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- ↑ "'Lego Masters' on Fox: Brickmaster Amy Corbett Is Helping Build a Family-Friendly Hit". 26 February 2020.
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- ↑ "Celebrity Lego Masters at Christmas". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 January 2023.