Judges Bio Page

The Judges


Amanda Holden

Amanda is one of the judges, alongside Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan, of ITV1s hit show 'Britain's Got Talent'. Her presenting credits include 'When Britain First Had Talent', 'Really Wild At Heart', 'Greasemania' and the 'National Music Awards' for ITV1. Amanda was invited to New York this June to co-anchor the CBS news programme 'The Early Show' which has led to her being offered a position as UK correspondent.

Amanda plays the lead in 'Big Top' and appeared in a documentary 'Out of My Depth' where she trained as a midwife and delivered a baby. Amanda is currently filming 'Amanda's Fantasy Lives', an exciting 3 part factual series for ITV1 which sees her uncover the hard work, day–to–day reality and grit that lies beneath the glamorous public face of a Nashville country singer, a Parisian showgirl and a Hollywood stuntwoman.

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Lee Lapthorne

Lee saw the need to bridge the gap between on schedule and off schedule designers during London Fashion Week and in 2003 established On|Off at the Royal Academy of Arts. Run by Lee's creative agency doll, 13 Seasons on, On|Off is now considered the life blood of British Fashion and is the showcase for UK and International emerging talent as well as established designers such as Jasper Conran, Gareth Pugh, Karen Walker, Pam Hogg, Mark Fast alike.

On|Off is now showcased in London, Milan and Paris. As one of the country's leading fashion and event management experts, Lee was chosen by Channel 5 as the catwalk mentor for its hit series 'Make Me a Supermodel', appeared on GMTV's 'Top Model' competition for the past 3 years, Project Catwalk 'The Passions of Girls Aloud' and most recently Britain's Next Top Model . Lee is also an industry spokesman for Gillette.

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Gabrielle Teare

GabrielleTeare is the Leading London Personal Stylist and Personal Shopper based in the heart of Shopping in Chelsea, London. Ranked No 1 Globally for Personal Styling, Gabrielle recently featured in 09 Marie Claire, Esquire, Elle, Fashion TV, Channel 4 and also has provided Styling Consultancy for Disney on 2 films Confessions of a Shopaholic and Tinkerbell. Nov 09 Gabrielle was featured by the Daily Mail, Daily Express, CNN and the BBC.

Gabrielle has an upmarket client base and caters for men and women from 16¨65. "I absolutely love what I do, I get as much pleasure from seeing my clients dancing in front of the mirror because they love the way they look as I get from shopping myself!"

Neely Reyes

Neely Reyes is the founder of award¨winning, Sapphires Model Management, an agency that has worked with and provided models for some of the biggest names in the industry: Selfridges, House of Fraser, Umberto Giannini, Uniqlo with Daisy de Villeneuve, Drapers/WGSN Fashion Summit 2009, a project with Harvey Nichols, Dougray Scott, Billy Boyd, Jamelia, and Adam Garcia, and a selection of large publication houses.

Neely is truly a success story and has created and developed a new concept of modelling agency highlighting ethical business practices and high¨level customer service.Neely has been awarded her own commendations including Inspirational Women Young Entrepreneur by the Business Link, and Entrepreneur of the Year by her Chamber of Commerce.

Lynn Furge

Lynn Furge, Creative Director Nolcha.com began her career 11 years ago as a fashion photographer with an internship for Automotive Giant General Motors while completing her undergraduate work at Michigan State University. Specializing in trend analysis and taking new emerging brands and giving them Global Recognition, Furge worked hand in hand with each client to create an entire concept and not just one photo.

Client's included: Maxim and Stuff Magazines, German Marie Claire, 944 Magazine, Marshall Field's and Company, Harry Winston, Hummel Sportswear, and more. She continues to work with independent designers on branding their image and business to the global marketplace.