X Factor UK Headlines for 04/03/16

Are Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne returning to X Factor UK? Is Cheryl leaving the show again?

‘I’m excited to be back!’ Dermot O’Leary confirms he is RETURNING to The X Factor after one-year hiatus as producers seek to resuscitate ailing series
He quit the X Factor last year after eight years as presenter.

But now, as producers face dwindling viewing figures and recover from last year’s gaffe-filled series, TV personality Dermot O’Leary is gearing up for his much-anticipated return this autumn.

The 42-year-old broadcaster, who is known for his fancy footwork and dancing routines, has confirmed his return, saying: ‘I’m very flattered to be asked back to The X Factor, and am currently dusting off my dancing shoes.’
Read more: Daily Mail

The X Factor: Dermot O’Leary compares Simon Cowell meeting to the movie Heat
But who is Al Pacino and who is Robert De Niro?
The X Factor?’s new host Dermot O’Leary has compared his recent meeting with Simon Cowell to the movie Heat?.

Dermot – who was confirmed to be returning to the show this week – joked that the interview was similar to the Al Pacino and Robert De Niro film.

“?Good to meet up with the boss last week @SimonCowell,” he tweeted. “For those asking,it pretty much played out like this…”

He then linked to a clip of ?Heat – and it just so happened to be the moment where bitter rivals Neil McCauley (De Niro) and ?Lieutenant Vincent Hanna? (Pacino) meet.
Read more: Digital Spy

Louis Walsh WILL make sensational return to X Factor judging panel
Irish star set to replace Nick Grimshaw in bid to woo back older viewers
LOUIS Walsh is set for a return to The X Factor as it bids to woo back older viewers.

The 63-year-old, sacked from the ITV show last year, has flown to LA for talks with show boss and best pal Simon Cowell.

He is set to replace outgoing judge Nick Grimshaw, 31, to help lure back older viewers who have deserted to BBC’s Strictly. A show source said: “Simon didn’t really want Louis to go in the first place.

“He’s doing all he can to sign him for the next series. Louis is up for it. Simon wants an older person back after admitting last year’s series was too youthful, which might have made more people go to Strictly.”
Read more: The Sun

Sharon Osbourne in secret talks to make X Factor return while Rita or Cheryl could face axe
EXCLUSIVE: Show bosses also keen on Louis Walsh for new season
SHARON Osbourne is in secret talks with Simon Cowell to make a sensational return to The X Factor.

Show chiefs want to reunite Cowell, Sharon and her close friend Louis Walsh as judges.

If Sharon signs a deal, then Cheryl, 32, or Rita Ora, 25, would be axed.
Read more: The Sun

Is Cheryl leaving The X Factor again? Judge ‘in talks’ with Simon Cowell as she debates QUITTING the show
Singer could be making another exit as Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne are rumoured to be returning
IS Cheryl Fernandez-Versini set to leave The X Factor AGAIN?

The singer has become synonymous with the show since she first stepped on to the judging panel in 2008.

However, it seems she could be leaving for a second time if negotiations with show boss Simon Cowell don’t go to plan.

It has been reported that Cheryl is considering give up her place on the panel.
Read more: The Sun

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini ‘debates leaving The X Factor… as Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne are in secret talks to return’
She’s become synonymous with The X Factor brand since joining the panel in season five.

But Cheryl Fernandez-Versini could be leaving the ITV series if reported negotiations with show boss Simon Cowell don’t go as planned.

As reported by The Mirror, the 32-year-old singer is willing to walk away from the programme and pursue other options if they are unable to meet a mutually beneficial agreement.
Read more: Daily Mail

‘I think people should f**k off and have respect’: Perrie Edwards lashes out over intrusion into her private life… as Little Mix stun in sophisticated magazine shoot
She saw her love life become the talk of the globe after her engagement to Zayn Malik came to an end.

