Amanda Holden has said she “couldn’t be prouder” after her lookalike daughter Lexi made her catwalk debut at London Fashion Week this week.
The aspiring model, 18, who the presenter, 53, shares with husband Chris Hughes, looked effortlessly chic as she walked for Vietnamese designer Tran Hung in a floral mini dress.
She turned heads in her strapless cream-coloured gown, which featured 3D flowers, as her mother watched proudly in the front row.
Lexi, who is about to head off to college, paired the chic ensemble with nude-colored pointy ballet flats that featured gold detailing.
She accessorized her look with large floral hair clips and a miniature handbag, wearing her brunette hair in a naturally straight style.
Amanda Holden says she “couldn’t be prouder” after her lookalike daughter Lexi made her catwalk debut at London Fashion Week this week.
The 18-year-old aspiring model, who the presenter, 53, shares with husband Chris Hughes, looked effortlessly chic as she walked for Vietnamese designer Tran Hung in a floral mini dress.
Lexi wore minimal makeup, showing off her natural beauty as she made her LFW debut.
After the show, the aspiring model commented: “I was very nervous, but I really enjoyed the experience. The other models were very nice to me backstage and it was a lot of fun.”
‘The show was very beautiful and the brand and designers are visionaries, passionate about sustainability and 90% of the raw materials they use are environmentally friendly.
“I’m so proud that they trusted me with their design to support LFW. They all cared about me and it’s surreal to think that tomorrow I start university.”
Meanwhile, Amanda added: ‘We couldn’t have been more proud of our daughter tonight walking in her first LFW show.
‘This year has been very important for her, she has worked very hard on her A-level exams and has managed to get into a top university.
“Chris and I love her so much and her little sister Hollie looks up to her so much. It’s a wonderful time for her.”
Amanda shared the exciting news on Thursday during her Heart Breakfast radio show as she told all to her co-hosts Ashley Roberts and Jason King.
Speaking after the show, the aspiring model said: “I was very nervous but I really enjoyed the experience.”
Amanda said: ‘We couldn’t have been more proud of our daughter tonight walking in her first LFW show.’
Lexi added: “I’m so proud that they trusted me with their design to support LFW. They all looked after me and it’s surreal to think that tomorrow I start university.”
Ashley asked: ‘I think London Fashion Week starts today, right?’
To which Amanda replied: “Oh my gosh, I know I’m so excited because Lexi, before we take her to college on Friday, she’s going to walk. She’s going to do her first show at London Fashion Week!”
She added: ‘They’re called Tran Hung and they’re amazing designers. She’ll be the first one to walk the catwalk and she’s very nervous. She can’t walk in high heels so it will be interesting.
Ashley said: “She has to learn in about 24 hours! That’s very exciting for Lexi.”
This comes after Amanda proudly revealed that her daughter Lexi Hughes passed her A-Levels, earning her a place at her first choice university.
Amanda made sure to take the teenager out for a celebratory dinner when it emerged she had succeeded in her exams.
She wrote on Instagram: “Congratulations to our @lexi.hughes__, we couldn’t be more proud. All grades and first choice university, what a relief.”
The former Wild At Heart actress, who has been married to Chris Hughes since 2008 and also has 12-year-old Hollie with him, also shared a photo of an excited Lexi in front of a cake that read ‘Congratulations Lexi’ and ‘OMG I did it!’.
Amanda shared the exciting news on Thursday during her Heart Breakfast radio show as she told all to her co-hosts Ashley Roberts and Jason King.
Before Lexi’s debut, Amanda said: “She’ll be the first one down the runway and she’s very nervous. She can’t walk in high heels so it’ll be interesting.” (pictured in 2022)
This comes after Lexi was suddenly rushed to hospital after contracting E. coli earlier this year.
While discussing the warning signs to look out for amid the latest outbreak, Amanda revealed that The sun that her daughter Lexi had been suffering from bloating and stomach cramps.
She said: ‘For about three weeks, Lexi had been complaining of bloating and stomach cramps.’
“She was not at all happy and had a bad stomach ache.”
“It was around revision time and her A-levels, so I put it down to exam stress.”
However, Amanda admitted that after taking her daughter to her GP, who insisted she take some blood and stool samples, the results came back showing a bacterial infection.
The star later revealed that while she was filming in Spain, she started receiving calls from various government officials asking her to fill out various forms about where her daughter might have eaten and what kind of food they had stored in their home.
Stating that the cultures are showing results, Amanda revealed that Lexi has E. coli VTEC, which is a very harmful strain of bacteria that is very rare in humans.
This comes after Amanda proudly revealed that her daughter Lexi passed her A-Levels, earning her a place at her first choice university.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge is the mother of the aspiring model and made sure to take the teenager out for a celebratory dinner when news broke that she had succeeded in her exams.
The HeartFM presenter also told how baffled she was by the news as she could not understand how her daughter contracted the bacterial infection.
She admitted that she even had her rabbits and cat checked after the doctor asked if she lived on a farm or had livestock, as the infection is usually associated with farmers.
The star also confessed that the antibiotics her daughter was given didn’t seem to be working and claimed her doctor called her and said “I don’t want to alarm you” before telling her Lexi’s blood levels were “through the roof” and she was in danger of “getting sepsis.”
The mother of two said hearing the word sepsis was “scary,” to say the least.
