Holden On For A Hero

‘IF Richard Desmond wants someone to share the pain of his rejection, then he should place a call to Les Dennis.

”When we divorced, I got the publicity and Les got my knickers”

For, having watched his own beloved humiliate him in public (at a time when he didn’t exactly need any help in that regard), Les must now contend with seeing her in the arms of another.

She is, of course, Anorak favourite Amanda Holden and the man in question is Chris Hughes, a 30-year-old music producer to whom she is now engaged.

And so happy is she about this state of affairs that she is telling reporters (among them Hello!) that “I couldn’t be happier”.

“It’s the most amazing love I’ve ever experienced,” she adds (in case we hadn’t got the point). “I’m overjoyed and I love him very much.”

But, even second time round, the course of true love doesn’t always run smooth – and the couple briefly separated last year.

This, however, was not a brief separation like the one Amanda and Les had after her affair with Neil Morrissey.

No, it was, says Hello!, the pressure of being in a high-profile relationship that proved too much for Chris.

“He had to go away and do his own journey,” said Amanda.

A bit like a certain two-year-old boy…’

Posted: 25th, November 2004 | In: Media Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink