Amanda Holden wears ballgown made out of money as she tosses £50 notes in the air

Amanda Holden wears ballgown made out of money as she tosses £50 notes in the air to promote ONE MILLION POUND giveaway

Amanda Holden was promoting Heart’s Make Me a Millionaire live final this morning with her co-host Jamie Theakston. 

The 49-year-old wore a ballgown made out of money which had a thigh-split going up the front as she posed up a storm. 

She threw handfuls of £50 notes in the air – she and Jamie will make one Heart listener one million pounds richer as they give away the biggest cash prize on UK radio live on Heart Breakfast before 11am.

Cash it out: Amanda Holden wore a ballgown made out of money as she tossed £50 notes in the air to promote a ONE MILLION POUND giveaway for Heart FM on Thursday

Amanda wrote: ‘Can’t believe the day is finally here! So excited to be giving away £1,000,000 on Heart Breakfast this morning for Heart’s Make Me A Millionaire!!

‘@thisisheart this morning we will change someone’s life forever.’

Amanda looked thrilled with herself as she posed in her strappy number, which she teamed with bronze coloured heels. 

She penned: 'Can't believe the day is finally here! So excited to be giving away £1,000,000 on Heart Breakfast this morning for Heart's Make Me A Millionaire!!'

Thigh's the limit: Amanda looked thrilled with herself as she posed in her strapless number, which she teamed with bronze coloured heels

She penned: ‘Can’t believe the day is finally here! So excited to be giving away £1,000,000 on Heart Breakfast this morning for Heart’s Make Me A Millionaire!!’

Incredible: For the past 11 weeks, Heart listeners have been taking part in the daily competition - winners are given the option of walking away with that day’s prize fund (ranging from £1,000 - £30,000) or going into the draw to win a life-changing £1 million pounds

Incredible: For the past 11 weeks, Heart listeners have been taking part in the daily competition – winners are given the option of walking away with that day’s prize fund (ranging from £1,000 – £30,000) or going into the draw to win a life-changing £1 million pounds

For the past 11 weeks, Heart listeners have been taking part in the daily competition – winners are given the option of walking away with that day’s prize fund (ranging from £1,000 – £30,000) or going into the draw to win a life-changing £1 million pounds. 

The winner will be crowned as one lucky listener becomes a millionaire… live on air!

Heart Breakfast is extending its show for an extra hour; from 6.30am to 11am, as Jamie and Amanda host the competition’s grand finale and make history.

Giveaway aside, Amanda has been trying to raise money on her own for good causes after releasing her charity single, Somewhere Over The Rainbow. 

The song reached Number One on iTunes and all proceeds will go to NHS Charities Together.

She said: ‘As everyone knows the NHS has been there for us as a family many times over the last decade. As far as I’m concerned I owe them a lifetime of debt.

Throw your hands in the air like you just don't care: She had money trailing at her feet as she promoting the cash prize

Throw your hands in the air like you just don’t care: She had money trailing at her feet as she promoting the cash prize 

Cash flash: She had some serious leg on display as she worked her magic in front of the camera

Let it rain down: Amanda held her arms out as money flew down by her side

Cash flash: She had some serious leg on display as she worked her magic in front of the camera  

‘Every penny from the downloads of this song will go to NHS Charities Together so for it to be the number one most downloaded track today is not only unbelievable, because I’ve never released a song in my life, but I feel really happy that I’m able to help the NHS in this small way.

‘The rainbow has become a symbol of hope and I’ve been overwhelmed with the messages I’ve received from people saying they have hope we will reach the other side of that rainbow very soon and the world will be a better place.

‘Someone messaged me on Instagram with my song playing with a real rainbow in the sky and that really touched me.’

Amanda’s song – which is released in line with Marks & Spencer’s All In This Together campaign – comes amid the world’s ongoing coronavirus crisis, having recorded the track last year as an album filler.

She went on: ‘[Being number one] doesn’t feel real! We were only having the conversations last week with Marks & Spencer and my record label Virgin EMI to make all this happen.

‘It’s early days as there are still another four days to go so if people have a spare 99p jump on iTunes and download the song. We want to raise as much money as possible with this song. It all goes to NHS Charities Together.’

Of overtaking artists such as Dua Lipa, Amanda went on: ‘I love Dua so much. She’s such a beautiful girl and has the best songs. We play her all the time at Heart Breakfast and she was so friendly when she was in the studio earlier this year.

‘She’s got the number one album so I’m sure she doesn’t mind me having a go, especially for charity!’

At the top! Amanda's charity single, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, has hit the number one spot on iTunes

At the top! Amanda’s charity single, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, has hit the number one spot on iTunes