September 30, 2007 – 10:25 pm
Wife Swap , the BAFTA-award-winning hit series, is back with a celebrity swap. The recently married Pete Burns and his husband, Michael Simpson, swap places with the hard man of football, the notorious Neil “Razor” Ruddock, and his partner, ex-page-three glamour girl Leah Newman.
No one gets the better of Pete, and husband Michael takes care of everything in Pete’s life. By contrast, Ruddock’s partner Leah would love some more me-time in her life. Wife Swap: The Aftermath follows on E4, with Pete, Michael, Neil and Leah meeting again after watching the show go out. Continue reading ‘Celebrity Wife Swap: Pete Burns and Neil “Razor” Ruddock‘ »
September 30, 2007 – 1:45 pm
The final 24 X Factor acts have been revealed and the whole lot of them are off to Spain, LA, Dublin and Ibiza. In case you missed last night show, or have just forgotten who got through, here is the final list.
Simon Cowell – Groups
Hope
Same Difference
W4
I Sette Cantanti
Ghostt
Futureproof
Louis Walsh – over 25’s Continue reading ‘X Factor: Final 24‘ »
September 30, 2007 – 1:16 pm
Australian model Emily Scott has vowed to take her Cirque De Celebrite training more seriously after being injured this week.
“I’ve had my first injury. But training is going really well, it’s so much fun, the first week just felt like we were in one big playground,” Emily told the Daily Star Sunday.
“The fun didn’t last long and we realised we were in a proper circus, learning serious circus stunts,” she continued. “Last week it got real, which kind of woke us up a bit. No more playing around now - this stuff is dangerous.”
The show kicks off on Sky One next Sunday.
September 30, 2007 – 1:14 pm
X Factor bosses have confirmed that Sisi Jghalef, has been kicked out of girl band Hope after only one week.
Sisi first auditioned as a solo singer but was convinced by louis Walsh to reaudition as part of the girl group. The group were seen last night making it through to the final bootcamp stage, however Sisi was kicked out of the band only a week after those scenes were filmed.
X Factor producers discovered that Sis was wanted for failing to complete a stint of community service that she has been given after assaulting a McDonalds worker.
Sisi also revealed that she had been smoking Cannabis at bootcamp:
“I only did a bit of weed. Continue reading ‘X Factor: Sisi Jghalef Thrown Out Of Hope‘ »
September 30, 2007 – 1:07 pm
X Factor winner Leona Lewis has revealed that she will be buying her first home later this year. It won’t be in the UK, but in LA where she will spend next year promoting her new album.
“We are promoting the album in the UK, then in America. So I want to buy a place in Santa Monica,” Lewis told the Sunday Mirror. “I love being by the beach and the Pacific Ocean.
“When I first moved out there I was really missing my family and my boyfriend. But my dream now would be to live in California in the winter and here in the summer. I’m going to buy a house there first. And maybe one in London later.”
September 30, 2007 – 1:04 pm
X Factor insiders have revealed that Simon Cowell is grooming girl band Hope to win this years X Factor competition.
The band was put together at bootcamp after Louis Walsh decided that some of the people they had said no to, would work well in a group together. We saw the girl group fight, bitch and give a distinctly mediocre performance in last nights show, however it is said that Simon Cowell believes the group have real potential.
An insider told the Daily Star Sunday: “The biggest vibe on the show this year is about Hope. Just like everyone was talking about Shayne Ward two years ago and Leona Lewis last year, all the producers are gossiping about is this girl band.
“A group has never won The X Factor but Simon is determined Hope will be the first. He believes they could be as big as the Spice Girls and he is determined to beat them in the battle for Christmas number one.”
If Hope win I think it will be a shame. They are 100% manufactured, and I believe that if these girls win the series, it will seriously hurt the credibility of one of the UK’s favourite TV shows. Think again Simon……
September 30, 2007 – 12:33 pm
My God what a DIVA! Louis Walsh has thrown yet another strop after finding out that he would be mentoring the over 25’s category in this years X Factor live shows.
More accustomed to working with pre-pubescent boy bands, Louis feels that he is most definitely NOT the right person for the job.
Louis reportedly sulked when he heard the news, saying:
“I have nothing to offer these people. This category is a lot of hard work and I’m not the person for this. I can’t give them what they need.”
But is that the real reason, or is his mood actually due to the fact that he now knows he has little to no chance of winning this years show. I hear J-Lo’s in talks to becoem an X Factor judge. Maybe Louis should leave now and Jennifer could take over his contestants. Lets face it, she couldn’t do a worse job than Louis!
September 29, 2007 – 9:35 pm
Hey, I’ve got a great idea! Let’s make all the blokes sing The Beatle’s most overplayed song. “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary makes me fluff the lyrics…”
When last we left boot camp, things were looking bloody bad. Thankfully, things improved a bit in this one. Better performances all round, finally some solid choices from the judges as to who goes on to the next stage.
Frankly, there was more singing and less bullshit in this episode. The X Factor succeeds for me when they’re not trying to spin out old cliches.
Continue reading ‘X Factor: The Bootcamp Episode, Part 2‘ »
September 29, 2007 – 9:34 pm
Finally we know which Judges got which categories and for some the news was less than impressive.
Simon Cowell got the groups and will be taking his six acts to Spain.
Sharon Osbourne was thrilled to find that she would be mentoring the 14-24 year old girls. And she will be taking them to LA.
Dannii Minogue got the group everyone wanted, the 14-24 year old boys who she will be taking to Ibiza.
Louis Walsh was gutted to be lumbered with the over 25s category, the group no one wanted. Once again Louis will be taking his group to Dublin……how very boring!
September 29, 2007 – 8:16 pm
Of the many sob stories we faced during the X Factor boot camp, Emily Nakanda’s tale of woe hit home with me. Why? Because at one point during the boot camp show, my heart also stopped for a moment.
Colour me underwhelmed folks, but the male contingent were absolutely awful. I don’t know what the judges were smoking when they selected some of these people, but if it numbs my ears to the racket they produced, I want some too!
What we had in the male 14-24 group was a sorry looking bunch of eejits without the looks or charisma - never mind talent - to be on the X Factor. And that’s the ones that got through to the next stage.
Continue reading ‘X Factor: The Bootcamp Episode, Part 1‘ »
