Olly Murs has become the latest X Factor contestant to get struck down by a throat infection. Yesterday, news broke that young Lloyd Daniels and Danyl Johnson are very ill and rumours suggested that the pair may even miss the show.

The Sun has today reported that Olly MJus has also been sent to see a throat specialist and that the singer can hardly talk, let alone sing. Doctors have told him not to speak for 48 hours until his throat improves.