Little Mix to get fit ahead of the X Factor Tour

January 12, 2012 By Dez Rowley
little-mix1

X Factor winners, Little Mix, have thrown themselves into a rigorous exercise regime as the girl band attempt to get their fitness levels up ahead of the official X Factor Tour which is due to kick off at the end of next month.

20-year-old Little Mix band member, Jesy Nelson, was the first from the group to hire a personal trainer in a bid to get fit for the forthcoming tour, however the rest of the girls soon followed suit, hiring their own fitness instructors to help them shape up for the tour which will see the X Factor finalists play at venues across the UK.

During her time on the X Factor, Jesy Nelson from Essex openly spoke about how she had been the target of online bullying over her weight. While the experience upset the 20-year-old greatly, she didn’t let the cyber bullies get the better of her, and Little Mix went onto triumph in the final of the ITV talent show.

Little Mix’s Jesy explained that the band have six songs to perform at each show when the tour starts on February 25th in Manchester, with the Little Mix girls set to perform an upbeat set with lots of dance routines, which is why they’re all keen to be at the peak of fitness for when the tour begins.

Little Mix are currently in Brighton where they’re preparing material for their debut album and rehearsing for the upcoming tour. The girls are making the most of the seaside location with Jesy and Leigh-Anne revealing they get up for early morning walks along the pier to kick start their days.

Filed Under: All News, Celebrity Watch, Music and Gigs, TV News, UK Events, Uncategorized Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

Frankie Cocozza lands Celebrity Big Brother spot

December 8, 2011 By Dez Rowley
frankie-cocozza

Axed X Factor contestant, Frankie Cocozza, is attempting to cling onto his new found fame by signing up for a stint on the new series of Celebrity Big Brother. The 19-year-old was dramatically dropped from the singing competition last month amid allegations of drug use.

According to a report in the tabloid newspaper, The Sun, Frankie looks set to pick up a five figure sum, rumoured to be in the region of £30,000, for agreeing to appear on the celebrity edition of the reality TV show which starts in the New Year.

The reports goes onto claim that the singer from Brighton secured his place in this year’s line up for Celebrity Big Brother after promising the show bosses that he’d have sex in the house, which will no doubt help to boost ratings on the Channel 5 show.

While the 19-year-old party lover may not be an A-list celebrity, he has become notorious for his partying antics during his time on the X Factor this year and is well known by the viewing public in the UK and likely to bring some controversy to the Big Brother house.

Amelia Lily was voted back into the X Factor after Frankie’s axing from the show and is now facing Little Mix and Marcus Collins in the live final this weekend. ITV2 Xtra Factor host and former contestant Olly Murs has said that he thinks it would be a shame if Frankie Cocozza isn’t allowed back to the final this week to perform with this year’s contestants, however show bosses will decided by the end of the week whether or not the hell-raiser will be permitted to take part in the final show.

Filed Under: All News, Celebrity Watch, Limo News, Music and Gigs, TV News, UK Events Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

X Factor hit by fix claims after Amelia Lily’s winner’s single available to pre-order

December 7, 2011 By Carl Wheeler
amelia-lily

The X Factor has been hit with claims of a fix after Amelia Lily’s winner’s single was made available for pre-order temporarily yesterday, despite the final not having taken place.

The 17-year-old is in the running to win the title of X Factor Winner 2011 along with girl band Little Mix and hairdresser Marcus Collins, however although all three of the remaining contestants have recorded their winner’s single, only Amelia Lily’s track was made available for pre-order through the HMV website prompting suggestions that the winner of the show may have already been decided.

However HMV have been quick to quash the rumours, describing how the website encountered a technical issue while uploading the singles available for ore-order which meant that only Amelia Lily’s single details were displayed although all of the winner’s singles, including those for both Little Mix and Marcus Collins, were due to be posted online for pre-order. The music store said it was a genuine slip up and that the incident does not signal that HMV has any insider knowledge on who will win the competition.

All three of the winner’s singles will now be made available for customers to pre-order via the HMV website, although only the orders for the actual eventual winner’s track will be processed once the winner is announced following this weekend’s grand final.

Amelia Lily’s inclusion in the final three of the competition has proved controversial previously as she was originally eliminated in the first week of the singing competition by her own mentor Kelly Rowland, but re-entered the show halfway through after Frankie Cocozza was axed for breaking the rules.

Filed Under: All News, Celebrity Watch, Music and Gigs, TV News, UK Events Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Rihanna hangs onto number one spot in UK singles chart

November 21, 2011 By Trudi Johnson
rihanna-2011

Rihanna clung onto the number one spot on the UK singles chart yesterday and celebrated with an energetic performance of her hit single on the X Factor results show.

The pop star gave a lively performance of her number one single, We Found Love, featuring Calvin Harris which hasn’t been out of the top three since its release on September 22nd. The track is the lead single off the Barbadian singer’s forthcoming new album Talk That Talk.

