Neil Morrissey reveals his regret over Amanda Holden fling which led to her divorce from TV’s Les Dennis: ‘Don’t f*** a gameshow host’s wife’
Neil Morrissey has revealed his regret over a five week fling with Amanda Holden which led to her and Family Fortunes star Les Dennis ending their marriage.
The actor, 61, embarked on the affair with the BGT judge, 52, back in 2000, with Amanda later insisted was ‘just about sex’.
During an appearance on the Restless Natives podcast with Line of Duty’s Martin Compston, Neil gave listeners life advice saying: ‘Don’t p*** into the wind’.
Before cheekily adding: ‘A gentleman’s socks should always match his shoes. Don’t f*** a game-show host’s wife.’
Neil previously apologised for the affair during a 2014 appearance on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories.
Sexy stuff: Neil Morrissey, 61, has revealed his regret over a five week fling with Amanda Holden, 52, which led to her and then husband Les Dennis ending their marriage (Neil and Amanda seen in 2003)
Sad: The actor, 61, embarked on the affair with the BGT judge, 52, back in 2000 behind the and Family Fortunes host back, with Amanda later insisted was ‘just about sex’ (Les pictured last week)
He said: ‘I feel sorry for how the situation was dealt with and I feel sorry for how emotional Les seemed to become. It was very difficult for him and for that I’m sorry.’
His comment came after he was asked by Morgan if he had ever apologised to Les, to which he replied: ‘No, I didn’t. I’m not positive over what there is apologise about. I don’t know what the whole situation was, to be perfectly fair to everybody.’
Meanwhile Amanda’s ‘brutal’ confession about why she ended her relationship with ex-husband Les recently resurfaced.
In 1993 Amanda – who was 22 at the time – fell in love with the TV host, then 40, when they were both starring in a production of The Sound Of Music.
In resurfaced quotes from Amanda at the time of the split, she said she was ‘very broody’ and could see herself having multiple children in the next couple of years.
The presenter explained: ‘I terribly want children but I didn’t want to have them with Les.
‘That’s a horribly brutal thing to say, but when you do, you know you have to move on.’
She went on to admit it was her who finally suggested getting a divorce to Dennis and later spoke out about her affair in the spotlight. She said: ‘I found the fall from grace incredibly hard to deal with. I can’t bear not to be liked.
Sharing advice: During an appearance on the Restless Natives podcast with Line of Duty ‘s Martin Compston , Neil gave listeners life advice saying: ‘Don’t p*** into the wind’
Vows: Before cheekily adding: ‘A gentleman’s socks should always match his shoes. Don’t f*** a game-show host’s wife’ (Les and Amanda’s wedding day in 1995)
Host: Les presented Family Fortunes rom 1987 until 2002 (pictured in 2000)
‘Then I had an affair and overnight turned into this awful person. There are no hard feelings with Les. I wish him the best, but we’ve both moved on. I don’t believe women have affairs for no reason. Women don’t seek sex – we seek love and affirmation.’
Les, 69, recently made a surprising confession about his former love after their difficult past.
Speaking to The Sunday Times he said he was over what happened and was happy for her in her new life.
He said: ‘Amanda was in the papers recently, saying some nice things about me. That was very kind of her. Maybe with time she has been able to look back and see things differently.
Honest: Meanwhile Amanda ‘s ‘brutal’ confession about why she ended her relationship with ex-husband Les recently resurfaced
Couple: In an Interview she explained: ‘I terribly want children but I didn’t want to have them with Les’
‘We’re not in touch but I am happy that she’s happy. I can watch Britain’s Got Talent without getting angry. To be honest, it’s like watching a different person, someone I’ve never met. All the hurt that has happened has been healed.’
Dennis – who is now married to his third wife Claire Nicholson – even considered the prospect of Amanda playing herself in the movie of his life.
Speaking on the White Wine Question Time podcast, Dennis opened up about the idea of a hypothetical biopic saying: ‘I suppose Amanda would have to be there.
‘It’s a chapter in my life that was huge, and I have no idea who to cast in that role.’
Speaking about the split afterwards, Ms Holden said: ‘I brought it on myself, I appreciate that, but nothing will ever be as bad again. It was a very dark time. It got to the point where I felt I could hardly breathe’.
His love: Les has been married to Claire Nicholson since 2009 after meeting in 2005. They have a daughter Grace, 15, and son Thomas, 12 (The couple in 2019)
Happy couple: Amanda wed her music producer Chris Hughes husband in 2008 (pictured together in 2014)
She later said: ‘In some ways, I’ve always admired him for the way he doesn’t try to hide his real emotions. He’s honest about how he feels…
‘My trouble is that I’m a people pleaser. I might feel down in the dumps but I’ll always put on a bright face for the rest of the world… And I’m ruled by my heart, not my head. I always have been and it gets me into trouble. I’m not an enigma. I’ve wished all my life that I could be mysterious.
‘But I ain’t. I don’t know what it is about me but people have always picked up on the slightest comment or some insignificant thing I’ve done, and suddenly I’m all over the papers again.’
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