The X Factor wrapped up filming on its auditions yesterday, and you know what that means - the show's even closer to being back! And boy, what a treat we're in for if these previous auditions are anything to go by.
The audition stages always throw up some weird and wonderful acts, so we've collected just 13 of the best (and most bonkers) that remind us why we're so excited about The X Factor's return...
1. George Gerasimou (and Dermot telling him off)
Where do we even start? This is one of our favourite auditions ever. It starts off on a positive note as George explains that he has grown up since his awful try-out with Triple Trouble - but then as soon as Gary calls an early stop to the music, George kicks off big time, snarling all the while, and his mate joins him on stage to back him up.
The audition stages always throw up some weird and wonderful acts, so we've collected just 13 of the best (and most bonkers) that remind us why we're so excited about The X Factor's return...
1. George Gerasimou (and Dermot telling him off)
Where do we even start? This is one of our favourite auditions ever. It starts off on a positive note as George explains that he has grown up since his awful try-out with Triple Trouble - but then as soon as Gary calls an early stop to the music, George kicks off big time, snarling all the while, and his mate joins him on stage to back him up.
- 7/24/2015
- Digital Spy
View the original post X Factor: Chloe Mafia reveals she’s engaged and Didn’T have sex with Wagner! on Unreality TV
Chloe Mafia has insisted that she did not sleep with Brazilian singer Wagner Carillho.
The X Factor reject was reported to have spent the night with sleazy Wagner on the night of the series final last month. A newspaper claimed that the pair got drunk at an after-show party and spent the evening flirting before retiring to his hotel room.
However the mum of one told Now that she did nothing more than hug the ageing performer. Chloe said:
“When I arrived at rehearsals Wagner ran up to me and gave me a cuddle, going, ‘Chloe! Chloe!’ so that’s where they got that photo of us. He’s very touchy-feely. But I don’t fancy him – he’s like a hairy beast!”
The 19-year-old also revealed that...
Chloe Mafia has insisted that she did not sleep with Brazilian singer Wagner Carillho.
The X Factor reject was reported to have spent the night with sleazy Wagner on the night of the series final last month. A newspaper claimed that the pair got drunk at an after-show party and spent the evening flirting before retiring to his hotel room.
However the mum of one told Now that she did nothing more than hug the ageing performer. Chloe said:
“When I arrived at rehearsals Wagner ran up to me and gave me a cuddle, going, ‘Chloe! Chloe!’ so that’s where they got that photo of us. He’s very touchy-feely. But I don’t fancy him – he’s like a hairy beast!”
The 19-year-old also revealed that...
- 1/15/2011
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
‘The X Factor’ has become the most criticised show in ITV’s history.
Ofcom – the independent regulator for the communications industry – has been swarmed with more than 5,000 complaints throughout the series, including 2,000 from viewers concerned about Christina Aguilera’s raunchy performance on the family show.
ITV bosses are now said to be worried allegations of “sleaze” – which have marred ‘The X Factor’ since the series began in August – could damage the reputation of the channel for good, and have reportedly told Simon Cowell to tone it down when ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ begins next year.
An insider explained: “Bosses are worried about the complaints which have grown rapidly throughout the series. They certainly don’t want the trouble they have had in recent weeks, including claims that the show has become seedy and oversexed, as well as the accusations by contestants that the show is fixed.
“That tarnishes the image...
Ofcom – the independent regulator for the communications industry – has been swarmed with more than 5,000 complaints throughout the series, including 2,000 from viewers concerned about Christina Aguilera’s raunchy performance on the family show.
ITV bosses are now said to be worried allegations of “sleaze” – which have marred ‘The X Factor’ since the series began in August – could damage the reputation of the channel for good, and have reportedly told Simon Cowell to tone it down when ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ begins next year.
An insider explained: “Bosses are worried about the complaints which have grown rapidly throughout the series. They certainly don’t want the trouble they have had in recent weeks, including claims that the show has become seedy and oversexed, as well as the accusations by contestants that the show is fixed.
“That tarnishes the image...
