Amanda Holden broke down in tears and 'went mad' at husband Chris over family farewell
Amanda Holden was left in floods of tears on the drive home from dropping her daughter Lexi off at university, after 'going mad' at her husband Chris Hughes during the emotional day
Amanda Holden was bursting with news when she got back to her presenting gig at Heart FM this morning, spilling details about dropping off her daughter Lexi for her first day at University.
The Britain's Got Talent star brought her husband Chris Hughes and their younger daughter Hollie along to say a heartfelt goodbye, as Lexi embarked on her university adventure.
Her co-host Jason King (JK) checked in on Amanda during the broadcast, saying: "I knew it was a really big moment, a life moment, for you this weekend."
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An emotional Amanda recalled the day, sharing: "Yeah, it was me, and Chris, and Hollie, we took Lexi to university in a van with... you know those massive Ikea bags? We had about 11 of them and two full suitcases, and you go into the accommodation and it is like a luxury prison cell, isn't it?"
The doting mum joked about the uni digs: "She at least has her own toilet - and believe me, that's a good thing - and a shower and everything else, and I thought, I just don't know how we're going to fit it all in."
She then recounted the moving-in experience, saying: "But we did, we brought everything up, everyone bundled in - except my husband, who sat on a chair listening to the Everton match on his phone and occasionally putting together odd things that I threw at him."
Amanda also experienced a moment of frustration during her daughter's move, as her husband Chris was too busy tuning into the Everton match to help out.
She admitted: "I actually don't know what the score was in the end, because I went mad at him! I was like, 'can you do something?'".
She also opened up about the bittersweet feelings of the day, saying: "It's one of those things where she was itching for us to go, but wanting us to stay, it's like, 'go... no, wait! '".
Describing Lexi's shyness and the interactions with her new university mates, Amanda recounted: "She knows loads of people at her University, not in her corridor, but everyone in her corridor seems super sweet. I went into the kitchen, Lexi was literally begging me not to go into the kitchen to put her food... because she's so shy, and there were these people in there.
"I was like, 'what's the situation here? ' And this young lad had only bought himself beers, and he said, 'I've taken up a whole shelf with my beers, I'll move them to there', and I said, 'alright darling but do keep them in the fridge' - I turned into Joanna Lumley! ".
When asked by JK if Lexi's food was labelled for the communal fridge, Amanda responded: "Everything! I wanted to get Lexi a label gun but she said, 'oh it's too much'."
After all the unpacking, Amanda felt "absolutely fine" when it came time to leave Lexi, but emotions hit her later during the drive back home with Chris and Hollie.
Reflecting on the emotional experience, Amanda shared: "But anyway, we left her there and I was absolutely fine, and then we hit the A303, and I had a breakdown on the A303.
"Chris was chatting away happily to me and he just saw tears coming out of the bottom of my sunglasses, and he was like, 'Mandy? Mandy? ' And I went, 'I'm having a breakdown on the A303!'".
To cope with the absence of Lexi at home, Amanda later disclosed to her Heart Breakfast listeners that she has made the decision to foster a puppy from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, where she proudly holds the role of an ambassador.
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