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Major blow for Amanda Holden as hit TV show is axed despite huge ratings
NETFLIX dating show Cheat: Unfinished Business has been axed, despite being one of the most streamed shows on the platform.
The glossy series, starring Amanda Holden and Paul C. Brunson, was filmed in Majorca, Spain and saw eight ex-couples who broke up because of infidelity head to a luxury retreat to work out their differences.
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However, The Sun on Sunday can now exclusively reveal that the show has been given the boot and won't be returning for a second series.
A source said: "Despite Cheat being popular with audiences Netflix has decided to pursue new show formats.
"Bosses love Amanda and are in talks with her on three different show ideas, so it's likely fans will see A lot more of her on the platform in the future.
"They're trialling lots of shows on their entertainment slate and trying to find out what works."
They continued: "Amanda is still very much one of the hardest working women in showbiz and is booked & busy for the foreseeable future.
"On top of hosting the UK's biggest radio show Heart Breakfast every weekday, it recently overtook Radio 2, BGT auditions commence in October.
"Plus, Amanda is currently filming Series 4 of Alan and Amanda in Greece while her brand-new prime-time quiz show ,The Inner Circle, launches on BBC1 in October."
Meanwhile, Paul has had huge success with his podcast We Need To Talk, and making waves as a dating expert on Celebs Go Dating.
A Netflix spokesman confirmed: "Cheat: Unfinished Business won't be returning."
Amanda is currently enjoying a family getaway in Corfu, Greece - where she has been filming with Alan - and has been enjoying downtime with her two daughters - Lexi, 19, and 13-year-old Hollie.
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Lexi has been signed to Kate Moss's modelling agency Storm since she was 16, and has been seen on runways as she looks set to follow modelling as a career.
Amanda previously opened up that she gets confused for the older sister of her two young daughters but admitted Lexie doesn't always appreciate the comments.
'I think they find it a bit embarrassing,' she admitted to The Sun in April.
'Lexi said that there are a lot of people at uni who make cheeky comments, which I find very flattering.
'Hollie doesn't really give a damn. But I do have to walk behind her.
"She doesn't want anyone to know I'm her mother!'
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