As is often the case with Rihanna, controversy is something the singer seems to court. While previous performances on the X Factor from Rihanna have prompted criticism due to her risqué choice of outfit, last night’s tartan dress saw her cover up more so than on previous outings on the show, however it was her choice of footwear which was making the headlines in this morning’s papers.

While to the millions of viewers watching from home, Rihanna’s footwear would have gone unnoticed, but some eagle-eyed studio audience members noticed that the singer’s trainers had some rude words scrawled in tippex, mostly notably the words “F*** off” branded on her shoes close to the base of the trainer.

As well as the naughty shoes, Rihanna also prompted a lot of noise on twitter over her badly disguised miming during parts of her performance on the X Factor. Did you see Rihanna singing We Found Love on last night’s show? Let us know your thoughts on the miming and those trainers!

Filed Under: All News, Celebrity Watch, Music and Gigs, TV News Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

X Factor’s Rebecca Ferguson announces tour dates

November 18, 2011 By Trudi Johnson
rebecca-ferguson

X Factor runner up, Rebecca Ferguson, has today unveiled a 14 date tour which will see her perform across the UK during February and March next year. The UK tour will support the Liverpudlian singer’s debut album release, Heaven.

Rebecca Ferguson’s tour will start in Manchester in February before playing 14 dates throughout the country, finishing up in London in mid March.

The 25-year-old singer will also return to the stage that launched her career this weekend when she performs the first single release from her new album, Nothing’s Real But Love, on the result show on Sunday evening. The debut single is due to get its release next week, with this weekend’s performance timed to support the track as it hits the shops.

The mother-of-two has been speaking about the process of creating her first ever album saying she insisted that she be involved in writing her own songs. Rebecca described how she sat down with her record label Sony and argued that for her to be seen as a credible artist, she needed to write her on material, and so the singer has been busy writing and recording for the album, Heaven, over the last year. The finished article is due for release on December 5th.

As well as the tour announcement and the first live performance of her new single on this weekend’s X Factor, Rebecca has also released two videos of her performing new tracks, Shoulder to Shoulder and Fairytale, both of which are available to view online now.

Filed Under: All News, Celebrity Watch, Music and Gigs, TV News, UK Events Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

Frankie Cocozza exits the X Factor after breaking competition rules

November 8, 2011 By Trudi Johnson
frankie-cocozza

Controversial X Factor contestant, Frankie Cocozza, has been booted out of the show with immediate effect after he was found to have broken the rules of the competition.

The 18-year-old antics on and off the stage have finally caught up with him with X Factor bosses showing him the red card this afternoon.

TV regulator Ofcom was reportedly called in to investigate the wannabe’s behaviour after receiving over 100 complaints from viewers with many arguing that the teenager from Brighton was seen to be glamorising alcohol with footage aired on the Saturday night episode showing the youngster partying till 6am, while in a separate incident Frankie was seen mouthing an expletive as he celebrated not being voted off on Sunday night’s results show.

However media reports have emerged this afternoon which suggest that the wannabe rocker’s swift exit from the show came about as a result of him breaking a “golden rule” although the X Factor has failed to elaborate.

Aside from his off stage behaviour, the 18-year-old has come in for criticism recently for his lacklustre performances on the X Factor, with his most recent performance prompting boos from the audience. Frankie had reportedly told bosses he would exit the show of his own accord if he had of found himself in the bottom two on Sunday night.

In an official statement from the party loving 18-year-old, Frankie apologies to his mentor Gary Barlow, his fellow contestants and fans who voted for him, adding that his life has gone “out of control” while being on the show, and finishing by saying he doesn’t believe he deserves his place in the competition any more.

It’s not known if a dropped contestant will be called up to fill Frankie’s space on the show, although an official announcement is due to be made on the coming live show on Saturday night.

Filed Under: All News, Celebrity Watch, Music and Gigs, TV News, UK Events Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

Stacey Solomon’s baby news confirmed

October 28, 2011 By Carl Wheeler
Stacey-Solomon

Former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon has announced she is expecting her second child with boyfriend Aaron Barham and is almost three months pregnant.

The I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star already has a three-year-old son, Zac, from a previous relationship but hopes her second pregnancy will be better than her first as she only found out she was expecting when she was five months gone, leaving her with little time to prepare for the birth.

The 22-year-old made the announcement in an interview with a tabloid newspaper, adding that she was unsure how her 24-year-old boyfriend of three years would take the news as the baby wasn’t planned. But luckily the painter was as chuffed about the new addition as singer Stacey.

At just under three months pregnant, the mother of one isn’t showing even the slightest hint of a bump at the moment, however she predicts that will all change when she hits the five months milestone and suddenly balloons, just like she did with her last pregnancy.

