Amanda Holden claims Britain is 'going backwards' with its attitude towards sex

13 September 2023 , 20:18

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Amanda Holden believes perceptions of sex have 'gone backwards' instead of forwards (Image: PA)

Amanda Holden has claimed British attitudes towards sex are, in fact, "going backward" rather than forward.

The Britain's Got Talent judge has been learning all about perceptions of sex throughout the ages with the help of historian Dan Jones for Sky History's brand new show Sex: A Bonkers History.

In a Q&A ahead of the show's launch, Amanda told the Mirror and other press that she felt there were "more freedoms" in past ages compared to today.

Amanda said: "Personally, I feel like even though we think we're going forwards, I feel like we're going backwards. I think when people say conversations are being started, they're actually being stopped because I think lots of people are frightened to speak on every aspect of everything.

"There's so much to celebrate now, so much. And yet when you look back and you see, obviously there's all the politics, everything else in all the other eras that we haven't covered in. But I think there were loads more freedoms and less judgement then, than there is now. This is just a wheel that just keeps on turning.

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"I think that's the biggest lesson that we've learnt from this is that we're just on that same wheel and we're just coming into the next bit, and then we're coming into the next bit. So every time we think we've gone forward we are always going to step back, and that's true of absolutely every era that we've covered."

The new saucy series uses archive footage and drama reconstruction, with Amanda and Dan leading the way to inform viewers about history's unexpected sex stories.

"Believe me when I say our generation knows nothing about sex compared to the debauched antics of our ancestors! My goodness, I've really had my eyes opened and had a real laugh during the filming of this brilliant new series," Amanda continued.

"I have left it to Dan Jones to get his hands dirty whilst I've been on the side-lines as a very entertained voyeur. Although perhaps shocking at times, Sex: A Bonkers History is a truly fascinating and intellectual insight into the last 2500 years of our sexual history. This is horrible histories for grown-ups."

Sex: A Bonkers History begins on Monday 18th September at 9pm on Sky History.

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Charlotte McIntyre