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Tinchy Stryder pulled out of Celebrity Big Brother 2012

Tinchy Stryder has admitted that he pulled out of a planned appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.

The British rap star had been considering a lucrative offer from Channel 5 bosses to join the lineup for the reality TV show which returns next week and was initially planning to take part in the series.

However he has recently confessed that while tempted by the cash, he realised that he may lose credibility and respect if he took up residence in the Elstree house.

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Tinchy Stryder to join Frankie Cocozza and Natasha Giggs for Celebrity Big Brother 2012?

Tinchy Stryder has reportedly signed up for the new series of Celebrity Big Brother.

The British rap star – real name Kwasi Danquah III – and co-founder of record label Takeover Roc Nation is said to have agreed a handsome pay packet for stint on the Channel 5 reality TV show, when it returns to our screens in January.

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X Factor 2011: Tinchy Stryder likes Kitty Brucknell but not Frankie Cocozza

Tinchy Stryder has admitted that he is not a big Frankie Cocozza fan.

The rap star made an appearance on X Factor spin off show The Xtra factor last night and admitted that he did not think either Sophie Habibis or Misha Bryan deserved to be in the bottom two this week.

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Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, Labrinth, Ed Sherran, Rizzle Kicks, Miss Dynamite & Tinchy Stryder work on Children In Need single

Gary Barlow is going to be the man behind this year’s Children In Need charity single and he has assembled an all star cast to help him with the track.

The X Factor judge will join forces with his fellow ITV star Tulisa Contostavlos and her N-Dubz bandmates Dappy and Fazer on the new song and will also work closely with producer Labrinth on the remake of Massive Attack’s ‘Teardrop’.

Also billed on the lineup of the new record are Rizzle Kicks, Miss Dynamite,Ed Sheeran, Wretch 32 and Tinchy Stryder.

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Tinchy Stryder, Professor Green, Olly Murs, Jedward & Greg James speak out about X Factor’s Wagner!

X Factor contestant Wagner Carillho has become a hot topic for the stars!

The Brazilian singer has survived week after week on the ITV show, never being placed in the bottom two, despite the fact that he can’t sing very well, can’t dance very well and doesn’t even come across as a likeable man.

He has even managed to divide opinions amongst celebrities and in interviews with X Magazine, here is what some current stars of the British music industry have to say about Wagner.

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X Factor 2010: Tinchy Stryder invites Cher Lloyd to sing at gig

British rap star Tinchy Stryder has admitted that he invited X Factor’s Cher Lloyd to sing at his concert this week.

Lloyd has previously named the 24 year old as one of her idols and speaking to The Daily Star he admitted that he had asked her to sing his No 1 smash Never Leave You at a gig on Thursday at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

He said:

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Tinchy Stryder says he would never win The X Factor

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Rapstar Tinchy Stryder has claimed that he could never win ITV’s X Factor and blasted the show for not supporting urban artists

The ‘Never Leave You’ star told The Daily Star: “Someone like me would never win ‘The X Factor’. The judges aren’t up to mentoring us and wouldn’t have a clue what to do. But there’s so much other talent out there waiting to be found.

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