Amanda Holden ‘being lined up to host For The Love of Dogs’ after Paul O’Grady dying
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manda Holden is reportedly being lined as much as exchange Paul O’Grady on his present For The Love Of Dogs following the premature dying of the beloved broadcaster.
The comic, who handed away instantly earlier this yr, had fronted the documentary sequence since 2012.
He was an avid animal-lover and an envoy for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, the place the present relies.
And whereas TV execs are in no rush to re-start filming the sequence, The Sun reports it is Britain’s Got Talent star Holden, 52, who’s the favorite to take over when the present begins once more.
Holden was a good friend of O’Grady and can also be an envoy for the animal shelter.
According to The Sun, Holden is the “natural choice”.
A supply stated: “Execs just feel like it’s too soon to make firm plans about the series, as it’s barely been two months since he died.
“But the feeling at the home is that it’s what Paul would have wanted. After all, he cared deeply about the animals in Battersea.
Paul O’Grady on his final series of For The Love of Dogs
/ ITV“Amanda is the natural choice to take over the job, not just because she’s an experienced presenter but because she also cares about the home and would do anything for them.”
Earlier this yr, followers have been left in tears as they watched the late star on his closing season of For The Love Of Dogs.
O’Grady filmed the last season late last year – but the new series was only released after his death.
The beloved star’s return to TV left many at dwelling emotional.
One wrote on Twitter: “This series is gonna be a difficult watch – we’ll sure miss Paul O’Grady, one of the good guys.”
“Still tears in my eyes watching Paul O’Grady but [I’m] so enjoy[ing] the programme,” one other penned.
A 3rd added: “Paul O’Grady… absolutely crying.”
It comes as O’Grady was amongst a bunch of well-known faces to appear in a special short film to mark the opening of the Eurovision Song Contest and welcome the world to Liverpool the place it was hosted.
The late comic and TV stalwart, initially from Birkenhead, Merseyside, took half within the movie to indicate his pleasure in his dwelling area.
The mission was one of many final issues O’Grady filmed earlier than his dying, and his posthumous look was accredited by his household and buddies.