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  • Can Twitter Predict 2014’s X Factor Winner?

    The last couple of years we’ve put together a science based (not really) system that will almost accurately predict the winner of X Factor, it’s called TWATS (Twitter Winning And Theoretical Service)

    Based on the fanbases of the contestants (their twitter following) we have almost accurately predict the top 4 of each of the series.

    In 2012, we predicted that Union J, Lucy Spraggan, Ella Henderson and James McArthur would be victorious – that instance, James McArthur won and Ella Henderson came 6th Union J came 4th. Lucy Spraggan left the competition due to sickness.

    In 2013 the top 4 in the TWATS were Sam Callahan, Nicholas McDonald, Kingsland Road and Tamera Foster. In the end Sam Bailey came first Nicholas McDonald came second, Luke Friend and Rough Copy came 4th. Tamera came 5th and Sam came 7th.

    So judging on this year’s numbers:

     

    Jack Walton 148K

    Stereo Kicks 148K

    Andrea Faustini 147K

    Lauren Platt 132K

    Paul Akister 105K

    Ben Haenow 122K

    Jay James 101K

    Fleur East 68.6K

    Lola Saunders 62.7K

    Stevi Ritchie 43.7K

    So what do you think?

     

    X Factor continues tonight at 8:00PM on ITV 1

     

  • Check out X Factor Freddy’s Body

    Have you seen Freddy Parker’s body yet?

    Goodness me. We need to have a lie-down. Not only did we discover this week that Bratavio’s Bradley Hunt was hiding a seriously hot body, but blonde hunk Freddy Parker is hiding an incredible body as these Instagram posts from last year reveal.

    Usually found hiding his bod behind the piano Freddy certainly has got a smoking hot body and luckily we’re treated to a number of pictures showcasing his poolside look.

     

    For Motown week, the second of the live shows, Freddy got out front behind the piano to showcase his frontmanship. His performance got judge Nicole very excited who exclaimed, “he’s got legs!”

  • Simon Cowell asks Rylan if he likes the BACKDOOR

    Simon Cowell asks Rylan if he likes the BACKDOOR

    It was one of those totally awkward TV moments. Yes, that moment when one  straight man makes a joke about the “backdoor” with a gay man.

     

    Simon Cowell
    ©Thames / Syco

     

    Major AWKS.
    During a segment where judges had to pick a front door from the ones presented on the screen in front of them, Rylan quipped, “I love a front door” to which Simon responded, “I thought you liked back doors?”

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    The other judges looked shocked and Nicole started to wave her hands in Simon’s face.

    Rylan retorted by sashaying over to Simon, sitting on the side of Simon’s desk saying,

    “Oh, Simon! Would you like me to show you how much?”

    Simon Cowell gay joke
    CREDIT: ITV

     

    Simon was left red-faced after realising that his joke was in poor taste and after Rylan suggested that he show the judge how much he liked the “backdoor”.

    Instantly Simon knew he had taken the joke too far and apologised immediately.

    The head judge said, ”I apologise. I shouldn’t have said that – sorry, sorry, sorry.”

     

    ALSO READ: Wait did X Factor accidentally show Simon Cowell’s penis?

    ALSO READ: Which X Factor star has been hiding this smoking hot body?

     

    This year’s X Factor has been dogged with homophobic responses from its at-home audience. When Louis Walsh chose Bratavio for his category, his sexuality was called into question by fans of the show and both Bradley Hunt and Ottavio Columbro, Bratavio’s members, were both homophobically abused and even sent death threats over social media.

  • Marcus Collins hits back at “slow news day” outlets

    Marcus Collins hits back at “slow news day” outlets

    So the internet sort of had a meltdown when it seemed that X Factor hunk Marcus Collins hinted that the X Factor was a fix.

    CREDIT: Marcus Collins / Twitter
    CREDIT: Marcus Collins / Twitter

     

    Marcus Collins has been getting himself into the papers thanks to a cheeky meme. Some news outlets went to town on the meme in which Marcus Collins seemed to say that the X Factor was fixed.

    The meme, which was actually sent to Marcus has caused a mini-meltdown with the Daily Star, Daily Mirror and Digital Spy all reporting that Marcus was saying that the flagship ITV show was a fix.

    However, the Liverpool lad has commented on all the attention, slamming the outlets for having a “slow news day”.

    He uploaded a picture with the caption,

    “My reaction watching the foolishness that’s come off the back of one meme I posted this week! It’s just a funny meme someone sent me. you’ve taken it too far. slow week for 3 national papers. ????”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BLjRH91hY4w/?taken-by=marcuscollinsuk&hl=en

     

    So what meme did the papers go to town on?

