Amanda Marchant Biography

Samanda are a female duo, consisting of twin sisters Amanda Marchant  and Samantha 'Sam' Marchant  (born 26 June 1988) ,England, who first came to prominence on Big Brother UK in 2007. Sam is 5 minutes older than Amanda. The twins grew up in Newcastle under Lyme in the Midlands, but now live together in London.

They released their cover of Aqua's hit song, "Barbie Girl"  on 8 October 2007 and it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 26.

Big Brother

    Main article: List of Big Brother 2007 housemates (UK)

Amanda and Sam finished runner ups in the eighth series of Big Brother in the UK. During their time on the show they received the nickname "Samanda" by the Big Brother interactive team.[citation needed]

Before their fame they were social-care students at Manchester Metropolitan University.

 Business

 Skincare and fragrance range

Amanda and Sam have their own skincare and fragrance range. Samanda by Young and Pure is aimed at girls aged 10-22 and was released on November 5, 2007. They have signed a two year contract with Young and Pure line of natural skin care products for teens worth between £40,000 and £150,000 , unfortunately, this suffered from poor sales, as people had already lost interest on the pair.

 Work out DVD

In 2008, the girls released a keep fit DVD entitled, "Samanda - The Twins: Dance Workout". Unfortunately, it was widely panned by fitness experts, some of them branding the pair cheesy and irritating  . Of course, it also suffered from poor sales which didn't help.

 Modelling Career

In 2007, Samanda was signed for a one off photo shoot by top modelling agency, Select Model Management.

 Discography

 Singles
Year     Single     Chart positions
UK
2007     "Barbie Girl"     26
2008     "Whistle For A Hottie"     TBR

Amanda Marchant Pictures ( 13 Pictures)