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Piers Morgan is a former journalist and entertainment columnist turned television personality. He was the editor of the Daily Mirror for nine years, and is a judge on America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent

Biography / Timeline

1965 - Born Piers Stefan O'Meara (later changed his surname to Pughe-Morgan when his mother remarried) on 30 March 1965 to Vincent and Gabrielle O'Meara.

1991 - Marries Marrion Shalloe in July 1991. The couple will go on to have three children: Spencer William, Stanley Christopher and Albert Douglas.

Amanda Louise Holden is a British actress who is best known for her roles in television series' such as Wild At Heart and Cutting It. She is also a judge on the ITV talent show, Britain's Got Talent alongside Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan.

Biography

Holden was born on 16 February 1971 in Southsea, Hampshire. She joined a local theatre company at the age of nine and went on to study drama at A Level when the family moved to Bournemouth at the age of 16.

At the age of 18, Holden enroled in the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.

She has had a number of television roles since 1994, including a part on EastEnders and Goodness Gracious Me. However, she's best known for her roles in the BBC drama series Cutting It and ITV's Wild At Heart more recently.

In 1995, Holden married the comedian Les Dennis, but the marriage broke down in 2002 and they divorced the following year.

She entered into a new relationship with record producer Chris Hughes and the couple had their first child, Alexa "Lexi" Louise Florence on 20 January 2006. The couple married in December 2008.

Useful links

• Official website