Amanda Holden slams 'ridiculous bureaucracy' of UK as she heads to Ukraine border

express.co.uk:

Amanda Holden has slammed the UK government for its "ridiculous bureaucracy" following her arrival in Ukraine.The Heart FM radio presenter, 51, travelled to the Eastern European country to document the humanitarian crisis that it's facing, as Russia continues its bombardment of the country.In view of her 1.8 million followers, the mother-of-two panned across tents that charities had erected in the country.She also scanned across a large crowd of people, claiming they were heading back to the town of Lviv following its bombardment earlier today.Amanda wrote: "This is a queue of people going BACK to Lviv...

they plans to go back and help after the bombs this morning." (sic)She also captured a pianist playing beautifully at the border on a black grand piano emblazoned with the peace sign."The peace pianist at the border," she captioned the video alongside a Ukrainian flag emoji.The star continued to pan around the camp revealing the extraordinary efforts made by charities to provide essential items to displaced Ukranians.The scene showed wheelchairs, clothing and blankets in organised piles around the makeshift tents.In her final story, Amanda could be seen sitting and talking to people from the charity Love Bristol.She penned: "This little charity is trying to make a big difference despite the ridiculous bureaucracy of our government."Amanda's visit to the war-torn country comes after she launched a podcast focused on the Ukraine crisis earlier this month.The star told how she got the idea to start the podcast after being contacted by a desperate Ukrainian mother on social media.Launching her podcast, Ukraine's Hidden Voices, Amanda explained how she wanted to tell people's stories.She wrote: "A few days ago an Ukrainian.