Tuesday, January 11 I went for my 27-week scan today. It’s so exciting seeing the baby moving around inside me. He’s very bendy – today he had his legs up around his ears, and he never stops kicking. When I had my 20-week 3D scan, we took Lexi along, and she told me she thought […] Read more

Thursday, January 6 Another day of Britain’s Got Talent auditions and I got quite a fright from one of the auditionees. The moment Phil Zimmerman, the first act of the day, walked on to the stage I thought there was something strange about him. He looked like a malnourished Mick Jagger and he kept staring […] Read more

Monday, January 3 Christmas is over, but as you all now know, I’ve been hiding a little present of my own for the past six months! Yes, soon there’ll be a new addition to the Hughes-Holden family. I’m so excited. Chris and I kept it to ourselves – we didn’t even tell Lexi until just […] Read more

Move over Oscars, bore off BAFTAs – it’s time for my awards. May I present the first-ever Mandys! Least Likely To Be Heard Of Again I’m hoping it’s Gillian McKeith, 51. Her lies on I’m A Celebrity! made me so angry – I was shocked by how much she irritated me! I hope after her […] Read more

I can’t believe a new year has begun! So much has happened in the past 12 months – another season of BGT, Lexi starting school, landing the role of Princess Fiona in Shrek The Musical… I’ve loved it. Now it’s time for some resolutions. I always make them. Sometimes I even stick to them! Get […] Read more

Thursday, December 2 After watching Lexi sing her heart out in her school’s nativity play, we race to Gatwick airport to head off on holiday to the Maldives. The snow is falling thick and fast and I worry we won’t make it. While we’re in the airport lounge, the Tesco advert comes on the TV […] Read more

Thursday, November 25 Tonight I’m hosting the Collar & Coats Gala Ball to mark the 150th birthday of the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London. It’s a huge event at Battersea Power Station and, as a real animal lover, I’m so excited to be part of it. I’m wearing a stunning gold dress by […] Read more

Thursday, November 18 The news of Kate and Wills’ nuptials has taken the US by storm, and my bosses at American TV channel CBS have asked me to report for them from London. I’m so excited at the thought of a royal wedding and can’t wait to find out who will design Kate’s dress – […] Read more

Thursday, November 11 Today I’m in Oldham and Liverpool opening two new branches of a solicitors’ firm. The glamour! But I do the voiceover for their TV ads so I’m delighted to help out. Even when they make me dress up as a judge! Chris is quite a fan of my stern judge’s outfit so […] Read more

Friday, October 29 The ultra-glam Dannii Minogue has asked me out for lunch to get a sneak peek of her new Project D range of gorgeous dresses, but as it’s half-term, I’m devastated that I have to say no! As a working mum, I need to spend time with Lexi when I can. And now […] Read more

Wednesday, October 20 My lovely friend, and Simon Cowell’s ex, Jackie St Clair invites me for dinner tonight at her plush Holland Park mansion. When I arrive, I’m thrilled to see so many familiar faces. Sitting next to me is Australian actress Holly Valance, who’s there with her new beau, property tycoon Nick Candy. I’m […] Read more

Tuesday, October 12 I’m going to be appearing in Tesco’s Christmas TV ads alongside Cold Feet star Fay Ripley. I play her sister, who’s a bit of a Hyacinth Bucket character and not as posh as she’d like to be. Today, I film the first ad in a hilarious frou-frou get-up with lashings of pink […] Read more

Tuesday, October 5 Tonight I’m at Shoreditch House, a private members’ club in London, with my friend Rose Keegan who I was in ITV’s Hearts & Bones with. We’re here for a Comic Relief party, to get the ball rolling for 2011’s fund-raising. Comic Relief is such a great cause, I’ll definitely be digging deep […] Read more