Amanda Holden ensured she caught the eye on Thursday morning as she posed on London’s deserted Leicester Square in a billowing ballgown made entirely out of £50 notes.
The presenter, 49, modelled the extravagant dress as she celebrated Heart Radio’s Make Me a Millionaire live final, won by Northampton based listener Tommy Norton.
Joined by suave looking co-host Jamie Theakston, Amanda showed off her legs beneath its thigh-high-split while posing outside the central London studio.
Spare any change? Amanda Holden ensured she caught the eye on Thursday morning as she posed on London’s deserted Leicester Square in a billowing ballgown made entirely out of £50 notes
The presenting team were in high spirits after unveiling a gobsmacked Norton as the million pound winner of Britain’s biggest cash prize on UK radio.
Amanda Holden was promoting Heart’s Make Me a Millionaire live final this morning with her co-host Jamie Theakston.
Taking to Instagram earlier that day, Amanda was pictured throwing handfuls of £50 notes in the air as she and Jamie prepared to give away the enormous sum.
Quite a sight: The presenter, 49, modelled the extravagant dress as she celebrated Heart Radio’s Make Me a Millionaire live final, won by Northampton based listener Tommy Norton
I say: Amanda showed off her legs beneath its thigh-high-split while posing outside the central London studio
That’s where the magic happens: The presenter pointed back to Heart Radio studios after giving away a million pounds on Thursday morning
Amanda wrote: ‘Can’t believe the day is finally here! So excited to be giving away £1,000,000 on Heart Breakfast this morning for Heart’s Make Me A Millionaire!!
‘@thisisheart this morning we will change someone’s life forever.’
Amanda looked thrilled with herself as she posed in her strappy number, which she teamed with bronze coloured heels.
In good company: Amanda was joined by co-host Jamie Theakston outside the central London studio
Don’t mind me: But the presenter was hard to miss as she strode across Leicester Square in her money dress
Upbeat: Amanda in high spirits after unveiling a gobsmacked Norton as the million pound winner of Britain’s biggest cash prize on UK radio
Shady: With temperatures soaring, she shielded her eyes behind a pair of heavily tinted sunglasses
She’s in the money: Amanda’s money dress fluttered in the wind as she prepared to head back inside the studio
For the past 11 weeks, Heart listeners have been taking part in the daily competition – winners were given the option of walking away with that day’s prize fund (ranging from £1,000 – £30,000) or going into the draw to win a life-changing £1 million pounds.
Heart Breakfast extended its show for an extra hour, from 6.30am to 11am, as Jamie and Amanda hosted the competition’s grand finale and make history.
Giveaway aside, Amanda has been trying to raise money on her own for good causes after releasing her charity single, Somewhere Over The Rainbow.
Smart: Jamie looked dapper in a black tuxedo suit as he joined his co-host in the sunshine
Over the moon: Moments earlier a thrilled Amanda had unveiled Northampton based Norton as the winner
Pick a box, any box: Amanda made history by giving away the cash haul during Thursday’s show
The song reached Number One on iTunes and all proceeds will go to NHS Charities Together.
She said: ‘As everyone knows the NHS has been there for us as a family many times over the last decade. As far as I’m concerned I owe them a lifetime of debt.
Cash it out: Taking to Instagram earlier that day, Amanda was pictured throwing handfuls of £50 notes in the air as she and Jamie prepared to give away the enormous sum
She penned: ‘Can’t believe the day is finally here! So excited to be giving away £1,000,000 on Heart Breakfast this morning for Heart’s Make Me A Millionaire!!’
Incredible: For the past 11 weeks, Heart listeners have been taking part in the daily competition – winners are given the option of walking away with that day’s prize fund (ranging from £1,000 – £30,000) or going into the draw to win a life-changing £1 million pounds
Throw your hands in the air like you just don’t care: She had money trailing at her feet as she promoting the cash prize in an Instagram post on Thursday morning
Cash flash: She had some serious leg on display as she worked her magic in front of the camera
‘Every penny from the downloads of this song will go to NHS Charities Together so for it to be the number one most downloaded track today is not only unbelievable, because I’ve never released a song in my life, but I feel really happy that I’m able to help the NHS in this small way.
‘The rainbow has become a symbol of hope and I’ve been overwhelmed with the messages I’ve received from people saying they have hope we will reach the other side of that rainbow very soon and the world will be a better place.
‘Someone messaged me on Instagram with my song playing with a real rainbow in the sky and that really touched me.’
Amanda’s song – which is released in line with Marks & Spencer’s All In This Together campaign – comes amid the world’s ongoing coronavirus crisis, having recorded the track last year as an album filler.
She went on: ‘[Being number one] doesn’t feel real! We were only having the conversations last week with Marks & Spencer and my record label Virgin EMI to make all this happen.
‘It’s early days as there are still another four days to go so if people have a spare 99p jump on iTunes and download the song. We want to raise as much money as possible with this song. It all goes to NHS Charities Together.’
Of overtaking artists such as Dua Lipa, Amanda went on: ‘I love Dua so much. She’s such a beautiful girl and has the best songs. We play her all the time at Heart Breakfast and she was so friendly when she was in the studio earlier this year.
‘She’s got the number one album so I’m sure she doesn’t mind me having a go, especially for charity!’
At the top! Amanda’s charity single, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, has hit the number one spot on iTunes