Amanda Holden has risked the wrath of BBC bosses after claiming that she took 28 flights during the making of her latest show for the corporation.
Her comment came weeks after the BBC unveiled its first Climate Transition Plan, detailing how it intends to be net zero by 2050.
Speaking of his green plans, director general Tim Davie said: ‘This will be a huge collective effort. It won’t be easy, but we must act, and act now, to reduce our environmental impact.’
But it seems that Ms Holden, 54, didn’t get the memo. She let slip that she took more than two dozen flights while she hosted Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job alongside comedian Alan Carr, as they set about transforming a run-down three-storey Spanish townhouse into a boutique B&B.
A BBC insider told the Mail: ‘They were spitting feathers in Broadcasting House when they heard how much jetsetting goes on to make that show.
‘If that’s how many flights Amanda took, you can only imagine how many there were with Alan and the rest of the crew. Tim Davie is always speaking about the need for the BBC to reduce its emissions, and this makes a mockery of his words.’
Amanda Holden has risked the wrath of BBC bosses after claiming that she took 28 flights during the making of her latest show for the corporation
She took more than two dozen flights while she hosted Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job alongside comedian Alan Carr
The renovation show, which is broadcast on Fridays at 8pm on BBC1, was filmed between March and September and is made by production company Voltage TV.
Ms Holden told podcast The Rest Is Entertainment: ‘I think we made 28 flights in total, so we were absolutely shattered and I broke at least four sets of nails.
‘We fly out backwards and forwards, obviously I’ve got other jobs that I do, so does Alan. So we will fly out for three days, come back and do the other work, and fly out ten days later.
‘Also there are times when me and Alan can’t be there together, so you might see me relaxing on the beach or going to the spa, and Alan might be bashing down a wall and that’s because our schedules weren’t able to work together.’
Last night, Ms Holden’s team disputed it was 28 flights and said the figure was 16. The average return flight from the United Kingdom to Spain generates 195kg of CO2 per passenger.
When approached the BBC said ‘all efforts were made to reduce carbon emissions’ during production including waste recycling, rechargeable batteries for all filming equipment, and car sharing.
The BBC told the Mail: ‘Amanda Holden and Alan Carr were required to fly back to the UK during breaks in filming for other work commitments.
‘The construction crew was sourced locally and crew members who travelled from the UK were mostly based in Spain for the duration of their contracts.’
Her comment came weeks after the BBC unveiled its first Climate Transition Plan, detailing how it intends to be net zero by 2050 (BBC Director-General Tim Davie pictured)
Ms Holden told podcast The Rest Is Entertainment: ‘I think we made 28 flights in total, so we were absolutely shattered and I broke at least four sets of nails’
‘We fly out backwards and forwards, obviously I’ve got other jobs that I do, so does Alan. So we will fly out for three days, come back and do the other work, and fly out ten days later’
The programme sees Ms Holden take a gamble and buy a rundown three-storey townhouse in Andalusia, before she convinces Carr to join her in a lifelong dream of transforming it into a B&B.
It follows the success of Amanda And Alan’s Italian Job, which was aired for two series in 2023 and 2024 and was nominated for a National Television Award, which saw the pair renovate two dilapidated apartments in Sicily.
Ms Holden, who is also a judge on Britain’s Got Talent, frequently posts pictures from holiday locations for her followers on Instagram.
