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May 22nd, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.

The feud between One Direction and The Wanted took a turn for the seriously nasty today after Jay McGuiness’ brother Luke seemed to issue a threat to 1D star Louis Tomlinson, telling him that rather than talking to the press, he and Louis should meet up so that Luke could give Louis a “lesson in picking your own teeth up!”
The drama began when The Wanted’s Max George recent said of 1D singer Harry Styles, “I don’t mind Harry. He’s a top shagger.
“I just like what I read, he does really well with the women, he’s a cool guy.” Read more & comment »
May 22nd, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.

As we reported today, Sharon Osbourne is officially back on The X Factor’s judging panel, and it’s been revealed by ITV that Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger are returning too…
Which of course means that Tulisa is not.
She took to Twitter to tell her followers, “Just wanted to let you all know that I won’t be part of the X Factor panel this year… Read more & comment »
May 22nd, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.

ITV has officially confirmed today that the fabulous Sharon Osbourne WILL return to The X Factor, and will replace Tulisa.
She’ll take her place on the judging panel alongside Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh when the new series debuts. Dermot O’Leary is back as host.
Here’s the press release direct from ITV… Read more & comment »
May 22nd, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.

Niall Horan is one of the most famous stars in the world and has a bank balance of more than £5 million, which will be tripled by the end of the year, if reports are to be believed, but his dad says he hasn’t changed one bit.
The One Direction star doesn’t get home to Mullingar, Ireland, as often as he would like but when he does it sounds like he fits right back in and his father says he is exactly the same boy that auditioned for the X Factor three years ago.
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May 22nd, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.

Harry Styles made the most of the Spanish sun yesterday and was snapped looking rather hot and sexy as he engaged in a bit of topless sunbathing.
The One Direction star is in Barcelona, where the band will perform tonight for the latest stop in their Take Me Home arena tour.
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May 22nd, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.

Having been together for three years as a band – and of course, having become a global phenomenon – the lads of One Direction, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Liam Payne, know a thing or two about crowd pleasing…
And it’s been revealed today that the boys have shared a few pearls of wisdom with former X Factor winners Little Mix about how to make it in the music biz.
Speaking to US magazine Seventeen, Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock explained, “I asked the boys from One Direction how to make it in America… Read more & comment »
May 22nd, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.

Louis Walsh has confirmed (again) that he will be back on the X Factor this year and he has some thoughts on who he’d like to be seated beside.
The Irish star previously revealed that he’d quite like to have Tulisa back on the lineup, but we now know that’s not going to happen after she revealed yesterday that she was stepping down from the ITV show.
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May 22nd, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.

Louis Walsh has admitted that he would much rather have Simon Cowell on The X Factor than Gary Barlow.
The Take That star will be back for his third stint on the ITV show this year and will be seated at the opposite end of the judges’ table to Louis, who will be judging for the tenth year in a row.
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May 22nd, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.

Apparently, One Direction star Zayn Malik is so forgetful that roadies who travel with the band have given him the nickname Nellie, which of course is a sarcastic reference to the old adage that elephants never forget anything!
However, Zayn’s lack of organization and forgetfulness has left the band’s managers worried that he could miss parts of 1D’s world tour if he forgets his passport or other important documents…
And apparently, he’s forgotten his passport more than once, which has seen 1D staff scrambling to collect it in time for flights to various parts of the world. Read more & comment »
May 22nd, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.

The One direction lads took to the stage in Milan last night and as it was their last night in Italy, it seems that they were determined to have some fun.
Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan are almost at the end of their European tour and have only a few dates left on this leg of their Take Me Home shows, so they’re obviously making them count.
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