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  • Saara Aalto makes X Factor history after being first openly gay woman into the finals

    Saara Aalto makes X Factor history after being first openly gay woman into the finals

    Saara Aalto has made history by becoming the first openly gay woman to reach the finals of the X Factor.

    Saara Aalto
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    Saara Aalto‘s journey to the finals is history making, after she became the first LGBT woman to reach the finals of ITV’s X Factor. She missed out on the top spot after Matt Terry won the competition outright. Saara Aalto had been the firm favourite to win the competition with one excited fan putting a £30,000 bet on the Finnish singer to win this year’s competition.

    The powerhouse vocalist revealed that she was engaged to be married to her girlfriend, Meri, during the series. The pair have been partners for a number of years and are considered one of the only openly gay celebrity couples in their native Finland.

    To date the only other runner-up to out at the time of the show is Marcus Collins. No one, who was openly gay at the time of the competition, has won the X Factor. Joe McElderry who won series 6 came out after he won the show.

    It has been reported the Saara Aalto actually wanted to come second in the competition. According to the Sun, the 29-year-old revealed that, “‘Coming second would be better than the number one spot, as it would mean having the freedom that the winner does not”.

    Saara has ready released a number of albums in Finland, including this Christmas one.

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Lord Sugar shuts down Dillon St. Paul after he admits tough journey to get to the board room

    Lord Sugar shuts down Dillon St. Paul after he admits tough journey to get to the board room

    Lord Sugar shuts down Apprentice hopeful Dillon St. Paul, after he tried to explain the difficulties of being gay in business.

    (C) Boundless

    Lord Sugar seemed less than impressed by Dillon’s attempt to explain the realities that many gay men face in business, and the struggle that many face to get up the corporate chain, after pointing out that the two other candidates Dillon was sitting with, in the firing room, were also people who had overcome obstacles in business.

    As Dillon fought for his place in the BBC business reality show, he tried to explain that as a gay man he had dealt with struggles and adversity in business, however the 69-year-old business tycoon wasn’t having any of it when he immediately dismissed the conversation and pointed out that Dillon’s competition Sofian had arrived in the UK, with nothing but £180 in his pocket and that Grainne was a mother with a business.

    Dillion said,

    “I’ve spent my whole life trying to be a creative designer. I came from not much, I had to leave a small town, I had to go to the big city and make it on my own. People talk about women having equality in the workplace, but as a gay man, I’ve come across a lot of adversaries, I tried my best to make a career for myself, it didn’t come easy for me at all.”

    Lord Sugar replied,

    “That’s nice and commendable, I understand what you’re saying, but he (pointing to Sofian) also just came over here, with £180 in his pocket, 13 years ago, and taught himself how to speak English, and she’s (speaking about Grainne) a mother who has also got her own business…”

    (C) Boundless

    In 2015, leading LGBT rights charity, Stonewall, revealed that one in five gay employees experience verbal homophobic bullying from their co-workers and that one in eight would not feel comfortable in reporting homophobia to their bosses.

    Dillon was just one of the few openly gay candidates to ever to appear on the show. Lord Sugar fired Dillon and Sofia at the end of the episode.

     

  • Exciting news about Celeb Big Bro, we have a launch date

    Exciting news about Celeb Big Bro, we have a launch date

    People we have a launch date!

    Celebrity Big Brother 2017 | Channel 5

    Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, we’re so excited. Celebrity Big Brother now has a launch date and we won’t have to wait that long. Cancel all plans for the 3rd January. As per usual Celebrities will only be announced on the night!

    There’s been many loud voices in Celebrity Big Brother over the years and in 2017 Channel 5 are bring back some of the more explosive of those personalities, named the All Stars, to battle it out once more to the end with some new faces titled New Stars.

    Looking back through the CBB series we wonder who will be reunited together in the new colourful pop art designed house. Will the powerful forces of  ‘I know this will offend you Katie Hopkins‘ and the ‘24 hour Perez Hilton show‘ be brought back together to battle wits again?

    Or, maybe Ken Morley and Biggins will be back, and hopefully not get booted for unacceptable behaviour this time?

    Maybe Renee will re-enter to finally hunt down some Bear? Of course, we’re hoping for one great big gay CBB house with the delights of Julian Clary, Louie Spence, Leslie Jordan and Austin Armacost.

    We’ll of course, keep you updated as soon as news is revealed on CBB 2017. One thing for sure is this is going to be a series you won’t want to miss as they battle it out for Ultimate Celebrity Housemate.

  • Someone has bet a lot of money that Saara Aalto will win the X Factor

    Someone has bet a lot of money that Saara Aalto will win the X Factor

    Have you got £30,500 floating around? Yes? Then you could match someone who have bet that exact amount that Saara Aalto will win this year’s X Factor.

    Saara Aalto
    ©Thames / Syco

    An ambition/rich punter has bet a whopping £30,500 that Saara Aalto will win this year’s X Factor competition. Should she actually pull it off the punter will be in for an amazing £62,650 windfall.

    The bookies have suggested that Saara is now the favourite to win the competition.

