Simon Cowell is calling in favors for potential wedding entertainment.
Monday, 11 November 2013
Stars come out to support BBC Children in Need at Gary Barlow's charity gala
The stars were out in force at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Monday night for Gary Barlow's BBC Children in Need charity gala. Fellow X Factor judge and all-round babe Nicole Scherzinger was one of the first to arrive at the star-studded bash.
X Factor 2013: Abi Alton Admits Hannah Barrett Was 'Amazing' In The Show's Sing-Off (VIDEO)
EntWise Caught Up With Abi After She Left The Competition
Simon Cowell to build smoking room when baby's born
Simon Cowell is going to create a smoking room in his house when his baby is born.The music boss previously claimed he would give up his harmful...
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Abi may be out of the competition but she's only just starting her music career and she knows her family, friends and fans are behind her.
Robbie Williams: ‘I’m LOVING Sam Bailey’
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X Factor star Abi Alton planning to pen track about the show
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Robbie Williams 'to join Simon Cowell's X Factor dream team'
Gary Barlow's former bandmate could replace Take That star on judging panel
X Factor's Sinitta: People are tired of Hannah Barrett's tears and neediness, but she's definitely not a diva ...
Sinitta says X Factor's Hannah is not the diva everyone makes her out to be.
The X Factor's Abi Alton: "I don't know why people are horrible to Sam Callahan, leave him alone" - Watch
The last time we caught up with The X Factor's Abi Alton, her first auditions had just been showed (there was the rooms *and* arena this year, remember?) and she was buzzing her little socks off with excitement about the competition. Cut to today, however, and she's just had a totes emosh sing-off with Hannah Barrett and the telly talent show bubble's burst. OH, FICKLE WORLD.
And you probably know what we do with booted-out contestants by now, don'tcha? Yup - we catch up with them to hear all about how it's 'not the end' and what they've got planned for the rest of their 'journey' in front of a big X Factor branded board thing. It all seems a bit harsh less than 24 hours after they've been chucked off to honest, but that's journalism innit?
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Plus Louis Walsh defends Sam Callahan and Sharon Osbourne reveals which of the Boys is her favourite.
Scottish girls go wild for X Factor star Nicholas McDonald’s hair
X Factor hairdresser Jamie Stevens reveals that the ladies north of the border were jealous he got to touch Nicky's lovely locks.
X Factor: show shakeup, Gary’s snub, Abi Alton’s next step
Rylan Clark joined This Morning alongside X Factor evictee Abi Alton, to discuss the latest news from the singing show, and find out what's next for the teen singer, as well as share the latest gossip – including James Arthur's latest feud and the b
Abi Alton: ‘I’m going to miss my girls’
A brave Abi Alton reveals how she never thought "in a million years" that she'd
X Factor reject Abi Alton blames 'shock' exit on nerves
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Sharon Osbourne says frustrating Abi Alton waited too long to 'deliver' on X Factor
The singer impressed all four judges, but Sharon found it "frustrating" that she left it this late to perform so well. She said: "Why now? Now you deliver - what are we going to do with you Abi?"
Nicole Scherzinger sparks boob job surgery rumours on X Factor - let's bring out a before and after picture, shall we?
It wasn't going to take long for these rumours to come around, was it?
Nicole Scherzinger parties in a sexy black jumpsuit following dramatic X Factor sing off
SHE may have lost one of her acts last night, but that didn't stop X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger from partying after the live show.
'X Factor' runner-up Taylor Henderson leads Aussie singles chart
The singer lands at number one with 'Borrow My Heart'.
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X Factor's Nicole Scherzinger should have been FORCED to choose between Hannah and Abi
X Factor's Nicole Scherzinger dodged voting for Hannah and Abi - but Caroline reckons she should have been forced to make the choice.
Why do female X Factor judges get a harder time than male ones?
News that Cheryl Cole may return to the ailing ITV show is surprising given her treatment on Simon Cowell's show first time round
It's hard not to feel a bit sorry for The X Factor. Once the merciless juggernaut of Saturday-night TV, Simon Cowell's toxic brainchild is starting to look a bit … sad. It has been trounced in the ratings by the likes of The Great British Bake Off, and newspaper reports suggest an unlikely possible saviour in the guise of Cheryl Cole, the former judge who publicly fell out with the show's svengali last time round.
It's impossible to know whether this latest development is rooted in fact, or a product of the X Factor hype machine, but it wouldn't be the first time a celebrity had made a dramatic return – witness Disney villain Sharon Osbourne's resurrection this series. Whatever the truth, history suggests that, for female judges at least, winning a coveted spot on the panel is a poisoned chalice. Sure, you get paid handsomely to trot out endless cliches about contestants going on a journey (losing some weight) or making a song their own (slowing it down), but you also risk being variously labelled talentless (Cheryl), a chav (Tulisa Contostavlos) or, most recently, plain old drunk (Nicole Scherzinger, after one recent Saturday's show – although she denied being drunk and said she was just "getting into the disco spirit").
The X Factor judging panel might have a higher staff turnover than the Sugababes, yet it only ever seems to be the female judges who get unceremoniously dumped from the line-up.
During his 10 years on the show, Louis Walsh has seen seven female judges come and go, while the only male judge who has been swapped out was the show's dark overlord Simon, who happily left to launch X Factor USA. His replacement, Gary monotone Barlow, says that this will be his last series, through choice – unlike Dannii, Tulisa and Kelly Rowland, who were told in no uncertain terms that they'd outstayed their welcome, or Cheryl Cole, who left to judge on the US show before being replaced by current UK judge Nicole, leading her to send Simon possibly the most expletive-laden text message in the history of light entertainment ("Fuck you. Fuck Britain's Got Talent. Fuck the orange and purple outfit. Fuck big hair. Fuck the UK X Factor. Fuck you all. I hate you").
While Louis is widely regarded as a harmless court jester and, if anything, gently chided for jaw-dropping faux pas such as telling 19-year-old black contestant Paije Richardson that he was "like a little Lenny Henry", X Factor's female judges can seemingly do no right in the eyes of the show, public or press. Dannii and Cheryl were dismissed as talentless ornaments, despite Dannii having enjoyed a 26-year career prior to joining the show, and Cheryl having found fame on a singing competition where she performed live each week. Tulisa was regarded with open contempt, and labelled a "council estate Barbie" by the Daily Mail; Gary Barlow, meanwhile, continues to deliver increasingly anodyne critiques while struggling to correctly pronounce the word "performance", yet retains his status as a national treasure. And when was the last time you heard about the male judges being involved in fashion wars or backstage catfights?
Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but let's hope Cheryl is thinking twice about re-entering the lion's den. After being replaced by Nicole on the US show, Cheryl wrote: "I felt sorry for her because she was the one who was going to be under scrutiny, and I wouldn't wish that on anybody." Perhaps Cheryl has since discovered the secret to side-stepping criticism and achieving longevity on the panel – by developing a penis.
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