Amanda Holden has revealed her parents are starring in Happy Valley star James Norton’s new Cornwall-based TV drama.
On Monday’s Heart Breakfast, James was a guest alongside his Bob Marley: One Love co-star Kingsley Ben-Adir to speak about their roles in the biopic.
But during the conversation with hosts Amanda and Jamie Theakston, the Britain’s Got Talent judge, 53, revealed to James that her parents were supporting actors as a hobby.
As they discussed his upcoming thriller Playing Nice, Amanda said: ‘Well, starring in that film alongside you, you wouldn’t have known, were my parents because they are supporting artists as a hobby.
‘Wow, which scene?’ James asked, before Amanda replied ‘Oh crikey, I’ll ask them. I’ll ask my mum,’ before revealed she had worked on Doc Martin and Poldark.
Amanda Holden, (left), revealed her parents are starring’in Happy Valley star James Norton’s, (second from right) new Cornwall-based TV drama when he and Kingsley Ben-Adir appeared on Heart Breakfast on Monday
The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 53, told James that her parents (seen with her in July 2003,) were supporting actors as a hobby
Radio co-host Jamie, 53, joked: ‘What’s it like sharing a scene with Amanda’s mum and dad?’
James, 38, then revealed he gets his own parents on every job he does, including his father as an extra. Jamie asked if he bagged a job on Happy Valley.
‘He was in Happy Valley,’ James said. ‘Every series, his first one was in series one but he turned up and he was meant to be a guy just walking a dog and then Sally Wainwright says “Actually, I think you could just be a bit of drunk if you have a plastic bag full of beer”.’
James added: ‘He’s not an actor so he’s looked at me with terror in his eyes, he spent the lunch time just walking around my trailer practising his drunk walk.’
James is making Playing Nice, a four part ITV drama about parents who discover that their children were accidentally switched at birth.
The actor is an executive producer of that show via his own company, Rabbit Track Productions.
On Sunday, it was reported James had joined celebrity dating app Raya after his surprise break-up from ex fiance Imogen Poots.
James and the actress, 34, went their separate ways before Christmas, with their split being announced last week.
As they discussed his upcoming thriller Playing Nice, Amanda said: ‘Well, starring in that film alongside you, you wouldn’t have known, were my parents because they are supporting artists as a hobby’
James was a guest alongside his Bob Marley: One Love co-star Kingsley Ben-Adir to speak about their roles in the biopic
It seems that James is hoping to move on, as it has been reported the actor has created a profile on celebrity dating app Raya (pictured on Friday)
The couple had been together for six years, before decided to call time on their relationship after ‘growing apart’.
And it seems that James is hoping to move on, as it has been reported the actor has created a profile on celebrity dating app Raya.
Raya is a private membership community that started out as a dating app, but has since become a platform for networking and social discovery.
According to The Sun, James’ profile states he is an actor based in London but grew up in York, and is full of a slew of broody black-and-white snaps.
One handsome selfie shows the hunk sporting artfully tousled hair, while gazing pensively off camera.
The publication reports that James has also included a shirtless shot of himself and opted for John Prine’s romantic 1999 track In Spite Of Ourselves as his theme tune.
The Happy Valley star, 38, and the actress, 34, went their separate ways before Christmas, with their split being announced last week (pictured in March 2023)
The couple had been together for six years, before decided to call time on their relationship after ‘growing apart’ (pictured February last year)
Despite splitting late last year, the pair decided to keep their break-up on the down low, with a source close to the pair telling MailOnline: ‘Imogen, for whatever reason, didn’t want people to know.’
The ‘free-spirited’ actress previously spoke about how she ‘wasn’t ready to slow down’ as she wanted to travel the world.
However, James has been open with his hopes of wanting a family and admitted three years ago that his ‘broody barometer is kicking off’.
Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden airs weekdays from 6am to 10am, as well as on Global Player.
