Amanda Holden has brushed off criticism of her daring looks on Britain's Got Talent, vowing to flash even more skin on the new series as she shared a raunchy revelation about her underwear.
The TV star, who recently celebrated her 55th birthday, has long been known for her glamorous outfits and has never been afraid to showcase her incredible figure.
However, several of her show-stopping ensembles have sparked a strong reaction from viewers, with some even going to Ofcom to complain.
But Amanda has remained unbothered by the criticism from pearl clutchers, proudly declaring that she is feeling more confident than ever.
And she even let slip that she has taken a leaf out of the iconic Samantha Jones' playbook by copying the Kim Cattrall character's famous risqué underwear.
'It's very Sex And The City of me, but the only pearls I own are attached to a thong I wear at home, especially at weekends,' she confessed to The Sun.
While the BGT judge declared that she will be flashing as many of her enviable assets as she could on the ITV show, stressing that the most important thing about fashion was wearing whatever makes you feel good.
'Of course there will be side boob, leg and anything else that I can get out,' she insisted. 'The only change is that I care less these days about what anyone thinks of me. I don't have time for negativity.'
Amanda explained that she loves to look her best, insisting she'll never be seen not wearing heels, a lash and lipstick, 'because I want to, not because I feel I have to'.
She said: 'I call it self-preservation. I have no rule book with fashion; I perhaps have way more courage now than I did before - there is no holding me back!'
Amanda previously said she works closely with her stylist on creating each look for BGT and insisted that she loves every single outfit she has worn on the show since its launch in 2007.
Back in 2020, she revealed ITV bosses had installed a 't*t committee' to judge if dresses are too revealing after sparked hundreds of Ofcom complaints for her plunging gowns.
Topping the list was a daring Julien Macdonald dress she wore during the semi-final in 2017 attracted a staggering 663 Ofcom complaints.
The plunging floor-length dress was slashed to the navel, with a cut-out panel that reached down to the small of her back - and came under fire when furious viewers deemed it 'inappropriate'.
But 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'.
And Amanda has never held back from defending her fashion choices on the talent competition.
In 2020, she dazzled in a plum Suzanne Neville dress with a lace corset top that flashed plenty of leg but racked up 136 complaints for the look.
Hitting back on Instagram at the time, she declared she was 'baffled' by the outcry, a she said: 'Just to say this dress got a tiny 136 complaints out of the 896 we apparently got that night.
‘Surely there are more terrible and important things to write about...don’t you agree? I’m baffled why it’s still going on.’
Later in the series more Ofcom complaints were made when she put on a very leggy display in a navy Celia Kritharioti off-the-shoulder dress with a V-neckline.
Some fans even claimed they could see her nipples out the top of her dress in the low cut number, prompting 235 complaints.
But Amanda was quick to deny suffering a wardrobe malfunction during the episode, quipping: ‘Mmmm really?! Who has nipples this close to their cleavage?!’
She later told The Sun about how her outfits were now monitored, saying: ‘There’s now a whole body of people that knock on my door and come and stare at my chest before we go on air.’
Topping the list was a daring Julien Macdonald dress she wore during the semi-final in 2017 attracted a staggering 663 Ofcom complaints (seen)
Back in 2020, she revealed ITV bossed had installed a 't*t committee' to judge if dresses are too revealing after sparked hundreds of Ofcom complaints for her plunging gowns (pictured in June 2024)
‘There’s a t*t committee. There are so many brilliant people; they come down, knock on the door and there’s the lady who’s the producer who said, “Mandy, it looks great.”’
She said: ‘I can see it’s underwired -- people thought it was my nipple they could see but it was the underwire.
‘My husband does describe them as being like football studs, but that’s probably too much information. But yes, there’s a whole committee now, and a head of the committee.’
In her usually witty manner, the actress added that people have been ‘banging on’ about her breasts for years before joking that she should get them insured and that they could have their own chat show.
Amanda has frequently reiterated that her ensembles are checked beforehand and voiced her opinion that fashion should be about having fun and taking risks.
'What you see on TV, I really love,' she told Closer magazine: '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!'
And in 2022, she echoed: '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 never cops criticism for her racy outfits, describing the level of complaints as 'bizarre'.