Sunday night's Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician provided an unexpected surprise for show judge Amanda Holden after she was reunited on stage with the midwife who saved her life during childbirth. An emotional exchange followed as fellow judges were left shocked at the surprise encounter.
The segment began when magician Richard Jones took to the stage during the ITV show. Winner of Britain's Got Talent in 2016, he asked Amanda to join him on stage and to think of one person in her life who had gone "above and beyond..." when she needed it most. He then produced the name of the person she had identified - Pippa Nightingale - written on a playing card.
Amanda, who shares daughters Lexi and Hollie with husband Chris Hughes, was reported by Mail Online to have "died for 40 seconds during the birth of her daughter Hollie in 2012 before slipping into a four-day coma". Prior to this pregnancy, the Mirror wrote that the TV star had suffered a miscarriage when she was seven months pregnant.
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When asked for the name of the person she was thinking about during the show, Amanda explained: "Her name is Pippa Nightingale." Holding back tears, she added: "She delivered my baby and she saved my life."
After expressing her shock at being shown the name written the card, the magician went on to say: "I have one more gift for you." Placing his hand on a glass box, Pippa then appeared from within. As the pair embraced on stage, fellow judge Alesha Dixon gasped "what", while David Walliams got to his feet to applaud.
Posting a clip of the moment on her Instagram account, Amanda wrote: "This Sunday night is an emotional one for me on @bgt -in fact I was totally floored .. magic isn’t always known for being emotional but there were tears! Lots of them. It made me reflect back on just how many of the ups & downs of my life bgt has has got me thru. It’s never been just a talent show for me."
Eric Chien was eventually announced as the winner of Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician, taking home a whopping £50,000 prize money.
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