Oh my friends, it’s been a long, hard year. Brexit, a General Election, Cats the movie, Prince Andrew, Greggs vegan sausage rolls, and the celebrity version of The X Factor. How did we survive such unabated horror? As we stride through the darkness into the dawn of a new year, here are my heroes and … Read more
As every Morecambe and Wise fan laments, you can’t beat a double-act at Christmas. This year, thankfully then, there will be a new one on our screens. The Two Ollies – Ollie V and Ollie C to their teachers – met on their first day at school and bonded over their shared name. Both aged … Read more
Simon Cowell continued to show off his dramatic weight loss as he enjoyed his sun-soaked Christmas getaway in Barbados. The X Factor boss, 60, went shirtless on the beach before enjoying a jet ski ride on Saturday with his partner Lauren Silverman, 42. Simon donned white boardshorts for his afternoon of watersports, displaying his newly … Read more
Lauren Silverman looked incredible as she hit the beach for her annual trip to Barbados with beau Simon Cowell and their family. The 42-year-old flaunted her enviable frame in a chic one-shoulder swimsuit as she enjoyed a fun day out with Simon, their five-year-old son Eric and her son Adam, 13, who she shares with … Read more
A Spanish villa where One Direction made their debut in an X Factor judge’s house performance and a bulletproof townhouse in New York feature in the most viewed properties on Rightmove this year. All of the five most popular overseas homes for sale on the property website – except one – have a price tag … Read more
Danny Tetley pleaded guilty to getting his victims to send him explicit images of themselves An X Factor semi-finalist has admitted the sexual exploitation of seven teenage boys after he exchanged more than 10,000 messages with the youngsters. Danny Tetley pleaded guilty to getting his victims, many as young as 14, to send him explicit … Read more
ITV sign new five year deal with Simon Cowell’s Syco guaranteeing Britain’s Got Talent will stay on the channel until 2024… but X Factor is only commissioned for one more year By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 19:35 GMT, 11 December 2019 | Updated: 19:46 GMT, 11 December 2019 ITV has signed a new five … Read more
‘Fans are switching off in their droves’: X Factor: The Band ‘loses A THIRD of viewers during first episode… with numbers falling from 2.75m to 1.68m in just 90 minutes’ In figures published in The Sun, it has been alleged that Monday’s episode began with 2.75m viewers yet 90 minutes later fell to 1.68m Sources … Read more
The X Factor: The Band viewers poked fun at the new show’s ‘scaled-back’ format as judges Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger kicked off the first round of auditions in his office on Monday’s opening episode. Social media users claimed the competition took inspiration from 2002’s Popstars: The Rivals, which saw female band Girls Aloud and male group … Read more
But for the small matter of a general election next week, Ann Widdecombe would now be preparing to skip across the stage as Chop Suey in Aladdin at the Spotlight Theatre, Hoddesdon, Herts. Not any more. The panto must go on without her. While The X Factor’s Sam Callahan is still in the title role … Read more