Although Stacey is excited about the prospect of another child, she isn’t relishing the thought of being pregnant as she says there’s not much to like about it when you’re hot and sweaty all of the time and none of your clothes fit.

The face of Iceland also added that she plans to find out the sex of the baby as soon as possible as she’s impatient to know so she can start planning her new nursery and colour scheme.

Filed Under: All News, Celebrity Watch, TV News Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

New X Factor judging panel confirmed by ITV

May 31, 2011 By Carl Wheeler
x-factor

The new look judging panel for this year’s X Factor has been confirmed in an announcement on Twitter by ITV, and there’s no room for the one time golden girl of the hit talent show, Cheryl Cole.

Many believed the Girls Aloud singer would rejoin the judging panel after being ditched by the US version of the show last week amid fears American viewers wouldn’t understand her Geordie accent. However there was no mention of the 27-year-old on this morning’s announcement by the TV channel.

So Cheryl Cole is out, as is Dannii Minogue and Simon Cowell who has bowed out to concentrate on the American X Factor. On the flip side, Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland is in, as is N Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos and Gary Barlow who have all been confirmed as the judges on this year’s X Factor. Louis Walsh has survived the chop and is the only remaining judge from last year’s panel.

It’s been reported that Cheryl Cole was given the opportunity to return to the UK version of the X Factor, but that she failed to respond to offer before the deadline set by TV bosses. There’s been no word as to whether the Fight for this Love singer will be making an appearance on this year’s show in a non-judging capacity.

The auditions for this year’s show are due to start this Wednesday in Birmingham followed by auditions in Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff, London and Liverpool.

Filed Under: All News, Celebrity Watch, Music and Gigs, TV News, UK Events Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Kelly Rowland in line for role on X Factor judging panel?

May 27, 2011 By Carl Wheeler
kelly-rowland

It’s all change for this year’s judging panel on the UK version of the X Factor with former Destiny’s Child singer, Kelly Rowland, being the latest name linked to the show.

The 30-year-old American singer has reportedly been in talks with the hit ITV show to take over Cheryl Cole’s place on the talent show, with insiders saying she’s likely to sign the contract over the weekend. With the first batch of auditions due to start on June 1st, ITV will be up against it to have the judging panel in place in time for the first contestant.

In a recent interview Kelly described the X Factor as an “amazing show” adding that she always agreed with Simon Cowell’s view on contestants.   

Last week it emerged that Danni Minogue would not be returning to the X Factor due to commitments with Australia’s Got Talent, and Simon Cowell has been replaced by Take That singer and songwriter Gary Barlow having signed a deal reportedly worth £1.5 million.

Louis Walsh will be the only surviving judge from last year’s line up on the news series, although many are hoping Cheryl Cole will return to the series after she was sensationally axed from the American version of the show amid fears the viewers couldn’t understand her strong Geordie accent.

N-Dubz star Tulsa has also been mentioned in recent newspaper reports as a possible replacement for Danni Minogue on the judging panel, however there’s been no confirmation over whether the 22-year-old will be joining Louis and Gary on this series as yet.

Filed Under: All News, Celebrity Watch, TV News, UK Events Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

Michael Jackson honoured at MOBO Awards whilst JLS pick up 2 gongs

October 1, 2009 By Kate Owen
JLS pick up 2 MOBO's
JLS pick up 2 MOBO's

JLS pick up 2 MOBO's

This time last year JLS were just another bunch of hopefuls battling it out on our screens as part of the X-Factor talent search, now they’re winning up awards for their music. The boy band picked up not one, but now less than two awards at last night’s MOBO (Music of Black Origin) ceremony in Glasgow.

The late King of Pop, Michael Jackson was also honoured with a posthumous award. His siblings, La Toya and Jermaine collected the trophy whilst Jermaine went on to perform Michael’s favourite song, Smile, by Charlie Chaplin for the brother he describe as being “everything to me. He was a wonderful artist and a wonderful human being.” Jermaine dedicated his performance to Michael saying he felt it was his duty to “continue his legacy” through singing.

New kids on the block JLS were one of the big winners of the night. They collected the award for best song for their smash hit, number one selling track, Beat Again. JLS also beat of fierce competition from the eventual X-Factor winner, Alexandra Burke, to pick up the coveted Best Newcomer gong.

A shock loser of the night was Dizzee Rascal who despite riding high in the charts of late, failed to win a single gong although he was nominated in 3 categories.

Reality show success stories were everywhere at the glittering event last night. As well as JLS and Alexandra Burke, Britain’s Got Talent singer, Shaheen Jafargholi, performed a Jackson 5 song, I’ll be there. The show’s winners, dance troupe Diversity also took to the stage to wow the crowds.

Filed Under: All News, Celebrity Watch, Music and Gigs, UK Events Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
« Older Posts