{"id":13834,"date":"2011-12-14T20:00:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T20:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/amanda-holdens-girlfriends-throw-her-a-surprise-baby-shower\/"},"modified":"2011-12-14T20:00:55","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T20:00:55","slug":"amanda-holdens-girlfriends-throw-her-a-surprise-baby-shower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/14\/amanda-holdens-girlfriends-throw-her-a-surprise-baby-shower\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Holden&#8217;s girlfriends throw her a surprise baby shower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&#038;authornamef=Alanah+Eriksen\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alanah Eriksen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last updated at 8:00 PM on 14th December 2011<\/p>\n<p><span>She&#8217;s happily anticipating the birth of her second daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And Amanda Holden&#8217;s friends made the wait a bit more interesting today as they threw her a surprise baby shower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The thankful 40-year-old, who is about seven months pregnant, beamed as she left the pink-themed celebration at London&#8217;s Soho Hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5a55article-0-0F2D227E00000578-597_468x749.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"749\" alt=\"Thanks guys: Amanda Holden leaving her surprise baby shower at The Soho Hotel in London today\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks guys: Amanda Holden leaving her surprise baby shower at The Soho Hotel in London today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Carrying balloons and a yellow box that was bound to be holding delicious treats, Amanda hopped into a waiting car which had a boot full of presents for the former Britain&#8217;s Got Talent Judge and her upcoming arrival.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Pregnancy seems to suit the blonde, who still looked tiny, her bump barely visible in a black lace dress and stockings.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/14\/article-0-0F2D227800000578-499_468x888.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"888\" alt=\"Pregnancy suits you! The Britain's Got Talent judge still looked tiny, with her bump barely visible in this black dress\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pregnancy suits you! The Britain&#8217;s Got Talent judge still looked tiny, with her bump barely visible in this black dress<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/14\/article-2074194-0F2D1E5800000578-87_468x345.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"345\" alt=\"Pink overload: Amanda tweeted this picture of her standing next to a tray of cupcakes and holding gifts at the shower\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pink overload: Amanda tweeted this picture of her standing next to a tray of cupcakes and holding gifts at the shower<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>And despite carrying a bit of extra weight, Amanda wasn&#8217;t without her towering heels.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She tweeted a picture of her standing next to a tray of cupcakes and holding gifts at the shower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She said: &#8216;My lovely girls just thru me a surprise Baby shower!Very happy!Full of pink, cupcakes and pressies!<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/14\/article-2074194-0F2D8CF100000578-498_468x381.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"381\" alt=\"Keeping her fans up-to-date: Amanda took to Twitter to talk about her baby shower and five-year-old daughter Lexi's questions\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keeping her fans up-to-date: Amanda took to Twitter to talk about her baby shower and five-year-old daughter Lexi&#8217;s questions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/14\/article-2074194-0F2D2C9900000578-275_468x698.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"698\" alt=\"Celebrity friends: Actress Angela Griffin attended the celebrations for her friend\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Celebrity friends: Actress Angela Griffin attended the celebrations for her friend<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/14\/article-2074194-0F2D2C2600000578-260_468x662.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"662\" alt=\"Enough pink? Hotel staff helped carry the numerous balloons and presents to Amanda's car for her to take home\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enough pink? Hotel staff helped carry the numerous balloons and presents to Amanda&#8217;s car for her to take home<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Earlier, she said of her<br \/>\nfive-year-old daughter: &#8216;Lexi&#8217;s first question of the day &#8221; Mama, when<br \/>\nthe baby comes out will you play Twister!!&#8221; Ouch!&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Actress Angela Griffin attended the celebrations for her friend, carrying a TopShop bag holding a present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The new baby will be a blessing for Amanda, who is married to record producer Chris Hughes, after their son was stillborn in February.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She previously suffered a miscarriage in May last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> Amanda announced she was pregnant with a girl in August.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/14\/article-2074194-0F2D2CE200000578-717_468x778.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"778\" alt=\"What was he doing there? Comedian Noel Fielding was spotted outside the hotel but was not likely invited to the celebration\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What was he doing there? Comedian Noel Fielding was spotted outside the hotel but was not likely invited to the celebration<\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/14\/article-2074194-0D2FA072000005DC-33_468x584.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"584\" alt=\"Happy families: The new arrival will be the second daughter for Amanda and her record producer husband Chris Hughes\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Happy families: The new arrival will be the second daughter for Amanda and her record producer husband Chris Hughes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>See the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-2074194\/Amanda-Holdens-girlfriends-throw-surprise-baby-shower.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Amanda Holden's girlfriends throw her a surprise baby shower\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amanda Holden&#8217;s girlfriends throw her a surprise baby shower<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Alanah Eriksen Last updated at 8:00 PM on 14th December 2011 She&#8217;s happily anticipating the birth of her second daughter. And Amanda Holden&#8217;s friends made the wait a bit more interesting today as they threw her a surprise baby shower. The thankful 40-year-old, who is about seven months pregnant, beamed as she left the pink-themed celebration at London&#8217;s Soho Hotel. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Amanda Holden&#039;s girlfriends throw her a surprise baby shower - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/14\/amanda-holdens-girlfriends-throw-her-a-surprise-baby-shower\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Amanda Holden&#039;s girlfriends throw her a surprise baby shower - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Alanah Eriksen Last updated at 8:00 PM on 14th December 2011 She&#039;s happily anticipating the birth of her second daughter. 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