detailed a rather tense encounter with a dominatrix while filming her – and admitted she was ready to get stuck in if needed.
The 52-year-old presenter teamed up with historian Dan Jones to shoot scenes for the duo’s new educational programme , airing on Sky History.
Transporting viewers back in time, the pair walk audiences through while giving some ancient techniques a go themselves.
Ahead of the series’ launch date, the Britain’s Got Talent judge reflected on her time exploring the best unknown sex stories and admitted there were some
Amanda exclusively told Metro.co.uk about her run in with a dominatrix and why she had to restrain herself from whipping the expert into shape.
She shared: ‘There was a dominatrix involved and both of us [Dan] were sort of itching to get away.
‘He had to go pick his kids up from school and I had to pick up my little Holly from school and this woman was… well poor Dan was the victim – not the victim, the subject.
‘She whipped Dan and Dan just thought, “Oh well, we’re just a telly show, this is going to be fine”, and it actually hurt him and I felt very defensive.’
Flinching at the memory, the star carried on explaining that she felt the need to step in and save her co-host: ‘And I was like ready, like, “Oi!”. He limped into the school playground that day.’
Elsewhere, the opened up about learning to master the Kama Sutra and unveiled what she took away from shooting the segment – that involved a pair of actors re-constructing the poses.
Amanda admitted: ‘Oh, nothing. Those poor actors met on that day – I think one was straight, one was gay – and I was watching it and I was just thinking one of my children was meeting me in a cafe down the road, she was being dropped off on the school run, and the other half of me was doing my Ocado shop.
‘Then I kept going, “Oh no, focus, focus, focus on these poor actors”, and then I kept thinking about when I was a drama student.
‘You all had to have your black Lycra and I was thinking, “Oh god, this is like drama school all over again”.
‘The Kama Sutra’s yoga. I switched off.’
Looking back through the catalogue of famous sex icons, the TV star was quick to name her favourite of the bunch.
She revealed who her sexual heroine was from back in the day and said: ‘I’ve read so much and have an interest anyway, personally, about Marilyn Monroe.
‘I didn’t really learn anything new about her during filming but it was great, I’ve never dressed up as her before.
‘For me that was a really nice thing to be able to do. And then I kept the wig and went to my friend’s 50th.
‘That was just really nice because she’s a heroine of mine anyway.’
Sex: A Bonkers History is available on Sky HISTORY from Monday, September 18.
