The Inner Circle and Britain’s Got Talent star Amanda Holden was checked out by a doctor following the incident at her home, and is now on the mend
The Inner Circle host Amanda Holden has been left with a “swollen and infected” hand, following an incident at her home. Returning to the airwaves on Heart Radio this week, the 54-year-old shared how breaking up a fight between her 15-year-old cat, Muffy, and her new rescue from Corfu backfired.
After playing the opening credits on her and Jamie Theakston’s Breakfast show, Amanda’s co-host told listeners: “We’ve had a little bit of an emergency overnight,” and went on to ask her to explain what happened.
In response, Amanda explained: “Oh my gosh, well, I’ve been attacked by my own cat, not my rescue [cat], who is very sweet and is trying to be subservient with our Princess who is 15, [but] she is absolutely not having it.
“And yesterday they came across each other, we’ve been keeping them very separate. And I put my hand in because they started fighting and I had to try and separate them. I’ve never seen anything like it and my own cat got hold of my wrist with her teeth, and I literally lifted my arm in the air and she was still on it.”
As a result, the Britain’s Got Talent judge said her wrist had “doubled in size” and was “red hot.” She additionally revealed that she was suffering from a “massive headache” and struggling to “string a sentence together,” though was unsure if all the symptoms were related to the bite.
“I can’t move it,” she continued. “I’ve got no eye make up on, I normally turn up looking like Claudia Winkleman every morning, and I need a tetanus jab for sure. I can’t move my hand.”
Jamie went on to tell listeners that a doctor was coming into the studio to check on Amanda, to which she added: “Honestly, this is an outrage.”
Later on in the show, the presenter provided an update after seeing a medic. She said: “I’ve seen a doctor and he’s prescribed two sets of antibiotics to cover the possible bacterial range, but apparently cats are full of horrible bacteria, because I can’t move my wrist.
“He said in my life I’ve probably had five tetanus [jabs], he’s hoping, so therefore you’re covered for life.”
While Jamie showed some sympathy for his co-star, her husband Chris Hughes wasn’t as supportive.
Reading out a light-hearted text from her spouse, she shared: “I’ve just had a text from my husband saying I’ve really milked my cat bite this morning. He didn’t even realise that he’s done a little bit of a pun there. I haven’t milked it, it’s serious!”
Amanda returns to screens tonight for a celebrity version of her brand new quiz show, The Inner Circle . The show features contestants and their celebrity partners attempting to outsmart each other in a bid to win a cash prize.
Celebrities appearing in the latest episode are; Lawrence Chaney, Hannah Cockroft, Rick Edwards, Darren Harriott, Sarah Parish, and Fay Ripley.
