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The X Factor

The X Factor hit our screens in 2004 with Simon Cowell heading up a judging panel of music experts looking to find the next big singing star.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Amelia Lily attends the "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" World Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on September 13, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
big move

CBB star lands ‘normal job’ worlds away from TV 13 years after shooting to fame

THEY were just a teenager when first shooting to TV fame over a decade ago.

rak and roll

Huge boyband announce new music two years after last appearing together

SWAG'S ON

'I still get ID'd for Red Bull!' Cher Lloyd stuns people with her baby face

super ceo

X Factor boyband reject has the last laugh as he rakes in £787k-a-day on TikTok

Transformed

X Factor star unrecognisable after incredible weight loss 13 years later

not the time

Watch the shocking moment Jimmy Carr kicks X Factor legend off TV show

WRONG DIRECTION

Simon Cowell breaks silence after Netflix boyband auditions

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REVERSE MIDAS

Blow for Simon Cowell's Netflix show after just 40 lads turn up for audition

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FLIX FACTOR

Former X Factor judge set to take on Simon Cowell in rival Netflix talent show

shock comeback

Reality star makes bizarre cameo on Question Time after a decade off screens

TO DI FOR

Diana Vickers goes topless to show off sunburn on Ibiza holiday

she's back

Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall excites fans as she drops major debut single update

hair this

Rylan Clark looks unrecognisable as he shows off his ‘real’ hair colour

changing rooms

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash reveal they sleep in separate beds

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COMEBACK QUEEN

X Factor’s Janet Devlin shares update after life-changing diagnosis