Amanda Holden channels Marilyn Monroe in iconic billowing white dress and blonde wig for party
Posted by  badge Boss on Jun 19, 2023 - 04:36AM
Amanda Holden dazzled (Picture: Instagram/noholdenback)

was having a whale of the time over the weekend, tapping into her inner Hollywood star.

, who is never oneor an opportunity to dress up, pulled out all the stops this time for a ‘special’ birthday party.

Amanda, 52, showed off her finished look on Instagram on Saturday night ahead of attending a costume party.

She was dressed as cinema icon Marilyn Monroe in her famous white halter-neck silk dress from the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch.

was also sporting a perfectly coiffured platinum blonde wig in the appropriate style, as well as red lipstick, glamorous eye make-up and a fake beauty mark to match her inspiration’s.

The movie and famous outfit were immortalised for the scene in which Monroe’s character walked over a subway grate and enjoyed a ‘delicious breeze’ from below, which blew up her skirt.

The TV star went all in with her Marilyn Monroe look (Picture: Instagram/noholdenback)
Her costume included a wig and matching the Hollywood icon’s glam make-up too (Picture: Instagram/noholdenback)
The famous scene with Monroe takes place in 1955 film The Seven Year Itch (Picture: Reuters/Fox)

Writing in the caption alongside her pose mimicking the moment, with her hands at her knees and the skirt billowing, Amanda wrote: ‘#marilynmonroe for a special birthday party ❤️’

Mum-of-two Amanda also shared a TikTok of herself dancing around her garden patio, lip syncing to Monroe’s famous rendition of the song I Wanna Be Loved by You.

It cheekily revealed the secret to her costume as well, as the Heart presenter was seen larking about in matching white stilettos while wires in her dress held it up to look like it was constantly blowing in the breeze.

Amanda also gave a shout out to her hair and make-up team for the event, as she shared a close-up of her glamorous look ahead of the party on her Instagram stories.

Amanda posed next to a giant Kermit (Picture: Instagram/noholdenback)

Another photo showed her posing with a drink in one hand next to a giant Kermit the Frog dressed in dapper black tie, which we assume could be her husband, Chris Hughes.

Chris was recently reported as , which has represented a wide range of stars including , who was following his admission that he had lied over his affair with a younger male colleague on This Morning.

Amanda, Simon Cowell, 63, and Davina McCall, 55, are among the stars currently on its roster, while its music arm reps Paris Hilton, 42.

With husband Chris Hughes, to whom she has been married since 2008 (Picture: Getty)

Chris, who shares , with Amanda, resigned as director at YMU on April 18, according to the 

After a slump in profits, worsened by the pandemic, the company is said to be exploring a financial restructuring.

 reports that external advisors will undertake an independent business review of the agency.