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Amanda Holden has created her own 'Beverly Hills Hotel' after transforming her new £7million Surrey mansion into a decadent 'forever home' – with palm trees, chandeliers and leopard-themed wallpaper.
The Britain's Got Talent judge, 53, moved from south London to the affluent village of Cobham with her music producer husband Chris Hughes and their two daughters Lexi, 18, and Hollie, 12, in November.
And the interior design guru admits she has longed for the property her entire life and worked hard to achieve her vision, remodelling the house from 'pale' and 'grey' to a glamorous one-of-a-kind abode.
With a black and gold dining room, leopard-themed wallpaper and high ceilings adorned by sparkling chandeliers, Amanda created a space fit parties, and has already christened the room with co-stars Alan Carr and Ashley Roberts.
She has taken inspiration from RuPaul for her newly refurbished hallway, recreating the drag queen's statement black and white diamond print flooring and peach walls, which she has decorated with photos of her family and friends.
Amanda Holden has created her own 'Beverly Hills Hotel' after transforming her new Surrey mansion into a 'forever home' – with palm trees, chandeliers and leopard-themed wallpaper
The interior design guru admits she has longed for the property her entire life and worked hard to achieve her vision, remodelling the house from 'pale' and 'grey' to a one-of-a-kind abode
With a black and gold dining room, leopard-themed wallpaper and high ceilings adorned by a sparkling chandelier, Amanda has created a space fit elegant parties
While the Heart Breakfast presenter quickly turned her house into a home, she did have her reservations before buying the seven-million-pound property
Amanda told MailOnline: 'This is my dream home. My entire life I have wanted the dream home, and you know you do the stepping up and now I've finally got it.
'I definitely feel settled… I'm obsessed with interior design and I said to my husband, 'Don't worry, this is the house for life and it will take me a couple of years to do it up' but I think the whole house will be done by June and we only moved in November so I'm already looking for another project... he'll go mental!
'It was the perfect house, and most people would have probably moved in and kept it the same, but it was a very pale, white and grey house and it's not like that anymore.
'I am turning it into the Beverly Hills Hotel, that's my aim. I have just planted two palm trees in the garden, which makes me feel so happy.'
While the Heart Breakfast presenter quickly turned her house into a home, she did have her reservations before buying the seven-million-pound property.
She even doubted it was the right time to buy given stamp duty rates, high mortgage prices and soaring inflation costs but now she feels the risk was worth the reward.
Amanda said: 'We moved in November, just before Christmas. It was the worst possible time to buy and sell a house, which is awful and there's stamp duty and you ask yourself, 'What am I doing?' But it was worth it in the
