Amanda Holden fills London with colour amid BGT stunt dog row at Glamour Women of the Year Awards

• published: 03 Jun 2015
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The star stood out a mile off in this number, as she beamed with happiness despite the recent BGT debate Amanda Holden ensured all eyes were rooted on her as she arrived at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in London tonight in every colour possible. The BGT judge put a recent row over this year's winner Jule and Matisse behind her as she smiled from ear to ear in a statement colourful gown, joining a stream of stars in Berkley Square Gardens. Showing off her slim figure, the 44-year-old opted for a one-shoulder floor-length patterned gown, and left the plunging gowns of Britain's Got Talent at home for the night. With a full train behind her, she made a dramatic entrance. The blonde beauty wore her hair loose and wavy, and towered in huge heels in front of the cameras. She joined the likes of Little Mix, who opted for matching red, Kerry Washington, Claudia Winkleman, Tess Daley and more. And she had her brave face on amid a recent row over this year's BGT winner. Simon Cowell has launched an investigation into recent shock news Jules and Matisse used a stunt dog in their final show. The revelation that a lookalike dog was used to walk the parallel ropes in the final sparked around 500 complaints by Tuesday afternoon, with 365 to communications watchdog Ofcom and another 130 to ITV. The music mogul ordered an investigation, having been unaware that there was a third dog in the act, and while his fellow judges David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden have stayed silent over the furore, producers have apologised. ITV boss Peter Fincham has called the presentation of Jules O'Dwyer's dog act a "judgement call" - as complaints poured in about the Britain's Got Talent stunt. And Mr Fincham admitted that Britain's Got Talent should have made it clearer that champion O'Dwyer used a stunt double dog for her winning sketch. He told campaign group the Voice of the Listener and Viewer (VLV) that the way the act was presented was "a judgment call". But he added: "In the semi-final it was made quite clear the other dog played a role in it. "In the audition it was made quite clear this was a dog act with a range of dogs. "In hindsight, in the final it would have been better if that was clear." An Ofcom spokesman said that complaints will be assessed before a decision is taken on whether to investigate. Last night O'Dwyer said that she was "shocked and surprised" by viewers' reactions. The guide dog trainer, who beat Welsh choir Cor Glanaethwy and magician Jamie Raven to the £250,000 prize with a sketch involving a tightrope and stolen sausages, said she did not use Matisse, the dog which viewers believed performed the stunt, because he did not like heights. "I was disappointed when people said I allegedly hid Chase and I was trying to make it like Chase was Matisse. That's not so," she said. "I introduced Chase in the semi-final, and I said Chase is Matisse's best mate. Why put the pressure on the dog when I already have another dog who can perform it on television?" The sketch, which starred O'Dwyer as a policewoman going after "sausage thief" Matisse, also featured another of her pets, three-legged Skippy. O'Dwyer added: "I know my dogs, and I know what they are comfortable with. I'm not hiding anything. Skippy was a secret - I wanted to keep him a secret because that was the emotional factor and we hadn't introduced him before." Subscribe!Breaking International News - https://goo.gl/vL0bY4 Subscribe!Breaking News Daily -- http://goo.gl/0VwR5t Like us on! Facebook -- http://goo.gl/iGqDR4