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Simon Cowell creates X Factor panel tension


Simon Cowell has deliberately created tension between the 'X Factor' judges.
It is said this year's panel - completed by Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Mel B - is already strained, and it has been orchestrated by the media mogul.
An insider on the show's production team told The Sun newspaper: "So far the atmosphere has not been great to say the least.
"The only person who gets on with everyone is Simon but it's as if he is deliberately letting the fires build by being late and making everyone grumpy.
"Pretty much every single member of the panel - apart from Simon - clearly didn't want the other judges chosen for this year's show ... The theory is that his plan is to create havoc on the judging panel."
According to reports, the explosive panel has been put together to instill a sense of drama into the show, which "has started to run its course".
The source added: "[Simon's] the first to admit the show has started to run its course and it's harder to get viewers to engage with the acts.
"However, what does work are fights between the judges. He knows what he is doing. He loves being the master puppeteer."

Brendan O’Carroll to buy stake in David Beckham’s soccer team


'Mrs. Brown's Boys' star Brendan O'Carroll is hoping to buy a stake in David Beckham's soccer franchise.
The British TV star is a big fan of the sport and lives in Florida - where the legend's new club will be based - and he is keen to support his soon-to-be local team.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I'm hoping to buy into it. I'd love the US to do well at soccer as it would be so good for the game.
"It used to be a girls' game in America, but interest in soccer has really grown."
However, Brendan - who is worth £8 million - has ruled out a comedy collaboration with David, insisting he just isn't "funny" enough.
He said: "Beckham is not really funny."
Earlier this year, the comedy actor blasted his own critics, describing them a "donkey" rather than a "racehorse".
He ranted: "F**k them! I do respect critics. I know they've got a job to do, but they'll always be a donkey telling the racehorse how he should have won the race.
"If they want to be a racehorse, run the race! Anyone can criticise me all they like, but as long as they write [about it], f**k off."

Sam Faiers: I’m only looking forward after TOWIE


Sam Faiers is only looking "forward" after leaving 'The Only Way is Essex'.
The 23-year-old beauty quit the reality show at the end of the eleventh series earlier this year and admits she has no plans to follow in the footsteps of Lydia Bright and Harry Derbidge, who are both back after previously quitting the show.
She said: "It's great having both Lydia and Harry back on the show, especially for Harry because he's with Bobby [Norris] now and he had the right amount of time off. I loved 'TOWIE', it was an amazing time, but I want to look forward."
Sam has launched her own perfume and landed a modelling contract with a top agency following her stint on 'TOWIE' and she admits she never dreamed the show could lead to such success.
She gushed to Britain's OK! magazine: "I'll always remember the day the first episode went out. Me, mum and dad were all round Amy Childs' house watching it. Amy and I had a bottle of rose in her room - we were so nervous! We started jumping and screaming when the theme tune came on. We never in a million years thought all these things would come out of it."

Cheryl Cole’s ‘frosty’ relationship with Louis Walsh


Cheryl Cole has admitted to having a "frosty" relationship with Louis Walsh.
The 30-year-old singer, whose band Girls Aloud was once managed by the Irish music boss, says working with Louis on 'The X Factor' again has been difficult.
Appearing on 'The Graham Norton Show' - which airs on BBC One tonight (20.06.14) - Cheryl said: "It's a little bit frosty."
Pressed further by Graham on whether 'things were off' between them, the singer quipped: "They were never on!"
Cheryl has reportedly refused to sit next to Louis at the judging desk - with new judge Mel B slotted between them - and even called for him to be axed when she agreed to return to the show earlier this year.
But despite her admission, the star was happy to pose for a cosy picture with Louis and Mel earlier this week as auditions kicked off.
She captioned the snap: "The judging line up for the day.. Man down!!! #wheresSimon ?! #whereswally (sic)"
Rehiring the 'Crazy Stupid Love' songstress was atop 'X Factor' boss Simon Cowell's to-do list when he decided to return to the UK version as a judge - after the US edition was axed - and Cheryl says "there was a lot of grovelling" to lure her back to the talent competition.
Auditions for the latest series began this week and despite a three-year absence from the panel, the former Girls Aloud star has already got back into the swing of things.
She enthused: "It feels like I've never been away."

Ferne McCann: Marbs was a ‘nightmare’


Ferne McCann's fight with Charlie Sims in Marbella was a "nightmare".
The on/off couple hit the rocks once again when Charlie - and his sister Chloe Sims - confronted Ferne about footage of her getting hot and heavy with another man in Las Vegas last month and 'The Only Way is Essex' star admits she's happy to be home in the UK after the sunny getaway took a dramatic turn.
She told OK! Online: "He was just a nightmare. It's always up and down with Charlie but I thought we would be the power couple in Series 12 and it just wasn't.
"I'm glad to be back. It was a stressful 10 days. It all went a bit t*ts up really. The video rocked the boat and it all spiralled out of control. It was hell."
Charlie reportedly stormed out of the villa they shared in Marbella after a heated argument and Ferne, 23, says she was left an emotional wreck.
She said: "I just couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe it was happening again as we was in such a good place. I was sobbing begging him not to go."
But the reality star has protested her innocence over the cheating scandal and insists the video footage of her and a mystery man is not as it seems.
She pleaded: "I know it looks like a coincidence but I didn't know I was being filmed. All I will say is that I wasn't remotely trying to be sexy. It's been edited and it's not what it seems."

