Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has shared some behind-the-scenes secrets as The Inner Circle launches on BBC One as she goes solo to present brand new BBC show
Angie Quinn Screen Time Reporter
16:00, 04 Oct 2025
Amanda Holden is hosting her own quiz show called The Inner Circle (Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Tern TV)
Amanda Holden has opened up about hosting her own television quiz host for the first time.
The 54-year-old star can regularly be seen alongside her Britain’s Got Talent judges, or with Alan Carr on The Spanish Job, however for the first time, Amanda is a solo host to her new quiz show, The Inner Circle.
The tense game sees players having to guess who is lying about the amount of secret cash they have been given, while answering general knowledge questions and trying to build up the prize pot. In the final, two players can decide to split the money, or shaft the other one and try to take it all themselves.
Speaking to The Daily Star, and other media outlets, the Heart Radio presenter confirmed she does not know who much cash each contestant is given at the start of the game to make her own reaction “genuine”.
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Amanda explained: “I thought if I don’t know how much everybody’s got, then I can play it for real, and I can be as surprised as everybody else.
“It’s like when I do Britain’s Got Talent, I think for years people thought we were scripted, where I was like, ‘Really, who’s writing this?’ Obviously, we are not, and it’s all off the cuff. My reactions were always completely genuine. “
She added: “I think sometimes, Piers [Morgan], I can drop him now because he’s not on the show, and he could come and watch the dress rehearsal of some of the finals so that he can think of funny or relevant things to say. And I’d be like, ‘Oh no, I have to be able to say exactly what I’ve just seen.’ Otherwise, it’s not real.”
Piers Morgan was once a judge on BGT alongside Amanda and Simon (Image: PA)
Amanda also explained how she enjoyed seeing the players reactions at the end of the game, and seeing “how naughty” they can be, she laughed: “It’s a game of trust, human nature and seeing just how naughty people can be at the end.”
She explained: “It’s real mix of things that we love; Goldenballs, the amazing gameshow with Jasper Carrott, there’s a bit of Traitors in there because people are doing the dirty on each other all the time and a bit of The Weakest Link.”
Amanda also confirmed that filming the new series wasn’t easy and she she needed help to soothe her aching feet.
Amanda Holden is launching a new quiz show called The Inner Circle (Image: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
“I did it all in a heel”, Amanda confirmed. “I invested in a footspa because my feet were like Walls cocktail sausages by the end – it was horrific.”
The innovative new programme presents a primetime six-part weekend night celebrity version that runs alongside the daytime edition. It will be available on BBC One and iPlayer this October
The Inner Circle continues Monday, October 6 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 4.30pm
