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Jesy Nelson puts on a busty display in plunging leotard while Jade Thirlwall shows off her long legs in thigh-high boots as Little Mix storm the stage at V Festival
They’ve been entertaining fans for the past few months on their Get Weird tour.
And Little Mix made a welcome appearance at V Festival in Weston park, Staffordshire on Saturday, lighting up the stage with their animated dance routines and incredible vocals.
Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards opted for a camouflage theme for their costumes, sporting sexy leotards and thigh-high boots.
Read more: Daily Mail
Serious Sax appeal! Fleur East unveils bright blue hair as she rocks silver leotard and ripped fishnet tights for V Festival performance
She’s come a long way since placing second on The X Factor in 2014.
And Fleur East was showcasing her brand new look as well as her feisty attitude as she took to the stage at V Festival in Staffordshire on Saturday.
The Sax hitmaker unveiled a shock of bright blue curls in the place of her trademark blonde mane, looking fiercer than ever.
Read more: Daily Mail
Perrie Edwards shows Zayn Malik she’s moving on as she goes on date with actor Luke Pasqualino
The Little Mix singer was snapped on a date with the Musketeers star in trendy Mayfair nightspot, Mahiki
Little Mix star Perrie Edwards has moved on from former fiance Zayn Malik with Musketeers star Luke Pasqualino.
The pair went on a date to see Aladdin in London’s West End before heading off to Mayfair nightspot, Mahiki after being introduced by a mutual friend last week.
A source said: “It was their first date, but things are going well.
“They met on a night out and really hit it off, then arranged to meet up – and it seemed like they had lots of fun.
Read more: The Mirror
HE’S BACK Dermot O’Leary tells how X Factor boss Simon Cowell called him and said ‘I’ve made a HUGE mistake…. come back?’
The King of Saturday night TV is back after signing a four year £8million deal after a brief year away from the ITV show
WHEN Dermot O’Leary’s phone rang just before midnight on a Sunday night in February, he wasn’t expecting his old boss Simon Cowell to turn his life upside down yet again.
Ten months after his shock exit from The X Factor, the star was finally adjusting to no longer fronting the ITV show that defined his career.
Speaking to Dermot for the first time in months, music mogul Simon swallowed hard and said: “I’ve made a mistake, I’d love to get you back.”
Six months later — and with an unprecedented £8million, four-year deal signed — The Sun revealed that Dermot was returning to his rightful place as king of Saturday night television, with the 13th series beginning a week tonight.
But in an exclusive interview, the 43-year-old stresses money played no part in his decision to return.
Read more: The Sun
Something Kinda New! Rebooted X Factor panel Simon, Nicole, Sharon and Louis belt out Girls Aloud track in hilarious compilation promo clip
The new show has been widely-discussed.
And excitement for the rebooting X Factor will reach fever pitch after the release of a hilarious new clip showing the returning panel singing Girls Aloud’s Something Kinda Ooh.
Helming the clip was Nicole Scherzinger alongside Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh who were left aghast in the face of spectacularly wild new contestants.
Read more: Daily Mail
X Factor twist shock as judges get to pick an AXED act for their fellow judges
Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh will have the opportunity to lump their competitors with some dud acts
X Factor bosses have made the new series the most competitive yet – by allowing judges to pick each other’s acts.
For the first time ever, the panel – Nicole Scherzinger , Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne – have been told to pick one wildcard act for a rival judge to add to their final six before the judges’ houses leg of the competition.
It means that, despite picking their preferred acts at the fixed-chair challenge, each judge has been forced to accept an act they had previously dumped.
A show source said: “We love adding new twists and it was felt that introducing wildcard acts earlier in the series would liven things up and make the show edgier.
Read more: The Mirror
Simon Cowell ‘to land £150million deal to keep X Factor and BGT on ITV for three more years’
Simon Cowell is set to sign a new deal with ITV for his prime-time shows X-Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
The deal reportedly worth £150million will keep the nation’s favourite programmes on screens until at least 2019.
The future of both shows has been uncertain as Simon, 56, negotiated with producers in six months of ‘intensive’ talks.
Read more: Daily Mail
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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Major Lazer – Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MO)
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15 Clean Bandit – Tears (feat. Louisa Johnson)
19 Olly Murs – You Don’t Know Love
26 Fifth Harmony – All In My Head (Flex) (feat. Fetty Wap)
36 Snakehips – Cruel (feat. ZAYN)
38 Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
73 Little Mix – Hair
Albums
1 Blossoms – Blossoms
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23 Little Mix – Get Weird
