who nags me all the time, would say you do that in a day, 10 kisses, probably.'
Jamie replied: 'You kiss your husband 10 times a day?'
Laughing, she said: 'I would say so. Even if I gave him a Glaswegian one. Everyone in Scotland would know what that is. But yeah we do, we have a good old snog.'
Jamie said he didn't believe her, but she responded: 'What do you mean? I think that's the easiest thing to get out the way in a marriage.'