And while she handled the scrutiny of her private life like a professional, Perrie Edwards has shared her thoughts on how she really feels about the intense amount of interest in Little Mix’s latest interview.

Speaking to Cosmopolitan magazine about the topic, Perrie stated: ‘When it’s your personal life, something you’re going through, I think people should f**k off and have respect.
Read more: Daily Mail

‘I don’t know what’s wrong with me’: Jesy Nelson bursts into tears on stage during emotional speech… hours before Little Mix cancel their shows
Hours before a mystery illness struck Jesy Nelson and forced Little Mix to cancel two shows, the 24-year-old singer broke down on stage in floods of tears.

Delivering a speech on body confidence during their Dublin performance on Wednesday, the star was overcome with emotion and struggled to get her words out as she was caught on camera fighting back tears in a clip released by a fan on Twitter.

Addressing the crowd, she began: ‘If you’re ever feeling really crap about yourself or not feeling confident this is exactly why we wrote this song…’ before pausing to compose herself.
Read more: Daily Mail

Little Mix are forced to cancel two gigs in Belfast after Jesy Nelson becomes too ill to perform
Little Mix have been forced to cancel two gigs after Jesy Nelson became unwell.

The four-piece girl band were due to play a matinee and evening show at the SSE arena in Belfast on Thursday.

The cancellation announcement came just minutes after the doors opened for the afternoon performance.
Read more: Daily Mail

Jesy Nelson makes triumphant return to the stage as Little Mix resume tour days after cancelling gigs due to her mystery illness
Last week, Little Mix were forced to cancel two shows due to bandmember Jesy Nelson’s mystery illness.

However, the singer made a triumphant return to the stage on Saturday as she continued with the band’s Get Weird Tour.

There were previously question marks over whether the weekend gig at the Sheffield Arena would go ahead, after the girl group pulled two shows in Belfast on Thursday.
Read more: Daily Mail

Dumped Ben Haenow holds no grudges towards former mentor Simon Cowell
X FACTOR winner Ben Haenow hasn’t heard a peep from former mentor Simon Cowell since being dropped from Syco.
The 2014 champ admitted feeling “miffed and disheartened” when he split with the record label after just one year. But despite having zero contact with an AWOL Cowell, Ben denied being bitter and instead praised his former boss.

Chatting for my WIRED exclusive, Ben told me: “I had a meeting with people from the label and we went our separate ways but I still haven’t heard anything from Simon at all.

“Obviously I would have loved a text from Simon and I wouldn’t knock it if I got one but I’ve not lost any sleep over it.

“I never thought we’d become best mates, chat on the phone all the time or I’d be going over to his house for dinner. It’s all good though. I have nothing but respect for Simon.”
Read more: Daily Star


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Irish Charts
Singles
1 Sia – Cheap Thrills (feat. Sean Paul)
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4 Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
10 ZAYN – PILLOWTALK
24 Little Mix – Secret Love Song (feat. Jason Derulo)
34 ZAYN – Like I Would
35 One Direction – History
61 Fleur East – Sax
89 Little Mix – Black Magic
97 Olly Murs – Kiss Me
99 One Direction – Perfect

Albums
1 Adele – 25
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2 ZAYN – Mind of Mine
10 Little Mix – Get Weird
28 One Direction – Made in the A.M.

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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Mike Posner – I Took A Pill in Ibiza
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2 Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
9 ZAYN – PILLOWTALK
22 Little Mix – Secret Love Song (feat. Jason Derulo)
32 One Direction – History
38 ZAYN – Like I Would
62 Little Mix – Black Magic
65 Fleur East – Sax
74 Sigma – Coming Home (feat. Rita Ora)
84 ZAYN – She
86 ZAYN – BeFour
96 Olly Murs – Kiss Me
97 Fifth Harmony – The Life

Albums
1 ZAYN – Mind of Mine
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9 Little Mix – Get Weird
33 One Direction – Made in the A.M.

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