Amanda Holden struggled 'not to judge' contestants on cheating show - despite her affair past

has revealed that she struggled not to pass judgement on the contestants of her new dating show. The judge is the face of a brand new series Cheat: Unfinished Business.

Herwho have separated due to cheating. Each pair has to reunite at a luxury retreat, where they will confront the cracks in their partnership, counselled by Married At First Sight UK's relationship expert Paul C. Brunson. Amanda and Paul are set to guide each couple to either reconcile or move on without one another. The TV star has first hand experience as her marriage to broke down after she had a brief affair with actor Neil Morrissey.

Despite her own infidelity, Amanda admitted she found it hard to not be judgmental about the couples on the new show. In a candid confession, she said: "Oh my God it was very hard for me to sit on the fence.

"I would be the auntie and pop in and out. Try to be not judging, we all make mistakes, there are people who have made bad choices," she added. 

Opening up on Cheat while on The One Show, Amanda told viewers: "It was an extraordinary thing to be part of because it really digs in. Paul C Brunson is the therapist, guru and all-round god, and is just extraordinary in it.

"He sort of digs and gets peoples truth out, making them confess to each other and giving them all some sort of closure. There's so many stories in there that some of the girls don't know their partners were definitely cheating and then there's scales of what you think cheating is."

She added: "The end result is that you have 16 people leave there that are so different to how they went in. That's what I find so heart-warming and brilliant about it.

"Yes you are watch it to get the gossip and the salaciousness and the juicy factor. But every single person who went in has learnt something."

Amanda evenas it has made her own relationship even stronger. She has been married since 2008 and her 20-year relationship with record producer

She said: “I was in awe of Paul’s advice because it’s so brilliant and succinct. You can listen to it all day.” Joking, she added: “So I was really nice to Chris when he came out to filming.”

Amanda shared: “It (cheating) is a sensitive topic and I think it’s a topic everyone can understand. It’s about good people who have made bad choices.

"Some of those people haven’t had the answer for 10 years. So, it was amazing to be part of that process and to witness the truth coming out.”

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