    William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly said,

    “Saara has come from nowhere to become the red hot favourite to win the X Factor and there are plenty of people who have been backing her to win in recent weeks, not least our punter who has staked £30,500 on her in the space of the last seven days”.

    The singer who had a rocky start in her time with the juggernaut show said that she feared an anti-gay backlash and felt forced to live a lie after getting engaged to her girlfriend in the summer. She revealed that she and her girlfriend, Meri were the first gay female couple to come out in Finland.

     

  • Is Adam Lambert due to perform at the X Factor final?

    We’re hearing reports that American Idol legend Adam Lambert could be performing on the final of X Factor UK… We’re very very excited.

    Apparently, Adam Lambert could be joining Saara Aalto on stage this coming weekend for the now famous “duets” part of the final. Adam is just returning from a very successful stint as a judge on the Austrailian version of X Factor. However, producers for the UK version of the show are remaining tight-lipped about the rumours.

    Saara Aalto has become firm favourite to win the competition despite an incredibly rocky start to the competition. She was a wildcard entry for her mentor, Sharon Osborne, and for the first few weeks was forced to sing for her position in the competition after failing to get the voting public behind her. However, it’s all change as she’s become one of the most talked about singers this season – especially with the news that she’s now engaged to be married to her girlfriend, Meri.

    Saara Aalto
    ©Thames / Syco

    If Adam Lambert joins the finalists this Saturday he would join a handful of stars who have graced the X Factor stage for the usually very successful duets part of the final. Past megastars who have joined contestants include Rihanna who sang with Matt Cardle and Beyoncé who sang with Alexandra Burke, both finalists became the winners of the competition.

    Adam Lambert rose to fame during the 2009 series of American Idol, where he placed runner-up. He’s gone on to release three albums and sold millions of records around the globe. Earlier this year he celebrated his success on Spotify after clocking up over 100,000,000 streams of his music.

  • CBB 2017 is coming with a line-up of fireworks

    CBB 2017 is coming with a line-up of fireworks

    who's going into the Celebrity big brother house
    Celebrity Big Brother 2017 | Channel 5

     

    Coming this January, CBB is bringing you some of the brightest stars from past series as well as some new famous faces to battle it out to become the Ultimate Celebrity Housemate.

    There’s been many loud voices in Celebrity Big Brother over the years and in 2017 Channel 5 are bring back some of the more explosive of those personalities, named the All Stars, to battle it out once more to the end with some new faces titled New Stars.

    Looking back through the CBB series we wonder who will be reunited together in the new colourful pop art designed house. Will the powerful forces of  ‘I know this will offend you Katie Hopkins‘ and the ‘24 hour Perez Hilton show‘ be brought back together to battle wits again?

    Or, maybe Ken Morley and Biggins will be back, and hopefully not get booted for unacceptable behaviour this time?

    Maybe Renee will re-enter to finally hunt down some Bear? Of course, we’re hoping for one great big gay CBB house with the delights of Julian Clary, Louie Spence, Leslie Jordan and Austin Armacost.

    We’ll of course, keep you updated as soon as news is revealed on CBB 2017. One thing for sure is this is going to be a series you won’t want to miss as they battle it out for Ultimate Celebrity Housemate.

     

  • Allegedly there’s a secret gay relationship in X Factor and no one knew

    Allegedly there’s a secret gay relationship in X Factor and no one knew

    So “close sources” have alleged that there’s been a gay relationship in X Factor…

    Simon Cowell
    ©Thames / Syco

    The relationship is so secret not even the judges have been aware of the alleged relationship.

    According to the Daily Star, there is a secret gay couple in X Factor and they both got through to the live shows. They’ve somehow managed to keep their relationship secret from the world. According to that “close source,are” the pair became chummy at judges houses, suggesting that the pair could be in the same category.

     

    “But they only got together when they made it to the live shows.

    “Their families and friends know they are an item but they’ve kept it a secret from viewers and that’s the way they want it for now.

    “Their fans have no idea they are a couple.

    “Both get a lot of tweets from girls but they aren’t interested.

    “They are flattered by the attention but they are smitten with one another.

     

    In non-related news,  our article on Matt Terry and Freddy Parker’s bromance has seen a whopping 607 percent increase over the weekend over the weekend before.

    The only openly gay finalist is Saara Alto who revealed that she is engaged to her girlfriend, Meri. Saara Alto has defied all expectations by becoming the favourite to win this year’s series of the X Factor.

  • Saara Alto is favourite to win X FACTOR

    Saara Alto is favourite to win X FACTOR

    Saara Alto has defied all expectations to become the favourite to win this year’s X Factor.

    Saara Aalto
    ©Thames / Syco

    The Finnish singer who recently revealed that she was engaged to her girlfriend has exceeded all expectations to become the favourite to win this year’s X Factor.

    The singer who had a rocky start in her time with the juggernaut show said that she feared an anti-gay backlash and felt forced to live a lie after getting engaged to her girlfriend in the summer. She revealed that she and her girlfriend, Meri were the first gay female couple to come out in Finland.

