‘We’re all for it’, says Amanda Holden as she defends teenage daughter Lexi posting bikini snaps online
AMANDA Holden has defended her 18-year-old daughter posting bikini snaps online and has revealed she and her husband have encouraged her to do what she feels is best.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge is no stranger to stripping off online and not it seems as though Lexi Hughes, 18, is following in her footsteps.
Lexi recently uploaded a sultry shot of her wearing a teal bikini on holiday in the Maldives that mirrored those of her mother’s Instagram posts.
In a new interview, Amanda, 53, confessed she was a staunch supported of “body positivity” and was happy for Lexi to be uploading the snaps online.
She told the Mail Online how Lexi had spoke with her and husband Chris whereby they agreed it was Lexi’s decision to choose how much of herself and her body she shows off on social media.
Amanda told the publication: “Lexi did speak to me and her dad about this.
“She is 18 years old now, so I feel like she’s confident and we have always encouraged body positivity in our house.
“I feel like if she’s ready to do that then we’re all for it. She knows what could happen from doing it, but I think she should be able to do what she wants, when she wants, and at 18 that’s the correct time to do it.”
She also confessed that she previously had concerns when her daughter posted a similar snap one year age when she was 17 but argued that it was “her choice”.
The Heart Breakfast star added: “I wouldn’t have encouraged it before, she posted a photo last year in a bikini when she was 17 but again, that’s her choice.
“We are happy if she is happy.”
Earlier this week, in her picture, posted on her Instagram, model Lexi was seen lying down on some steps while taking in some rays next to the clear blue ocean.
She captioned the snap: “Working hard or hardly working?”
The photo dump also showed Lexi changing into a different, darker-coloured bikini while she pushed a bike on the sands as she walked away from the camera.
Lexi’s striking looks saw her sign to Storm Model agency in 2022 – the same agency that helped make legendary British fashion model Kate Moss a star.
But she is not putting all her eggs into the catwalk.
The switched-on lass is also looking into attending University in America after finishing her A-Levels.
Amanda, who is also mum to Hollie, 11, with husband Chris Hughes, recently became emotional talking about Lexi flying the next soon.
In an episode of Amanda and Alan’s Italian Job, which aired on BBC One last month, she spoke of her fears of letting her eldest go.
“When your children, when they leave home, you only spend a year of your life with them ever again. They say you have 18 summers and then you’re lucky to see them,” she said.