Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
We came home to find our girl alone..babysitter had gone early
Holden’s horror after Cowell 50th
old, Hollie, had not been born at the time. They added Lexi was never in any danger.
Waiters wore masks of Simon’s face at the opulent bash at Wrotham Park, Herts. And Amanda recalled there was a 60ft projection of Simon’s face on the stately home.
She said: “As we drove up in the car, there was no doubting where the party was. His face had been projected on to the building. Some people have gateposts with balloons saying ‘party this way’ – his face was on the building.”
Amanda and husband Chris Hughes joined guests i ncluding former X Factor judges Cheryl Cole, Sharon Osbourne and Dannii Minogue at the event. FAMILY Amanda with Lexi, hubby Chris & Hollie
The menu included Simon’s name i n alphabet spaghetti and a baroque-themed marquee had ceilings featuring mock Michelangelo artwork with his face on it.
Amanda also admitted she was “terrified” to perform Not While I’m Around from Sweeney Todd on BGT on Saturday night.
AMANDA Holden has revealed her babysitter left daughter Lexi alone while she partied at Simon Cowell’s 50th birthday bash.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 49, said she came home from the £1million bash to find the three-year-old by herself.
“It was about 10 years ago now – [Simon’s] getting on ,” joked Amanda. “We stayed there all night, and in t h e mo r n i n g when we got home the woman looking after our kids thought we’d got home, and had left.
“It was seven o’ c l o c k in the morning and we wal ked into the house and no one was looking after our children. Can you imagine? She was fired, can I say. It was a great party, with a horrific ending.”
Amanda told the anecdote on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch yesterday. She added Lexi, now 14, was “fine, obviously”, adding: “But that was the scariest thing ever.”
A source close to Amanda said ‘children’ was a slip of the tongue as her eight-year
It was 7am and no one was looking after [her]... Can you imagine? AMANDA HOLDEN ON LEXI, 3, LEFT HOME ALONE