    She said that she used to take selfies, but cut out Meri of the picture because she was afraid of the public’s reaction. She said,

    “It was so stupid. I was taking selfies and always pretending I was by myself when of course I had my girlfriend next to me.

    “It was my 28th birthday when I decided, ‘I’ve had enough’. I’d been hiding it for a year and couldn’t do it anymore.”

    She finally came out by posting a post on Facebook, in an interview she said that she was so nervous that she actually got her girlfriend to press the “Post” button.

    “I decided I was old enough to do something about it and come out. I was so scared. I couldn’t press the button to publish the post on Facebook. I got my fiancée to do it. We were so nervous. But it was good.”

     

    Joe Crilly from Bookmaker William Hill said, ”

    Saara has come from nowhere to head the betting at this late stage but the way this year’s show has gone, anything could happen this week”.

    Odds for Saara to win the X Factor are 8/13, whilst Matt Terry is 2/1 and Five After Midnight are lagging behind at 11/2.

     

     

     

     

  • Judge Rinder’s last dance as he’s booted from Strictly

    The breakout star of Strictly Come Dancing, Judge Rinder has been eliminated from BBC dance show.

    Is judge rinder gay?

    The openly gay TV star has become the 11th celebrity to be eliminated from the Strictly Come Dancing show, after receiving the lowest scores from the judging panel this weekend. The judge faced a dance-off with Ore and Joanne, but in the end, his performance wasn’t enough to impress the judges who voted to boot the judge from the show.

    Speaking about his time on the show, which has regularly topped the ratings war between ITV and the BBC, the daytime TV judge revealed it was a “joy” to be involved with the show.

    He said,

    “I know how difficult it is sometimes to be a judge and you do it with authenticity and enthusiasm and thank you all for your comments

    “And my last thank you and my most important one, this truly extraordinary person, this teacher who has shown me from somebody who could barely walk to music with no dance experience at all to find a passion and a love for dance and that’s the best kind of teaching.

    “You are never too old to try something new and everyone should try dancing, thank you so much.”

  • Jonathan Bennett reveals behind the scenes at Cake Wars

    Jonathan Bennett reveals behind the scenes at Cake Wars

    Ever wondered how presenters keep up their energy on set during the long long hours on a reality TV show?

    CREDIT: Jonathan Bennett/ Instagram
    CREDIT: Jonathan Bennett/ Instagram

    The job of a reality TV presenter is to look excited and interested – constantly… So how do they keep their energy levels up? It appears they turn it off immediately the camera shuts off. Cake Wars star Jonathan Bennett shared a clip on social media showing how when they film a ‘to camera’ ident for their show they are able to turn off the smiles as the director calls cut!

    ALSO READ: Is Jonathan Bennett gay?

    Sharing a behind the scene clip with co-host Tamera Mowry, Jonathan Bennett demonstrates how they both turn the energy on the moment the camera starts rolling.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BNX0thJAozq/?taken-by=jonathandbennett&hl=en

    Also, not everything goes to plan! It also seems the Mean Girls actor is a bit of an ad-libber to boot, however, his co-star Tamera didn’t think his snow bake gag was up to scratch after jokingly called him a “fool”.

    If you’ve not caught up with Cake Wars yet make sure you tune into ITV Be to catch up

  • People are extremely angry with Loose Women’s “casual homophobia”

    People are extremely angry with Loose Women’s “casual homophobia”

    Fans of the Loose Women show have blasted the programme after it asked its audience “Should every woman have a gay best friend”.

    loose women
    ITV

    A question posed by the Loose Women on their Facebook page blew up into a full-on homophobia row after they asked whether women should have a gay best friend.

    The post outlined that a new study had found that becoming friends with gay men may be a key part of women’s ‘mating strategies’ by making them less threatening to other women – and more appealing to straight men.

    They then posed the question which some called “offensive”.

    “Do you think every woman should have a male gay best friend? Why do you think a friendship between a woman and a gay man is so special?”

    The post received a total of 887 comments and many on social media slammed the question as evidence of “casual homophobia”.

    David from Birmingham wrote,

    “Always love a good bit of casual homophobia from you lot. Belive it or not we are people and not just an “accessory” Absolute fools.  How would you like it if it was “a menopausal best friend”Absolute jokes.”

    Nigel replied,

    “I’d love a gay best friend to add to my collection. Obviously I already have “man human friend” and “woman human friend”, but I’ve also got, and I don’t mean to show off, “black friend” and “disabled friend” and even a “foreign friend” would you believe?! I like to keep them on a shelf next to my Sylvanian families and thimbles I’ve collected from different counties.”

    Steph added,

    “Is this some kind of joke? Is a black friend an accessory too? You just collecting other minorities to use for your advantage. This is so offensive. And a new low. Disgusting.”

    GayTime columnist and Pride In London show producer Tom Knight hit out at the show to say,

    “Dear – Replace the word “gay” with any of following; Muslim, Jewish, Trans, Black… Then ask, how does that question sound?

    What do you think? Homophobic or a sensible question – use the comments below