Brooke Vincent fancies Danny Dyer


Brooke Vincent has a crush on Danny Dyer.
The 'Coronation Street' beauty - who plays Sophie Webster - has admitted to fancying the 36-year-old actor, who stars on rival soap 'EastEnders'.
Quizzed about her TV crush, she said: "Danny Dyer. That's really bad ... it just blurted out, I didn't even have to think about that one. Don't tell him!"
Brooke made the admission at the Freesat Free TV Awards on Wednesday (18.06.14), where 'Corrie' triumphed over 'EastEnders' to win Best British Soap.
The 22-year-old is looking for love again after ending her three-year relationship with footballer Josh McEachran earlier this month.
A source said: "Brooke and Josh are no longer together.
"It's a difficult time for her because he was her first love. But she's a positive person and she's got many good friends, so she'll be fine."
Meanwhile, Brooke's on-screen love life is going from strength-to-strength as Sophie and girlfriend Maddie Heath (Amy Kelly) have got more serious in the last few months.
And it seems the pair are in it for the long-haul as Amy was recently handed a new one-year contract after impressing the ITV soap's bosses in her very first acting role.
A source said: ''The bosses are really pleased with Amy. They were delighted to get such high figures for the kiss [between Maddie and Sophie].
''It was after that they decided they wanted to extend her contract.
''Amy absolutely adores being in 'Corrie' and has made some great pals on set so we hope for great things for her in the future.''

James Buckley hasn’t watched The Inbetweeners


James Buckley doesn't like watching 'The Inbetweeners'.
The 26-year-old actor, who played sex-mad teenager Jay Cartwright on the E4 comedy series, claims he has hardly seen any episodes of the hit show because he finds it "boring" watching himself on TV.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I don't watch the show with my family at all. There's loads of episodes that I've never seen! I'm really proud of it, I think it's very funny. But it's just that it's a bit boring for me.
"I was there doing the scenes 20 times over. When I watch the episode when they go to the nightclub, for example, all I'm going to think about is how many degrees it was below zero, and how we were up all night doing it and freezing and miserable."
James joked that fans are disappointed when they meet him in real life because he is worlds apart from his crude alter-ego.
He said: "When I meet people in the street, I can see in their eyes that there's a tiny part of them that slowly dies because I'm not this crazy, mental, misogynistic teenager. I'm actually painfully boring, I think that destroys Jay for them."
But the actor - who is returning alongside Simon Bird, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas for 'The Inbetweeners 2' movie this summer - sometimes finds himself getting carted off by laddish fans who treat him exactly like his hapless character.
He added: "I'm very popular with the lads. They think they're talking to Jay. I'm just a little, shy bloke. Because 'The Inbetweeners' are so sweet and innocent and are just four idiots that people do what they like with, I get pulled about a lot like a rag doll.
"They'll go, 'Come over here, Jay! Look who it is!' I just float away with them. I get a lot of 'bus w****r' comments!"
James hosted an epic pub crawl event in Shoreditch to help celebrate Bing's fifth birthday. Find out more about how to take part in the Bing It On challenge at www.bingiton.com.
Watch the video by visiting http://youtu.be/YIUX6h1dyyE.

Harry Hill to host Stars in Their Eyes revival


Harry Hill will reportedly host a revival of 'Stars in Their Eyes'.
ITV is hoping to bring back the popular singing show, which sees ordinary members of the public impersonate their favourite singers and perform a number, which was a huge hit in the 1990s.
According to Forbes.com, the new series is being produced by Endemol - the production company behind 'Big Brother' - and will mark Harry's return to ITV after quitting his hugely popular comedy show 'Harry Hill's TV Burp' in 2012.
An ITV spokesperson has played coy about the speculation, saying: "We are talking to Harry about projects, and we love working with him, but there are no confirmed programmes commissioned at this stage."
Harry previously appeared on the show as a contestant on a celebrity special in 1999 when he impersonated Morrissey and sang 'The Charming Man'.
'Stars in Their Eyes' originally aired from 1990 to 2006, and it's most famous host is Matthew Kelly, who fronted the light entertainment programme from 1993 to 2004.
Cat Deeley took over the show in its final two years before ITV axed it.
The revival follows news that ITV is also working on bringing back game shows 'Celebrity Squares' and 'Name That Tune'.
The channel has already successfully relaunched 'Catchphrase', 'Surprise Surprise' and 'Through the Keyhole' in recent years.

Will Young: The X Factor is too predictable


Will Young thinks 'The X Factor' is too predictable.
The 35-year-old singer admits he "f***ing loved" early TV talent shows like 'Pop Idol', which he won in 2001, because of their innocence and believes contestants appearing on Simon Cowell's current ITV singing programme are too aware of their future.
Speaking to Digital Spy, he said: "Everything evolves. 'Pop Idol' looks like 'Eurovision' from the 1970s now, but I f***ing loved it.
"People know the possibilities [now]. I didn't know the possibilities, so it genuinely was really exciting. It's always different when there's a knowingness to it. It is what it is."
Meanwhile, Will, who is currently writing his sixth studio album and is planning to release it in 2015, admits even after 13 years in the industry, his passion for creating music hasn't been diluted.
He explained: "I'm [making music] that is more exciting than ever. I think if I was just doing the same thing, I would be bored. It would feel like a long trudge if you were like, 'Oh God, here we go again', but it actually just gets better and better. It's flown by."
'The X Factor' is set to return to screens this autumn with Simon, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Mel B all confirmed for the judging panel.

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