Thank the Lord! Channel 4 has scrapped Celebrity Big Brother.

Channel 4 head of programmes Julian Bellamy said: “After the race row, it was constantly in the press and part of the national conversation at a time when traditionally it was off our screens - it feels like it has never been away this year.”

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV festival, Mr Bellamy added that resting the show “will benefit the format in the longer term as it will have a bit of breathing space”.

I think that Mr Bellamy is talking through his a**e! Read more & comment »

Tonight the public named Bruno’s group as the winners in a nail-biting DanceX final on BBC One, securing them a record deal and nationwide tour supporting chart-topping artist Rihanna.

Following seven weeks of gruelling performances, Claire, Marcquelle, Marie, Phoenix and Rana clinched it to become the DanceX champions.

Winning judge Bruno says: “I’m so delighted and happy for them. They deserved to win. They’ve got so much talent and potential.”

The winners say: “To win is amazing. For the first two weeks we thought that people had lost faith in us but now it’s turned around and we’re so grateful.” Read more & comment »

Saturday 25th August 7.40pm ITV1

Last week 11 million people tuned in to watch the return of The X Factor. You may have thought that you’d seen it all, but you ain’t seen nothing yet, as the auditions get bigger, better and weirder than ever before.

This week we travel to Birmingham, Cardiff and Manchester on the search for that elusive star. And everyone auditioning has the same dream, to compete for the Christmas number one slot, but first they need to impress our four judges, Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Danniii Minogue.

* The angriest ever contestant
* The Phantom of love
* Saving Private Ryan
* A pain in the ass (Xtra Factor)

The first stop in the auditions is Birmingham, and the Brummies haven’t let themselves down as record breaking numbers turn up to audition at the NEC, hoping that one day they may just be performing here themselves.

And before the Judging starts, Dannii and Simon reflection what it is they are looking for, “If we don’t find a talent as big as Leona this series then we’ve failed”, says Dannii and Simon comments, “I still believe there is world class talent in the UK and it’s our job to find it.”

Not quite Whitney Read more & comment »

Reports suggest that DanceX judges, Arlene Philbrunlips and Bruno Tonioli are barely on speaking terms this week after intense rivallry throughout the BBC series.

“It really is like a war zone,” finalist Daniel Uppal told the Daily Star. “No-one wants to give away what we’re up to in case the others nick the idea.”

DanceX airs at 8.30pm on Saturday on BBC One.

Mouthy ex Big Brother housemate, Charley Uchea is to star in her very own TV show, the Sun reports today.

Charley’s show will follow her acting as a dectective and hiring pretty girls to catch out cheating love rats.

A source said last night: “Charley is so excited. Fuming wives and girlfriends will hire her and Charley’s going to catch out cheating fellas with the help of her angels.

“The angels will set a honey trap, while Charley and the wife will be watching on secret cameras. Read more & comment »

Watch this Xtra factor clip. David performs, gets turned down and goes back in fighting! My favourite bit is the shot of his a** at the end!

Another woeful audition clip from this weeks X Factor. This is a bit of a spoiler, so don’t watch if you don’t want to know….

Well he’s not really Shayne Ward’s grandad, but he could be! Watch the poor old pensioner sing Shayne’s number one song, No Promises in a ridiculous falsetto voice…..priceless!

Watch Bert and His Bird (freaks, I know!) sing the Number One Burger Flipper Of The Year. My God this bunch just go from bad to worse!

Channel 4 is to launch a new reality show which has been nicknamed Big Brother for beautiful people.

The show will see 10 self declared highly attractive people, live in a house together and compete for a £100,000 prize. T4 presenter Alexa Chung will host the show.

Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor, Sangeeta Bhaskar, said: “Vanity Lair will give us an fascinating insight into the notion of what makes someone beautiful through a series of unique and entertaining experiments across a 10-week period. Read more & comment »

BRITAIN VOTE’S TO BRING BACK THE BOYBAND

Amazingly for budding boys out there, talent is more important than good looks to secure you a place in a manufactured boy band according to the British public, although one high profile boy band manager disagrees.

Over two thousand people were asked about their top boy bands to coincide with an ITV documentary The Truth About Boy Bands.

Asked about what someone most needs to have in order to make the band, the public voted talent most important with 25% but closely followed by looks with 24%, however Nigel Martin Smith, ex manager of Take That, disagrees. Read more & comment »

We are having quite a debate over on our forum about the brother and sister group seen on the X Factor on Saturday. No one doubts their talent, but many find them quite irritating, some find them creepy and some love them to bits?

What do you think? Here’s a clip to refresh your memory.

Heidi Klum returns for a third season with 15 eager designers, desperate to showcase their work in the world’s most exclusive Fashion Show: Olympus Fashion Week. With a new set of challenges that will push the contestants to their limit, who will reign supreme in the fashion stakes?

This explosive series promises to deliver drama, excitement and surprises. With the competition getting fiercer at every stage, what will the contestants do to ensure their position on the runway? In the most talked about episode in the USA to date, Tim Gunn and company have to decide whether a designers’ action warrants disqualification…not once, but twice! Read more & comment »

Filming is about to begin on ITV’s TV Drama, Rock Rivals. The show will be loosely based around the X Factor.

Rock Rivals, which is being shot in Dublin, will see Jenni Falconer reporting and interviewing bands.

And X Factor judge Simon Cowell is also scheduled to appear.

Public interaction will be encouraged, and viewers will be allowed to decide the final winner who will then release a single when the show ends. Read more & comment »

Former X Factor winner, Shayne Ward has slammed Simon Cowell’s decision to sack Louis Walhs from the show earlier this year. Shayne thinks that the show would have flopped without him, but strongly denies any rumour of a PR stunt.

“Louis’s sacking was 100 per cent genuine. They wanted something new so they thought they’d try new judges and change around the set, and Louis did get axed - I know because he was gutted,” Shayne told the Manchester Evening News. Read more & comment »