Amanda Holden Defends Britain’s Got Talent Outfits Amid Ofcom Complaints

Amanda Holden has hit back at Ofcom complaints over her daring outfits on Britain’s Got Talent.

The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 54, often steals the limelight on the long-running ITV show with her very glamorous outfits.

She is known for sporting some bold ensembles while taking to the judging panel alongside Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli.

Her looks have raised eyebrows and have sparked more than 1,000 Ofcom complaints over the years, but Amanda has now firmly brushed off the criticism.

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.

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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 competition 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.

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’.

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.’

In 2020, after wearing a navy Celia Kritharioti off-the-shoulder dress with a V-neckline – more Ofcom complaints were made.

Amanda was hit by 235 complaints but firmly hit back at the criticism in another impassioned Instagram post.

She has continued to show off her bold fashion-forward looks on the 2025 series of Britain’s Got Talent and has provided she won’t let the backlash change her style.