Britain’s Got Talent star Amanda Holden at centre of major bidding war as she launches solo career

FOR 12 years she has been one of our telly golden girls by judging other people singing on Britain’s Got Talent.

But now the time has come for Amanda Holden to take centre stage and launch her own music career.

I can reveal the actress is the subject of the biggest music bidding war of the past year, with major labels Warner, Sony and Universal all trying to sign her.

The surprise interest came after Amanda posted a heartfelt video on Twitter of her singing Tightrope from The Greatest Showman in December to celebrate her husband’s birthday and their tenth wedding anniversary.

Since then the video, which also features the couple’s two daughters, has gone viral, clocking up almost 1.5million views across social media.

I’m told Amanda wasn’t expecting the huge reaction to her singing ability.

While she’s currently busy focusing on filming BGT, she is seriously considering the very exciting offers.

That means it’s likely Amanda will become the latest TV star to have a stab at the charts in time for the lucrative Christmas market.

It’s a shrewd move by the record labels, who know TV favourites sell more albums these days than many traditional popstars.

She will follow in the footsteps of Jason Manford, Nick Knowles, Eleanor Tomlinson, Alexander Armstrong, Anton Du Beke, Shane Richie, Hugh Laurie and Alistair McGowan.

, which became the biggest-selling debut album by a British artist in 2016, outselling the likes of Zayn Malik and Jack Garratt.

But with some advice from her fellow BGT judge Simon Cowell and the fact she is loved by families up and down the country, I have no doubt Amanda will be next.

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