X Factor helper (well she doesn’t actually have an official title!) Sinitta has been busy on her Twitter page this week. As well as giving little hints about song choices and themes throughout the week, Sinitta has also been talking about who she thinks will excel during tonight’s Wham! themed show.
Last night, whilst watching the acts rehearse Sinitta tweeted:
Every week we bring you a list of songs that the X Factor acts will reportedly be singing on Saturday night. Keep checking back with us throughout the week, the list will be updated as information comes in.
This week’s X Factor theme is Wham! George Michael week and songs choices are revealed over the jump.
With only three weeks to go until the X Factor final, the contestants are beginning to feel the strain. As the pressure builds, many of the singers are rumoured to be at breaking point, with only young Joe McElderry taking it all in his stride.
A pal of Stacey Solomon’s told The Sun that she is worried that the public will tire of her ‘wooden performances. They said:
She said: “She knows she’s a good singer, but she’s not energetic and can look wooden.”
Uh-oh, Danyl Johnson may have just made himself one very powerful enemy. Today’s newspapers are reporting that Simon Cowell is furious with the former teacher and has warned him that he needs to stop the tears and tantrums and get on with perfecting his X Factor performances.
We heard earlier this week that Danyl threw a massive strop after deciding that his Wham song wasn’t working. He later had a ‘meeting’ with Mr Cowell in which he demanded a new song.
The Daily Star has today reported that Simon blasted Danyl saying:
Bad enough that they have to use a stinky chemical toilet whilst in the jungle but to make matters worse, the I’m A Celebrity contestants now have to sit in someone else’s wee to do their dirty business.
Ex-EastEnder’s actress Lucy Benjamin expressed her disgust saying : “It’s like the worse public lavatory that hasn’t been cleaned for 100 years that you have ever experienced in your life.”
Can you believe that in just three short weeks time we will be getting ready for the X Factor final of 2009? The event will no doubt be massive but surely ITV bosses could have found a better celebrity guest than Paul McCartney?
The Mirror have reported that Mr Cowell is trying to land the former Beatles star to mentor and perform with one of the finalists. Our money is on Joe McElderry, the poor lad.
Finally we got to catch up with a ridiculously upbeat Jamie Archer to talk about what he’s been up to since leaving X Factor on Sunday night. I’d already read a few interviews by the time we caught up, and Jamie was refreshingly candid in each one.
Often, when you chat to an X Factor contestant they’re media prepped to the point that you get nothing interesting or relevant to report – not so with Mr Archer, who spoke openly about his frustrations with the X Factor format and his gratitude to the show for giving him such a big break.
Here’s the transcript of our chat (and thanks to Jamie for being a great interviewee!)
X Factor judge Cheryl Cole is getting fed up with all the rumours surrounding her marriage and has claimed that she and husband Ashley Cole have never been happier.
Footballer Ashley was recently injured and a pal told The Mirror:
“Cheryl has been nursing her man better. The pair dote on each other. They are more in love than ever before.
Now Unreality TV are not normally ones for posting silly video clips but all you X factor fans have got to watch this hilarious video. Irish band, The Corrigan Brothers have written a song for our favourite TV twins and after one listen, you’ll have the tune running through your head all day long.
Last night’s dinner in the I’m A Celebrity Base Camp became a row between Justin Ryan and Joe Bugner. Justin had sated to cook dinner of a rooster, aubergine, courgettes and tomatoes when Sabrina and Stuart offered to help. Unfortunately they burnt the meal leaving Joe furious.
Joe refused to eat his meal and said “The whole thing is if you’re going to cook a delicacy properly it will taste delicious. Unfortunately it was the opposite.”
The I’m A Celebrity Exile Camp were living on a diet of rice and beans and were becoming increasingly concerned that if one of them were voted for a Bush Tucker Trial, they wouldn’t have the strength to complete it.
Yesterday TV chef Gino took matters into his own hands and as a trained chef in animal preparation, he caught, killed, and cooked a rat.
The camp had been talking about their rations. Stuart said “We need protein. We’ve got to get on with it and do it. If we’re going to be fit and ready for the trials we’ve just got to do it guys.”