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X Factor: Emily Biggs Denies Romance With Leon Jackson

It looks like Leon’s management have gotten to Emily Biggs from rival band Hope. She has now denied that there was ever any romance between her and the X factor winner. She told The Sun:

“There’s no romance but I’m pleased he won. He wanted to do it for his Mum. We spoke yesterday and he’s over the moon.”

If there never was any romance, then why have the pair only decided to deny it now? It all seems a bit fishy to me!

Looks Like Leon Jackson Will Get Christmas Number One

It looks like a certainty. Another Christmas, another X Factor number one!

Leon Jackson is so far ahead in the mid week chart with his Debut Single, ‘When You Believe’ that the only song with a chance of beating him is The Pogues ‘Fairytale In New York’.

So come on people, you know you love that traditional Christmas jingle…..offensive lyrics and all!

X Factor: Rhydian Roberts Mum Tells Fans To Move On

As the number of complaints flooding into OFCOM grows higher and higher, the mother of X factor finalist Rhydian Roberts has asked fans to move on.

Angela Roberts, 56, said the family now wants to put the incident behind them, telling the South Wales Echo: “We are just asking the nation to let it go and move on. The competition is overstaying.”

She added: “We give our very best to Leon as a family and look forward to Rhydian’s own career developing as it should.”

She might have a point. It’s not like ITV are going to strip Leon of his title anyway!

Watch Leon Jackson’s Video For Single ‘When You Believe’

X factor winner Leon Jackson is almost ready to release his debut single, When You Believe, and for those who just can’t wait to get a copy, you can get a glimpse of Mr Jackson’s first ever music video here.

Have to say I found it all a bit under whelming really!

Let us know what you think by leaving your comments below!

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ITV Insist There Were No Phone Irregularities!

ITV have released a statement saying that there were “no irregularities” in the X Factor voting system on Saturday night.

Although OFCOM have received more than one thousand complaints from Rhydian fans claiming that they couldn’t get through when they tried to vote on Saturday night, ITV have stated:

“We know there are many Rhydian fans who are disappointed that he did not win, but the simple fact is that Leon won The X Factor fair and square.” They added that in the end Leon won “by a full 10% of the vote”. Read more & comment »

Even Dermot O’Leary Isn’t Supporting The X Factor Winner

Celebrity Hijack - Dermot O’LearyWouldn’t you think that all X Factor staff would be under contract to publicly support the TV show, and all who came from it?

Well obviously not, as X factor presenter Dermot O’Leary stated on his Radio Two show today that he preferred Christmas song, ‘Don’t Shoot Me Santa’ to Leon Jackson’s ‘When You Believe’.

I always knew the man had taste!

OFCOM Investigate X Factor Result

Media watchdog, OFCOM have revealed that they will be carrying out an investigation into Saturday’s X Factor result after receiving several hundred complaints.

Many Rhydian fans claimed that they couldn’t get through on phone lines while trying to vote for him, yet people were able to vote for Leon over and over again. I know, my elderly aunt voted for him 27 times!

X Factor fan Sylvia Wardley told The Sun: ‘Between six of us we tried to vote for Rhydian 55 times, but only got through twice. We tried Leon and got through straight away.”

Rhydian’s father Malcolm, 60, said: “Rhyd’s not a bad loser, but he feels the same as us about the result - and we think it’s fix. He believes it’s possible he was stitched up. He’s disappointed for himself and his fans.”

Did you try to vote on Saturday night? Did you get through? Let us know in the comments form below!

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Simon Cowell Avoids X Factor Phone Scandal

Simon Cowell - X Factor

Simon Cowell has done his job on the X Factor, and now he’s off, according to the Daily Mail.

Despite the current phone scandal which has hit the ITV TV show, Simon Cowell has jetted out to Barbados for a holiday with his long suffering girlfriend, Terry Seymour.

What a life eh?

Rhydian Roberts Misses X Factor Party

X Factor’s almost winner, Rhydian Roberts missed last nights X factor wrap party, adding fuel to the rumours that he is furious about his loss on Saturday night.

Can’t say I blame him!

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X Factor: Dannii Minogue Snubs Louis Walsh’s Christmas Present

Dannii MinogueDannii Minogue has ended up in Louis Walsh’s bad books yet again, after she snubbed his generous Christmas present.

An X Factor source told The Mirror: “Louis went to great lengths buying presents for his fellow judges. When he knocked on Dannii’s dressing room door, she barely opened it, stuck her arm out, took the present and shut the door again. Louis was staggered.”

Maybe he should have been nicer to her throughout the show and she might have had a bit more time for him!

Welsh Radio Stations Boycott Leon Jacksons Debut Single

A group of Welsh radio stations have decided to boycott X Factor winner, Leon Jackson’s debut single, over claims of voting problems for their local boy, Rhydian Roberts.

Swansea Bay Radio, Bridge FM, Radio Pembrokeshire, Radio Carmarthenshire and Scarlet FM - all owned by Town and Country Broadcasting have refused to play the song as they believe that many of Rhydian’s supporters were unable to register their phone votes on Saturday night, resulting in him losing the show.

“Our radio station presenters have been inundated with calls suggesting that during Saturday’s X Factor their votes for Welsh favourite Rhydian, supported by local Neath diva Katherine Jenkins, were not able to be counted as lines were jammed,” programme manager Gareth Davies told Radiotoday.co.uk. Read more & comment »

Rhydian Sings O Holy Night…This Is What An X Factor Winner Should Sound Like!

Now this is what an X Factor winner should sound like……in one word…..talented!

Compare Rhydian’s performance below to Leon’s Christmas song and it makes me wonder what the rest of Britain was listening to on Saturday night!

Leon Jackson Sings White Christmas……Wake Me Up When It’s Over!

I have been rewatching some of the X Factor clips today, trying to see if there was something about the shows winner, Leon Jackson, that I missed.

Unfortunately I can’t seem to stay awake long enough to make an informed judgement on the performance below. Can anyone else shed some light on it?

X Factor: Watch Leon’s Reaction To His Win

Whether we like it or not, Leon Jackson did win the X Factor show on Saturday night.

Watch the clip below to see how Leon reacted to his win, the plans for his future and the chance of acheiving a Christmas Number one.

Billie Piper Longs To Be X Factor Judge

Doctor Who actress Billie Piper has revealed that she would love to be a judge on the X Factor reality TV show.

Billie, who had a string of chart successes in the 90s told The Sun:

“As I am watching I always think what I would say if I was on the panel. I often think about phoning and saying, ‘Please let me be a judge’. ” Read more & comment »