The X Factor

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.

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UP IN SMOKE

X Factor's Chico reveals he ‘lost everything’ after being conned in Dubai

THE 54-year-old entertainer-turned-wellness guru has reinvented himself multiple times over the years.

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Jesy Nelson reveals devastating moment Gary Barlow made her cry with savage dig

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LOW BLOW

Gary Barlow FINALLY breaks silence on X Factor feud with Tulisa 13 years on

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THE X MAN

Simon Cowell signs up for warts & all X Factor doc 'featuring unseen footage'

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We were spat at & pelted with cans after Simon Cowell humiliated us on X Factor… we were SET UP to be ‘worst act ever’ Exclusive

STAGE FRIGHT

We were spat at & pelted with cans after Simon Cowell mocked us on X Factor

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THE AXE FACTOR

X Factor star who stormed offstage looks unrecognisable 14 years on

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BUNDLE OF JOY

X Factor star Scarlett Lee reveals she’s pregnant with first baby

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock strips fully nude for racy shoot after hubby's 'betrayal'

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The six ‘red flag’ signs of Spinal Muscular Atrophy you need to know – as Jesy Nelson reveals her baby twins’ diagnosis

SPOT THE SIGNS

The six ‘red flag’ signs of SMA as Jesy Nelson reveals baby twins' diagnosis

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Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson reveals her baby twins’ devastating diagnosis in emotional video

STAR'S HEARTACHE

Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson reveals her baby twins' devastating diagnosis

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STAR IN DOCK

X Factor's Chico says cough syrup could have 'sent him over drink-drive limit'

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Masked Singer new judge shown as girlband star & fans countdown to series

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BAD BLOOD

X Factor host names and shames ‘dreadful’ Celebrity Coach Trip co-star

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X Factor stars from iconic audition perform in shopping centre – as fans say ‘they haven’t improved’

FLASH BACK

X Factor stars from iconic audition rediscovered performing in shopping centre

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Tragic last gift Corrie legend’s son William Rush left after death aged just 31 – as his star-studded family pay tribute

STAR GONE

Tragic last gift Corrie legend’s son William Rush left after death aged just 31

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RING A BELL?

X Factor star unrecognisable & has quit UK for Australia – 9 years after show

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Tragedy for Coronation Street actress Debbie Rush as her Waterloo Road star son dies aged just 31, days before Christmas

'ALWAYS LOVED'

Tragedy for Corrie actress as her Waterloo Road star son dies aged just 31

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BAD BLOOD

Simon Cowell says disgruntled former X Factor contestants have ‘got it in for me’

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