AMANDA Holden has admitted that she "didn't realise" Alesha Dixon was wearing a Black Lives Matter necklace on last week's pre-recorded episode of Britain's Got Talent.
Earlier this week, The Sun Online revealed that Alesha's bold choice of jewellery had sparked almost 2,000 Ofcom complaints from angry viewers.
And now Amanda has revealed that her bad eyesight meant that she didn't realise the poignant message behind the bling when she first saw her co-star on set.
She explained: "I didn’t even realise she was wearing it! I was sat right next to her and was like: 'Oh, that’s lovely!' "And she went: 'Look at it, babe' and I went: 'Oh, yes'.
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