Sam and Amanda Marchant

Sam and Amanda Marchant

Welcome to Sam and Amanda Marchant`s homepage !  Sam and Amanda are also known as Samanada !

Born 26th June 1988, Twins Amanda Louise Marchant and Samantha Joanne Marchant, better known as Samanda are a female duo, consisting of twin sisters who first came to fame on Big Brother UK in 2007, in which they jointly achieved second place.


Amanda and Sam finished runner ups in the eighth series of Big Brother in the UK despite being bookmakers favourite to win the show in the run up to the final. During their time on the show they received the nickname “Samanda” by the press.

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

Sam and Amanda released their cover of Aqua’s hit song, “Barbie Girl on 8 October 2007 and it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 26.

A second single titled “Honey Love” entered the chart on 22 August 2008 at No.125.

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. Sam and Amanda 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.

In 2008, the girls released a keep fit DVD entitled, Samanda - The Twins: Dance Workout. They were also signed by Hello Kitty as the faces of their social networking website as well as online bloggers for the site.

On GMTV with an interview with Ben Shepard Sam and Amanda stated that they made over £1,000,000 between them. They have released two music singles since leaving Big Brother with another expected to be released. An album has been rumoured for 2009. “Whistle For A Hottie” was rumoured to be released 1 December 2008 however it is now expected to have a 2009 release. They also have plans for a book, titled “creo story”