Scottish singer Nicky McDonald proved himself to be gracious in defeat, as he sung the praises of this year’s X Factor champ Sam Bailey, who beat him to the winner’s title.
Monday 16 December 2013
Behind-the-scenes with The X Factor's Melanie McCabe filming Mrs. Brown's Boys Live DVD - Pics
Okay, so it's only 8 days until Christmas and we still have no bloody idea what to get anyone. In fact, we've already resigned ourselves to the fact that we're gonna be trawling town in a sweaty mess on actual Christmas Eve doing what should be about a week's work in 3 hours. OH, LIFE. But one gal who's well ahead of herself this Crimbo is The X Factor's Melanie McCabe, who's teamed up with Universal to chat about her fave DVD Mrs. Brown's Boys Live.
Yup - we've got our mitts on some behind-the-scenes pics of Melanie filming her shiny new ad for the 'DVD Everyone's Christmas Favourite' campaign which basically involves...er...giving your faves a DVD of *their* fave. GENIUS.
Mel can't get enough of Mrs. Brown's Boys Live - and so much so that anyone in the McCabe family can probs expect it under their Christmas tree on the 25th. She said: "I like Mrs. Brown Live because it's like my family but just worse."
The X Factor rejects including Rylan, Wagner and Kitty Brucknell threw huge diva strops and caused chaos just before live final?
With all the acts that were on the X Factor final this weekend, we weren’t surprised that there’d been a whole load of diva behaviour going on. Did Katy Perry demand that Niall Horan stayed at least 50m away from her at all times? Did Elton John ask for strictly diamond encrusted nibbles? Maybe Louis Tomlinson decided that he’d only talk to people if they addressed them as ‘Baron BonBon’?
Errr, nope. Apparently the superstars were all on their best behaviour, and it was actually the comedy X Factor rejects who were throwing the strops. Sigh.
Some of the biggest characters from X Factors gone by, including Kitty Brucknell, 2 Shoes, Diva Fever and Wagner all took to the stage for a giant mash-up of their most memorable performances, but it’s rumoured that rehearsals were jam packed with diva tantrums and arguments over who’d get the most singing lines and camera time. Oh jeez.
Sam Bailey on her runaway X Factor win
Sam Bailey credits the Prison Service for her X Factor win, after her boss gave her time off to audition for the show seven months ago.
X Factor winner Sam Bailey played in a pub in Stone
Prison officer Sam Bailey was crowned the winner of X Factor - but it wasn't too long ago that she was singing in Langtrys in Stone. After winning eight out of the 10 live shows in the public vote, the member of Sharon Osbourne's over-25s category wowed the crowd, judges and a TV audience of millions at the first live shows at the weekend. But the lucky audience at Langtrys in Stone got a taster ...
Simon Cowell says he wasn’t invited to Lauren Silverman’s baby shower
Simon Cowell has admitted he wasn’t invited to pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman’s baby shower! Simon and New York socialite Lauren have revealed they’re expecting a… via Emag.co.uk
VIDEO: Katy Perry looked great on The X Factor, sounded not so good
The X Factor bosses secured some pretty major performances on for this weekend's final. The Killers, Elton John and One Direction all graced the stage… As did Katy Perry. Katy looked incredible in a gold feathery costume, it’s just a...
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Nicholas McDonald’s FINAL interview!
He’s the most gracious second place winner and we adore him! It’s Nicky McDonald…
The Judges in all their Final glory…
We love it when Gary and Louis get cheeky with each other. And we just
Sharon Osbourne leaves The X Factor 2013 wrap party in tears after making a glum entrance
Nicole Scherzinger's co-star papped weeping in the back of a cab following worse for wear exit from London bash
The Ratings Are In For 'X Factor' And It's Not Good News...
Sunday night's 'X Factor' final became the second least watched in the show's 10 year history, after attracting its lowest ratings since 2004.
An ...
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Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole tipped for big X Factor comeback in 2014
Sam Bailey set to beat Lily Allen to the Christmas number one spot
X Factor ratings continue to slide
The X Factor's ratings slide has continued with the moment of triumph for Sam Bailey pulling in a million fewer viewers than last year's series climax.
Lady Gaga's X Factor routine escapes investigation despite 317 complaints
Viewers complained that singer's performance in flesh-coloured underwear was too explicit for a pre-watershed ITV audience
Lady Gaga's performance on ITV's the X Factor, in which the singer cavorted on stage in flesh-coloured underwear and a bra made out of a pair of shells, has been cleared of breaking UK broadcasting rules.
The singer appeared on the Sunday night results show performing her singles, Do What U Want and Venus, on 27 October.
But the performance struck the wrong note with some viewers, 317 of whom made official complaints to media regulator Ofcom.
Viewers complained that Gaga's act was too explicit for a show that aired before the 9pm watershed.
ITV also received about 60 complaints about the act.
On Monday, Ofcom said that the complaints had been assessed, but that it would not be moving to a full investigation to see if the performance is in breach of UK broadcasting rules.
Following the performance ITV released a statement backing the nature of the show, pointing out that Gaga is known for her "highly individual performance style".
A spokeswoman for ITV said: "We do not believe Lady Gaga's performance was inappropriate for the family audience of the X Factor results show, which has an established tradition of featuring performances from the biggest music stars."
Appearances by Rihanna and Christina Aguilera have generated a flurry of complaints in past series.
In 2011, the dance routines by Rihanna and Aguilera were both cleared of breaching broadcasting rules by Ofcom, but the regulator said they were "at the limit" of acceptability for a pre-watershed broadcast.
Jennifer Lopez's performance in another Simon Cowell-produced talent show on ITV, Britain's Got Talent, earlier this year also prompted complaints, but Ofcom decided not to investigate.
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