{"id":68006,"date":"2023-09-19T10:49:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T10:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=68006"},"modified":"2023-09-19T10:49:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T10:49:45","slug":"les-dennis-shares-moment-he-shouldve-known-amanda-holden-was-too-young-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/music\/les-dennis-shares-moment-he-shouldve-known-amanda-holden-was-too-young-for-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Dennis shares moment he shouldve known Amanda Holden was too young for him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Les Dennis has admitted there was once a funny moment over the age gap between him and wife Amanda Holden, with a plumber joking about her being a \u201ckid\u201d. <\/p>\n<p> The Strictly star was married to Britain\u2019s Got Talent beauty Amanda from 1995 to 2003 despite a 17-year age gap \u2013 Les was in his 40s when they tied the knot and Amanda in her 20s. <\/p>\n<p>And a few years ago, Les revealed that the difference in their ages didn\u2019t always go unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p><b> READ MORE: Les Dennis&apos; wife sobbed after he told her about Strictly stint after tough health battle <\/b><\/p>\n<p> Opening on Richard Herring&apos;s Leicester Square Theatre podcast, he quipped that he \u201cshould have known\u201d after one incident when they were together. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30962493.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_SHOWBIZ-Dennis-file.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u201cI remember one day in our house in Highgate and it was the Grand National day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the plumber was there to fix the washing machine and Amanda came running in and said, \u2018We need to put a bet on.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went, \u2018What?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amanda told Les it was the Grand National and he suggested placing a \u00a310 bet, handing over a note.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cAnd she went, \u2018Oh we need to put more than that!\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30962492.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_PROD-Les-Dennis-and-Amanda-Holden.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went, \u2018twenty?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the plumber went, \u2018Kids eh?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe I should have known then!\u201d joked the TV star.<\/p>\n<p>Les and Amanda were married in June 1995 but their romance hit the rocks five years later after Amanda\u2019s affair with Neil Morrissey.<\/p>\n<p>They got things back on track but called time on their romance for good late in 2002 and were divorced in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30962496.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_444261Strictly-Come-Dancing-2023.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Amanda, 52, is now happily married to Chris Hughes and they share daughters Alexa, 17, and 11-year-old Hollie.<\/p>\n<p>Les, who is now 69, tied the knot with Claire Nicholson a couple of years after splitting from Amanda, and they have a son and a daughter.<\/p>\n<p><b> <i>For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters<\/i> <\/b> <b> <i>here<\/i><\/b>. <\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/showbiz\/les-dennis-shares-moment-should-30962718\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les Dennis has admitted there was once a funny moment over the age gap between him and wife Amanda Holden, with a plumber joking about her being a \u201ckid\u201d. 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