    Well, Marcus uploaded a picture with a caption that seemed to suggest that he already knew the outcome of the X Factor final in 2011, in which he came runner-up to Little Mix.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BLevwudBSHR/?taken-by=marcuscollinsuk&hl=en

     

    Marcus, he’s a cheeky one isn’t he…

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  • So where will Bratavio be staying during the X FACTOR

    So where will Bratavio be staying during the X FACTOR

    You know you wanna see inside the X Factor house 2016?

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    Residents of Hadley Wood, North London, will soon find Bradley and Ottavio moving in beside them – as we can reveal the X Factor house for 2016. The house on Camlet Way, in the v v expensive neighbour of Hadley Wood.

    The house on Camlet Way, in the v v expensive North London neighbour of Hadley Wood, is estimated to be worth £3,623,000 according to Zoopla.

    When the Camlet Way home was last listed as a rental property on Zoopla in January this year, it had a steep monthly rental price of almost £13.5k!

    Boasting six bedrooms and four bathrooms, the contestants will be staying in a luxury pad located in the ritzy neighbourhood of Hadley Wood; an area that has seen property values go up by an average 4.87% (£31,178) over the past 12 months.

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    So will Bradley and Ottavio be sharing this bedroom?

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    The live shows begin this weekend on ITV.

     

    By the way, you can already book for the X FACTOR 2017 tour. Click here to book tickets in your area.

  • Bravatio hit back at “copycat” allegations

    Bravatio hit back at “copycat” allegations

    X Factor duo Bratavio has hit back at claims they copied another artist’s look.

    Bratavio
    ©Thames / Syco

     

    The band, formerly known as Bradley and Ottavio, now Bratavio, have hit back at Danny GoGo after fans accused the duo of copying Danny’s style.

    https://twitter.com/BRATAVIO/status/782668617401901056

     

    Danny GoGo took to twitter to slam the flamboyant pair suggesting that they got their costume inspiration from an outfit he wore.

    Many of Danny’s 78,000 twitter fans were quick to agree, saying that Danny’s look was “better” and calling the singer a “trend starter”.

    Some of his fans even went as far as to say that Bradley and Ottavio had “ripped off” an original look of Danny’s and that they were nothing more than “copycats”.

    https://twitter.com/DannyGoGo_/status/782667806378717186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

    However, Bradley and Bratavio were quick to answer the accusation saying that the look was first conceived in 2012.

  • Fans OUTRAGE over “copycat” X FACTOR Bratavio

    Fans OUTRAGE over “copycat” X FACTOR Bratavio

    All is not well on Twitter. Danny GoGo’s fans are raging over the style and appearance of X Factor‘s Bratavio.

    Bradley and Ottavio
    ©Thames / Syco

     

    So Bratavio, formerly Bradley and Ottavio, have been accused of copying singer and trend setting Danny GoGo’s style and his fans are not happy about it.

    All was well until Bratavio were spotted wearing their now famous multicoloured candy looking costume for this weekend’s “Judges Houses” – where they successfully made it through to the live shows. They sang XTina’s “Candy Man” to impress Louis Walsh.

    So far so good right? Except the 23-year-old Danny GoGo took to twitter to slam the flamboyant pair by saying:

    Well I guess you’ve got to get your inspiration from someone else!!

    https://twitter.com/DannyGoGo_/status/782667806378717186

     

    Many of Danny’s 78,000 twitter fans were quick to agree, saying that Danny’s look was “better” and calling the singer a “trend starter”.

    Some of his fans even went as far as to say that Bradley and Ottavio had “ripped off” an original look of Danny’s and that they were nothing more than “copycats”.

    https://twitter.com/orbitalraver/status/782665751748571140

     

    Danny GoGo then another took a swipe at the X FACTOR pair, by suggesting that the casting of Honey G and Bratavio was a “laughing stock” and that they’d never get signed to a recording deal.

    The decision to put Bratavio into the live shows proved to be highly controversial. Trolls on social media were quick to condemn Louis Walsh and bombarded him with homophobic slurs.

    CREDIT: kathclick/bigstock

     

    We’re not sure – look at Jedward.

     

  • Wait… Did X FACTOR show Simon Cowell’s penis?

    Wait… Did X FACTOR show Simon Cowell’s penis?

    People have been questioning whether they saw Simon Cowell’s penis over the weekend…

    SImon Cowell
    ©Thames / Syco

     

    So some people thought they caught a glimpse of a Cowell cock during this weekend’s “Judge’s Houses” episode of X FACTOR. Did they?

