Amanda Holden on Her SUPERSTAR Hosting Gig

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, actress Amanda Holden is set to host 'Superstar,' the new reality show in which Andrew Lloyd Webber will search for the character of Jesus in the JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR tour. 'Superstar' is set to begin filming this summer and will air on ITV1. 

On her new gig, Holden told This Morning: "As I have a West End background, and I nearly met Jesus the other week, I'm the best qualified. We haven't signed on the dotted line yet, but I am. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to talk about it!"

She added: "They've gone all over the country and Andrew said they've even had some girls auditioning to play Jesus as well."

Holden is no stranger to working on a competition television show. She is also a judge on 'Britain’s Got Talent,' which returns to television this week.

As previously announced, Mel C and Jason Donovan assisted with the callbacks portion of the competition. There is also word that Nicole Scherzinger has been approached to play Mary Magdalene.

'Superstar' has been described as "a brand new show that will give the British public the chance to choose the country’s next major rock star." The winner of the show will be given the lead role in the JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR tour, opening at London's O2 Arena. For more information, visit www.itv.com/superstar.

Olivier Award-nominated actress and presenter Amanda Holden starred as Princess Fiona in the West End's Shrek. Amanda played the title role in the West End production of Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2003, for which she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Among her varied television roles are Mel in the BBC's Kiss Me Kate, Mia Bevan in the BBC's Cutting It and Sarah Trevanion in ITV1's Wild at Heart. Amanda is a judge on ITV1's Britain's Got Talent, and the UK correspondent for CBS America's The Early Show.

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