{"id":2409836,"date":"2026-05-10T07:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2409836"},"modified":"2026-05-10T07:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:02:10","slug":"lucy-punch-on-how-alarmingly-easy-it-is-to-get-into-amandaland-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lucy-punch-on-how-alarmingly-easy-it-is-to-get-into-amandaland-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Punch on how &#8216;alarmingly easy&#8217; it is to get into Amandaland character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-cd6d19c2-50dc-40e6-89a8-1b64fbf6ff1e\">Lucy Punch is back as posh mum of two and deluded social media influencer Amanda Hughes, in a second series of the Motherland spin-off Amandaland.<\/p>\n<p>As the series returns with six brand new episodes, Lucy reveals what\u2019s new &#8211; including improved relations with the downstairs neighbour &#8211; and what\u2019s not &#8211; Amanda\u2019s desperate need to elevate her social standing. Of course.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-cd6d19c2-50dc-40e6-89a8-1b64fbf6ff1e-2\">Despite a superiority and a touch of the delusional about her, Lucy finds it &#8220;alarmingly easy&#8221; to get into character now &#8211; and some of it starts from the outside in. She shared, &#8220;The hair, heels, gels and all the primping that\u2019s involved to look like Amanda helps hugely.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;LiFio8XZ&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;eSL6xbJw&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_eSL6xbJw_LiFio8XZ_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;eSL6xbJw&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_eSL6xbJw_LiFio8XZ_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;\\\/KZiCOeBnc7vUhKgc3bxLKkNUot0cT0w5tbciohuOA6kqoUz&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/wllo2bveai1645110268.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/wllo2bveai1645110268.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/wllo2bveai1645110268.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10; 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She\u2019s more settled now, but still doing everything she can to elevate her social standing and circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s just as delusional about herself as ever!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the character\u2019s evolution since viewers first met her in <em>Motherland, <\/em>which debuted in 2016, Lucy shared, \u201cHer superiority was her ugliest trait. Nevertheless, her giant ego and status anxiety remains, so she still wants everyone to think she\u2019s the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-46c6UkvPEcZhyaKBeWBh3S\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-46c6UkvPEcZhyaKBeWBh3S slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Still, despite this, Lucy does find the diamond in the rough with the character, adding, \u201cHer values may be skewed, but she loves her kids and puts them first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-cfc4a0b1-e6a1-4cd4-813a-49500df99791\">Of the new series, as well as seeing Amanda and her downstairs neighbour Mal (played by Samuel Anderson) start to get on better, Amanda tells viewers to look out for \u201csome fantastically funny new characters and hilarious storylines with the ones we already know and love.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to work with so many incredibly funny actors &#8211; I loved my scenes with Pam Ferris [who plays Amanda\u2019s neighbour Elspeth]. She\u2019s brilliant!\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6586d34c-4a15-4b3b-b2d1-88c0eac4dc03\"><em>woman&amp;home\u2019s <\/em>entertainment writer, Lucy Wigley, had <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/what-to-watch-tonight-amandaland-season-two\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/what-to-watch-tonight-amandaland-season-two\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/what-to-watch-tonight-amandaland-season-two\/\">nothing but praise for the new series <\/a>of the BBC sitcom, hailing it as \u201cslick, hilarious, [and] British comedy at its absolute finest\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Amandaland series two airs Wednesday nights on BBC One, or stream all episodes on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/m0024pyy\/amandaland?seriesId=m0024pyy-structural-2-m002qkrq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/m0024pyy\/amandaland?seriesId=m0024pyy-structural-2-m002qkrq\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">iPlayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This feature first appeared in <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/comps.womanmagazine.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/comps.womanmagazine.co.uk\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em><strong>Woman<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong> magazine. 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