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Monkey

Britain's Got Talent ... America's got Amanda Holden

Amanda Holden. Photographer: Ken McKay; TalkBack Thames
Amanda Holden: on her own US tour. Photograph: Ken McKay/Talkback Thames

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden's bid to conquer the US off the back of the American interest in Susan Boyle began on CBS's Early Show yesterday. Holden, who is unknown in the States, was invited to co-host the morning magazine show and give her take on Boyle's breakdown. However, first off, she was asked to do something much more important – yodel. Don't ask. Holden's next stop is CNN's Larry King Show today, where Monkey is guessing she will once again be asked all about Boyle. But the BGT-related transatlantic traffic is not all one way. Such is the ongoing interest in all things Boyle in the US that the host of NBC's Today show, Meredith Vieira, flew over to London to cover the BGT final. Of course, Boyle didn't win but Vieira soon got stuck in with the victors Diversity, interviewing them live on the show yesterday. Could the boys also make it big in the States?

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