Amanda Holden joined a whole host of her fellow ITV stars in a hysterical game of charades for a new ad to launch ITV’s Christmas line-up on Sunday.
The BGT star, 54, donned a paper hat alongside fellow talent show judge KSI, 32, This Morning’s Cat Deeley, 49 and Love Island’s Maya Jama, 31, as they tried to guess what would be on our TV’s this festive season.
From I’m A Celeb‘s Ant and Dec to the stars of Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Loose Women made wild faces and manic moves as they acted out many of the whopping 400+ films on offer to watch and stream across ITV and ITVX.
The Voice host Emma Willis, 49, left show judges Kelly Rowland, 44, and Sir Tom Jones, 65, baffled with her clues, before Will.I.Am jumped for joy after correctly deducing that classic comedy Mrs Doubfire would be on the schedule.
The 30 different of 20-second adverts will be shown on ITV across Christmas and the New Year, showcasing different talent and films.
ITV’s 2025 line-up includes iconic festive favourites, exciting TV premieres, mega Hollywood blockbusters, Christmas classics ahead of the big day including The Grinch and It’s A Wonderful Life.
Amanda Holden joined a whole host of her fellow ITV stars in a hysterical game of charades for a new ad to launch ITV’s Christmas line-up (pictured with KSI)
The BGT star, 54, donned a paper alongside the likes of fellow talent show judge KSI, This Morning’s Cat Deeley (pictured and Love Island’s Maya Jama
They worked hard to guess what would be on our TV’s this festive season (Maya Jama pictured
Earlier this month, it was reported that Gail Platt would be returning to Coronation Street for the Christmas special this year – a year after her high-profile soap exit.
Gail (who now has the surname Chadwick) is played by actress Helen Worth, 74, with dramatic scenes last Christmas seeing her say goodbye to the show.
Now it has been reported she will be making a one-off appearance during this year’s festive episode and that it has already been filmed.
A source told The Sun: ‘Corrie bosses are keeping the exact details under wraps but it’s understood she takes the chance on Christmas Day to connect with the family.
‘And it could be more timely as the Platts find themselves in yet another drama, one that they’ve had to deal with by themselves since the Platts’ matriarch moved abroad.
‘It’s a move which is guaranteed to thrill soap fans, who wondered whether we’d ever catch a glimpse of show favourite Gail on the cobbles again.’
ITV has been contacted by Daily Mail for comment.
Helen shared a heartwarming goodbye message after her dramatic exit from Coronation Street on Christmas Day last year.
From I’m A Celeb ‘s Ant and Dec to the stars of Emmerdale , Coronation Street and Loose Women made wild faces and manic moves (This Morning’s Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary pictured)
They acted out many of the whopping 400+ films on offer to watch and stream across ITV and ITVX (Ben Shephard pictured)
The Voice host Emma Willis, 49, left show judges Kelly Rowland , 44, and Sir Tom Jones, 65, baffled with her clues
The 30 different of 20-second adverts will be shown on ITV across Christmas and the New Year, showcasing different talent and films (Ant and Dec pictured)
The Loose Women ladies also had a go at guessing what was on the schedule
The soap star took to X to send a video to fans thanking them for following her throughout her time on the ITV show.
Helen played Gail Platt for half a century and during her time on the show she was married five times, including to Brian Tilsey (Christopher Quinten), who was tragically stabbed to death, and Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), one of the soap’s long-serving characters.
Helen had been at the centre of an array of explosive storylines, including her daughter Sarah’s teenage pregnancy, and the death of her fourth debt-ridden husband Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) during a failed life insurance scheme.
One of Gail’s most iconic moments came in a 2003 episode when she found out her husband Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) was a serial killer.
But Helen’s final scenes were shown last Christmas in an emotional moment that saw her start ‘day one of her new life’ with husband Jesse Chadwick (John Thompson) abroad.
The cast of ITV soaps Coronation Street (L) and Emmerdale (R) also got in on the fun
ITV’s 2025 line-up includes iconic festive favourites, exciting TV premieres, mega Hollywood blockbusters (GMB’s Alex Beresford pictured)
After the scenes aired, Helen said in a video: ‘Hello all of you. It’s wonderful to have this opportunity to say ta ta.
‘It’s been a fabulous 50 years and I just wanted to thank all of you some of you who may have been watching for 50 – is there anybody?
‘And those of you who have been watching for a few years thank you.
‘Thanks for coming on the journey with me. I’ve had a wonderful time.
‘I’ve loved it, all the stories and of course it’s been wonderful working with the wonderful Platts which for me is what it’s all about and there’ll be more Platt stories and I hope you’ll be watching.
‘Lots of love and thanks from me.’
