Amanda Holden

She also announced her engagement to record boss Chris Hughes. She is a spokeswoman of the American Diabetes Association, travelling around the United States to raise awareness about the disease. On 19 November 2004 she appeared on BBC's Children in Need telethon singing Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman". Della Reese announced, at the Larry King show in 2002, that she suffers from Type-2 Diabetes. The pair officially divorced 18 November 2003. She has had a number of other acting jobs since that series began. These events made her a popular target for the British tabloid press. Her participation in this series has given her popularity among the younger audiences as well.

She married the comedian Les Dennis in 1995, but separated from him following an affair with actor Neil Morrissey. In 1994, she began participating in the television hit Touched by an Angel, where she plays Tess. She made her television debut on Blind Date but was not the girl chosen by the suitor. In 1989, she starred alongside Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Robin Givens in the Harlem Nights movie, playing Vera. Amanda Louise Holden (born February 16, 1971) is a British actress. Reese did voice overs from 1988 to 1991 in the A Pup Named Scooby Doo television cartoon. EastEnders (1994) (TV series). In 1979, she played Ms. Lydia Branch in the critically acclaimed series Roots: The Next Generations.

Intimate Relations (1996). where she played Della Rogers from 1976 to 1978. Kiss Me Kate (1998) (TV series). Four more acting jobs preceded her participation in Chico and the Man. Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1998). In 1973, she had her first acting experience, in The Voyage of the Yes, as Opal. Virtual Sexuality (1999). In 1969, she was given her first shot at television stardom, when she starred on the Della show, hosting the program.

The Grimleys (1999) (TV Series). In 1987, she was nominated for an Emmy as a gospel singer. Hearts and Bones (2000) (TV Series). In 1983, she married Thomas Lett Jr., to whom she is still married. Happy Birthday Shakespeare (2000) (TV Movie). She later forned a band named Meditation Singers. Now You See Her (2001) (TV Movie). She would later join famous gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

Celeb (2002) (TV series). Reese, a Christian, began singing at the age of six. Cutting It (2002) (TV Series). Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan), is a famous African American actress. Eternal Rectangle (2003) (TV Series).