She claims the show failed in its duty of care to contestants. Former X Factor contestant Katie Waissel plans to sue Simon Cowell’s company over her treatment on the hit ITV talent show. The 36-year-old, who appeared on the show in 2010 and reached the quarter-finals, told the Sunday Times that she had retrained in […]

3 years ago

We’re making a list, and checking it twice… Christmas is just around the corner, and along with it comes the announcement of this year’s Christmas number one single. While its importance has died down a bit in the age of streaming, it’s still a huge claim to make that your song was top of the […]

4 years ago

“There are no current plans for the next series of The X Factor at this stage.” ITV has said that there are “no current plans” for another series of The X Factor after reports that Simon Cowell has decided to cut the show after 17 years. The Sun reported on Wednesday that Cowell is set […]

5 years ago

They’re not that bad, surely? In what was unquestionably the biggest news of the weekend, ’00s chart botherers The Pussycat Dolls dramatically reunited on prime time television. Convening together for the first time in over a decade, the Los Angeles quintet performed new single ‘React’ on the final of The X Factor: Celebrity on Saturday evening. True […]

6 years ago

Reports suggest that Simon Cowell is going to get rid of The X Factor after 15 years. The X Factor has given us some great acts over the years. One Direction, James Arthur, Leona Lewis, JLS, Olly Murs and Alexandra Burke are just some of the big names that the reality TV show has produced. […]

7 years ago

10 years on and JB’s motives are still as unclear as ever

7 years ago