Amanda Holden to re-shoot Britain’s Got Talent to spare her further anguish over baby loss

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Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 4:45 AM on 25th March 2011

Amanda Holden has asked Britain’s Got Talent bosses if she can re-shoot scenes for the forthcoming series where her baby bump is visible to spare her any more heartache over the recent loss of her baby.

The 40-year-old, who lost her baby last month while seven months pregnant, believes seeing herself pregnant on the ITV show may make herself and her family relive the anguish felt after the tragedy.

Therefore scenes of her arriving at various theatres and auditoriums around Britain to judge hopefuls will be shot again and spliced together with older footage.

Amanda Holden, who lost her baby last month while seven months pregnant, believes seeing herself pregnant on Britain’s Got Talent will be too hard to bare

A show source told the Daily Mirror: ‘What Amanda has been through was horrendous, and to have to watch herself on TV looking pregnant would be very difficult to cope with.

The source added: ‘The production team thought the best way was to re-shoot some scenes and then slide them into the original footage.’

Other footage which cannot be taken again is to be carefully edited to hide visible evidence of her pregnancy.

The talent show judge showing off her bump on her way to film the Cardiff auditions in January. She had just filmed the last live auditions for the show when she was rushed to hospital on February 1

The actress, who has a five-year-old daughter, Lexi, with husband Chris Hughes, had just filmed the last Britain’s Got Talent live auditions when she was rushed to hospital on February 1.

Despite attempts by doctors to save the baby, Holden’s son was later stillborn.

Holden’s spokesperson Alison Griffin said at the time: ‘They are utterly devastated. Amanda had been closely monitored throughout her pregnancy and it is not yet known what went wrong.

‘Both Chris and Amanda would like to thank the midwives and staff at The Queen Mary Maternity unit at West Middlesex Hospital Isleworth for their tremendous support.’

Holden had only announced she was pregnant a few weeks earlier after previously suffering a miscarriage in 2009.

The actress slipped into a sparkly number to promote this Friday’s £117 million EuroMillions jackpot

In an interview with the Mail’s Baz Bamigboye last week, Holden admitted she was finding solace by surrounding herself with friends and family.

She said: ‘To be honest, just being at home with family and friends is the best tonic, the best therapy. I’m doing lots of that.’

Filming for the Britain’s Got Talent auditions was initially supposed to finish this month, but Amanda will be allowed to re-shoot some of her scenes in April.

Meanwhile, pictures emerged yesterday of her covered in bling, with only scattered diamonds on a sheer dress covering her modesty as she promoted this Friday’s £117million EuroMillions jackpot.