- 12/14/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
The X Factor's Chloe Victoria has claimed that media reports of her charging money in exchange for sex were a newspaper 'set up'. The former contestant made the comments during an interview with This Morning in response to questions from Phillip Schofield over a claim in a Daily Mail article that she had been offering sex for £160 per hour. Victoria said: "Newspapers set me up - I've gone along to this meeting and done a dance and everything - that's all I've done. Anything else and I would have been busted right there but it was just a dance. "I'm definitely not a prostitute. I've never been paid for sex, I will never be paid for sex." Victoria went on to discuss the recent pictures of her snorting cocaine in a hotel room. "My friend rang me - she was meant to be a really close friend but she...
- 9/27/2010
- by By Philippa Warr
- Digital Spy
The X Factor is at the O2 Arena for Boot Camp, and with Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue still away, Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh are on their own. Simon firstly addresses the contestants, congratulating them for making it this far. He also announces that half of the 211 acts on the stage will be out of the competition by the end of the day. They each have one song to impress the panel. Simon admits that he is surprised by who was voted through in the auditions, then host Dermot O'Leary confirms the song choices as the contestants try to stand out in their category:
Girls: 'If I Were A Boy' (Beyoncé)
Boys: 'Man In The Mirror' (Michael Jackson)
Over 25s: 'Poker Face' (Lady GaGa)
Groups: 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' (Starship) Chloe Victoria struts into a rehearsal carrying a bottle of water. She brands (more)...
Girls: 'If I Were A Boy' (Beyoncé)
Boys: 'Man In The Mirror' (Michael Jackson)
Over 25s: 'Poker Face' (Lady GaGa)
Groups: 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' (Starship) Chloe Victoria struts into a rehearsal carrying a bottle of water. She brands (more)...
- 9/27/2010
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
The X Factor's Chloe Victoria has been recorded allegedly snorting cocaine in a hotel room. The Boot Camp hopeful, who has denied claims suggesting that she works as a prostitute, is apparently shown taking several large lines of the drug in the video obtained by the Sunday Mirror. The newspaper alleges that the drug session took place on Wednesday night, before Chloe - also known as Chloe Mafia - met a client for sex. On the video, the 19-year-old is reportedly heard saying: "This job, you know, it gets you bad with (more)...
- 9/26/2010
- by By Naomi Rainey
- Digital Spy
The X Factor boss has allowed one contestant to stay on the show despite knowing she's a hooker. “We haven’t banned prostitutes,” Cowell said. “If a person applies to The X Factor, it’s obvious they want to do something better with their life.” Nineteen year old Chloe Mafia (real name Chloe Heald) told judges she was jobless, and got through to the boot-camp stage despite audience boos. Tabloid newspapers are currently negotiating five-figure deals with the teenager about her more than 140 arrests. There's already been scandal after scandal, some about audio enhancements used on the talent show. But, as Cowell knows, there’s no such thing as bad publicity.The X Factor, produced by Cowell's production company Syco, is pulling in its highest Saturday night ratings of the series so far. The 5th episode of the singing competition peaked with an audience of nearly 13 million on ITV1 and a 52% audience share.
- 9/24/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
Chloe Victoria has again denied reports that she is a prostitute. The X Factor contestant, also known as Chloe Mafia, was filmed by an undercover reporter stripping to her underwear for money but rejected any suggestion that she offered sex for cash. Victoria told BBC Radio Leeds: "X Factor rang me one night and said 'Is there any truth in the story?' and I said 'no'. And they said, 'Well don't worry, because if there's no truth in it, it won't come out'. So I forgot about it. "It's not true at all... we're in this thing called P2P girls, which is 'Paid to Party'. We get paid to go to different events and do different things. "But it's not like you're sleeping with anyone or anything like that. If they wanted anything extra they'd go to an escort agency, not (more)...
- 9/23/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Chloe Mafia turned up drunk and a day late to The X Factor's Boot Camp stage. The 19-year-old single mum - who is allegedly a prostitute - admitted she had initially decided against attending the second stage of the pop star search show after she was booed by audiences at the first round of auditions. However, after a friend persuaded her to go through with it, she arrived a day late and was ''still smashed'' from an alcohol-fuelled night. She explained: ''I turned up a day late, arrived at the hotel around midnight and went straight out drinking with an old pal from Wakefield. ..
- 9/22/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
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