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AMANDA Holden's youngest daughter caused confusion after claiming Simon Cowell had split from his partner Lauren Silverman.

Hollie, 8, made the suggestion in the most public way possible - during an Instagram live stream to her mum's 1.4 million followers.

 Amanda Holden's daughter Hollie, eight, claimed Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman had split during her mum's Instagram live
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Amanda Holden's daughter Hollie, eight, claimed Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman had split during her mum's Instagram live

Amanda, 47, had been telling fans about how she visited her Britain's Got Talent boss at his house to play him her NHS charity single when she mentioned Lauren.

Hollie then unexpectedly piped up, saying: "I thought they broke up?" before Amanda speedily replied "Don't be stupid."

The BGT judge, who pressed her Golden Buzzer for mother-daughter duo Honey and Sammy at the weekend, said: "I did play the album to Simon because Simon was very kind and he invited me to come and sing on Britain's Got Talent live shows, which I still will do whenever that is.

"But I thought I'll take it round and have a cup of tea and see what he thinks. I don't know why I did that – it was one of the most nerve-wracking things I have ever done in the whole of my life.

 Simon has been with Lauren since 2009 and the pair share son Eric, 6
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Simon has been with Lauren since 2009 and the pair share son Eric, 6
 Amanda quickly silenced the schoolgirl and said her suggestion was 'stupid'
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Amanda quickly silenced the schoolgirl and said her suggestion was 'stupid'

"It was like the opening night of a West End show."

Amanda then moved on to talk about how Lauren recently sent her some pictures of her and Simon cooking during lockdown when Hollie interrupted to ask: "I thought they broke up?"

A clearly stunned Amanda replied: "Simon and Lauren?" to which Hollie said: "Yeah."

Amanda quickly told her: "Don't be stupid" as the conversation moved on.

Amanda tells The Sun Online: "Hollie last saw Lauren when she was about to board a plane back to America during BGT auditions to go and visit her eldest son and so I can only presume that’s what made her - incorrectly - think it.

"In reality, Lauren and I have even been exchanging photos of our families in lockdown. And Simon’s even learned how to cook!”

 Amanda had been telling followers about her NHS charity single before Hollie interrupted
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Amanda had been telling followers about her NHS charity single before Hollie interrupted

A source has since told The Sun Online: “This was just a case of a kid being a kid; getting muddled up and getting things completely wrong.’’

A spokesperson for Simon told MailOnline: "Simon and Lauren are very much still together and are in lockdown together in California."

Simon, 60, and Lauren, 42, who became a couple in 2013, have been spotted running errands together as well as entertaining their son Eric, 6.

 Both Simon's rep and a source have strongly denied the suggestion
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Both Simon's rep and a source have strongly denied the suggestion

Simon previously said being in a stable relationship with Lauren and looking after Eric has made life much more fulfilling.

He told the : “Eric is absolutely incredible and so funny. It [being a father] is the best thing that ever happened to me.”

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