Chris Hughes is a British songwriter who is best known as the keyboards player of the rock band ‘Adam and the Ants’. Nonetheless, this musician is better recognized as the husband or partner of TV presenter Amanda Holden.
Hughes’s wife has some of the biggest shows like Britain Got Talent, This Morning, EastEnders, Wild at Heart, and more under her belt. Although we are familiar with this blonde beauty what do we know about her life behind the scenes and her husband of ten years?
How did Amanda Holden and her husband Chris Hughes got married? How much is Chris Hughes’s net worth? And what is he doing now?
We broke down what you need to know about this musician. As we begin with Chris Hughes wiki, bio, age, height scroll down to see his income and family from the wiki beneath.
Chris Hughes Quick Facts
Name | Chris Hughes |
Age (2022) | 66 years old |
Birthday | 1955 |
Height | 5 feet 11 inches |
Weight | N/A |
N/A | |
Married | Yes |
Wife | Amanda Holden |
Nationality | British |
Ethnicity | White |
Net Worth (2022) | £4.5 million |
Born Name
Christopher Merrick Hughes aka
Nick Name
Chris
Age
66 years old
Sun Sign
Pisces
Born Place
London, England
Residence
Surrey, England, UK
Nationality
British
Education
Emanuel School
Occupation and Career
Amanda Holden’s husband was awarded Music Week’s “Producer of the Year” award for the album, Kings of the Wild Frontier.
He has been nominated for Mercury prize multiple times.
Some of his notable works include;
- Tears for Fears
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- The Hurting
- Songs from the Big Chair
- Holes in the Wall
- Red Rain (song)
Family
- Wife: Amanda Holden
- Children: Hollie Rose Hughes, Alexa Louise Florence Hughes
Hughes’s family originally hails from Battersea, south-west London.
Build
N/A
Height
Approx. 5 feet 11 inches
Weight
Between 160 – 196 lbs
How Amanda and Chris Hughes Got Married?
First of all, it’s important to not to get confused with the Love Island contestant of the same name. Amanda’s partner Chris Hughes is a record producer and not a reality TV star.
The couple has been together for a decade and they are going as strong as ever. Initially, Amanda Holden and her husband Chris Hughes met in LA back in 2003.
Nonetheless, they didn’t start dating until 2004. After dating for over four years, Amanda Holden got married to her boyfriend on 10th December 2008
Their wedding was held at St Margaret’s Church in Somerset. However, Amanda and her then-boyfriend hosted a reception later at Babington House.
Over their married life of 10 years, BGT’s judge Amanda Holden and her husband have two children: 11-year-old Alexa and five-year-old Hollie.
Before tying the knot with this musician, the blonde TV presenter was married to comedian and actor, Les Dennis. She divorced her ex-husband 2003.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Brown
Chris Hughes (Musician) Net Worth:
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Chris Hughes’s wife has an estimated net worth of £4.5 million.
Whereas, as a record producer, the 65-year-old musician has a net worth of over a million dollars. Chris Hughes’s precise net worth figure is currently under review.
Chris Hughes (Musician) wiki-bio:
- Chris Hughes was born on 3 March 1954, London, England.
- He was educated at Emanuel School.
- Chris Hughes and Amanda Holden met in Los Angeles in 2003.
- Amanda married her then-boyfriend Chris in 2008.
- Chris Hughes was a member of Dalek I Love You and Adam and the Ants
- Amanda Holden and her husband have two children. They lost their baby son, Theo, in February 2011.
This is NOT Chris Merrick Hughes who played the ‘drums’ in Adam & The Ants.
I agree. Although some of these photos may be 10 or 15 years old, I’m also quite certain this is not Merrick. Recent photos of Merrick look much more like he did in Adam and the Ants, just a little less hair!