    Simon Cowell was joined by two Spice Girls, Mel B and Emma Bunton to select three hopefuls for the forthcoming marathon of live shows to be become Britain’s Next Top Ignored Popstar.

    During the selection process, as Cowell had his legs crossed, people started to question what exactly was going on between his legs.

    So obviously we did a little bit of investigation into what has now been dubbed as “toegate”.

    Basically, we looked a little harder at the evidence and it turns out that it’s just Cowell’s toe and the music mogul himself reckons it a large toe at that.

    Simon was forced to admit that the toe’s placement was indeed an embarrassment for him. He told Rylan Clark and Matt Edmonson on the Xtra Factor,

    “It was just my toe. It was quite embarrassing when I saw it online but it was just my toe.

    “I have a very large toe.”

    Thank goodness.

     

  • Bradley and Ottavio rebrand

    Bradley and Ottavio rebrand

    Two of Louis Walsh’s boys, Bradley and Ottavio have rebranded their band name.

    Bradley and Ottavio
    ©Thames / Syco

     

    The XFACTOR band formed of Bradley Hunt and Ottavio Columbro have rebranded ahead of the live shows next week. The flamboyant pair decided that “Bradley and Ottavio” was just too much of a mouthful so they ditched the brand altogether. Instead, they’ll be known as Bratavio

    The dynamic duo has caused a stir on Twitter with fans of the show hurling abuse at Louis Walsh for taking them through to the live shows. A number of angry viewers took to calling Louis and Bratavio homophobic slurs after Louis chose the boys over four other acts including boy band favourites Yes Lad.

    Louis Walsh was aided by last year’s runner-up Fleur East and Pride in London’s headliner Alesha Dixon who jointly decided to put in the controversial novelty act.

     

     

  • Louis Walsh attracts VILE homophobic comments after putting through gay act

    X Factor Judge Louis Walsh has attracted vile homophobic criticisms after putting through Bradley and Ottavio on yesterday’s show.

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    Many viewers of the X Factor were not happy with Louis Walsh when he put camp act Bradley and Ottavio through to the live shows in last night’s episode. Some of those viewers went on to write about their distaste of Louis and the act using vile homophobic language.

    Some of those viewers wrote about their distaste of Louis and Bradley and Ottavio, on Twitter and used homophobic language calling the stalwart judge a number of homophobic slurs including, “faggot” and “batty”.

    Some users questioned his sexuality for putting the two men into the competition.

     

    https://twitter.com/raggaboy/status/782305365698502656

    https://twitter.com/HeidiMcPiedy/status/782321939981430786

    https://twitter.com/GiveIt2Giroud/status/782306656906534912

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    ALSO READ: Ottavio shows what a PEJAZZLE looks like – once you see it you can’t unsee it

     

    Louis Walsh was aided by last year’s runner-up Fleur East and Pride in London’s headliner Alesha Dixon who jointly decided to put in the controversial novelty act, Bradley and Ottavio, who have divided viewers on whether they deserve a place in the live shows.

     

    Bradley and Ottavio
    ©Thames / Syco

     

    Bradley (right) and Ottavio (left) have become a huge talking point on Twitter since it was revealed that they were through to the live shows, with many believing that acts like The Brooks or 4 of Diamonds should have gone through instead of them.

     

    Bradley and Ottavio
    ©Thames / Syco

     

    Homophobic comments continued to pour in as it was revealed that the colourful duo were through to the next round.

    https://twitter.com/goonerlloyd/status/782307077800751104

    https://twitter.com/allisonolivia__/status/782306470197157888

     

  • Remember X Factor’s Eoghan Quigg?

    Remember X Factor’s Eoghan Quigg?

    Eoghan Quigg has gone through some massive changes since his appearance on X Factor in 2008.

    Do you remember Eoghan Quigg, the cute blonde, Londonderry teenager who won the hearts of the nation in 2008 during the fifth series of X Factor. At the time he was just 16?

    Well the blonde has gone and he’s beefed up!

     

     

    After coming third in the contest after Alexandra Burke and JLS in 2008, Eoghan, now 23-years-old went on to released an album, which entered the charts at number 14, while his debute single 28,000 friends only just managed to scrape into the top 100 at 96.

    Eoghan-Quigg-on-Instagram

    So what’s he been doing since X Factor, well in 2014 he was one of 5 acts announced by RTE that would compete to represent Ireland in Eurovision 2014.

    He came second with his song The Movie Song, missing the opportunity to appear on Eurovision.

    It looks as though he’s following his musical ambitions with pictures showing that he’s still in the recording studio and is a presenter for Campus Radio.

    But just look at those tats!