X Factor UK Headlines for 11/29/11

‘X-Factor’ winner set to cover Damien Rice’s ‘Cannonball’? One Direction filmed their third music video for single “One Thing”!

‘X-Factor’ winner set to cover Damien Rice’s ‘Cannonball’?
Source says all four remaining contestants have recorded a version of the big-selling ballad
Read more: NME
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I predict a riot! One Direction cause a stampede as they are chased by screaming fans when filming new video One Thing
One Direction confirmed their top boy band status after they were chased by a legion of female fans through London.

The former X Factor finalists brought the West End to a halt when filming their new single yesterday as girls sprinted through the streets for a glimpse of the pin-ups.

In scenes that were reminiscent of Beatlemania, One Direction’s fans caused a stampede of their own as they ran past the Lyceum Theatre where The Lion King was being shown.
Read more: The Daily Mail

I’m nobody’s puppet! X Factor reject Janet Devlin strums a guitar as she flies on home to Belfast
All they need now is a campfire, as Janet Devlin posed with easyJet staff and her mother during a flight back to Belfast last night.

The Irish teenager clutched her guitar on the empty flight, determined to highlight she is a real musician who writes her own songs.

Less than 24 hours after being voted off the X Factor, Janet Devlin had already turned on the show saying it turned her into a karaoke singer.
Read more: The Daily Mail

Remember our name! Little Mix’s Jade gears up for X Factor semi-finals in personalised tights at Hugo premiere
They are the first girl band to make it through to the X Factor semi-finals, so it’s no wonder Little Mix might be slightly concerned about their standing after the show.

So in preparation for this weekend’s live shows, the girls have been doing some self-promotion, with Jade Thirlwall leading the way this evening in a nifty pair of personalised tights.

The legwear featured the letters of the band name Little Mix scattered randomly over the sheer black net.
Read more: The Daily Mail

The X-Files factor: Robbie Williams spends night at show chatting to Johnny Robinson… about UFOs
He was supposed to be helping Gary Barlow with his remaining act Marcus Collins.

But instead Robbie Williams spent Sunday evening chatting to ousted contestant Johnny Robinson – about UFOs.

The Take That singer had been at the programme’s studios for the eliminations, but struck up an unlikely friendship with the 45-year-old backstage.
Read more: The Daily Mail

‘I’m terrified about X Factor ratings!’ Judge Gary Barlow admits fears over how well the show is doing
It has slipped behind BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing this year for the first time in the battle for viewers on Saturday nights.

And now X Factor judge Gary Barlow has revealed he is left terrified every week as he waits to see how well the ITV talent show has down in the ratings figures.

The Take That star also told Grazia Magazine he was also ‘really nervous’ about appearing on the live shows.
Read more: The Daily Mail

‘With every mouthful of food I’ve always felt guilty’: Gary Barlow on how he went from being ‘the fat one’ to ‘the hot one’
He has had women across the country swooning as he deals out stern criticism to the X Factor contestants every Saturday and Sunday night.

But the revelation that many, inlcuding his fellow judge Kelly Rowland, have a crush on him bewilders Gary Barlow, who is still coming to terms with being known as ‘the hot one’ from Take That, after years of being taunted as ‘the fat one.’

Speaking to this week’s Grazia, the 40-year-old reveals: ‘I’m at a weight that I’m just so bloody happy with and I feel amazing. I’m full of confidence.
Read more: The Daily Mail

‘I have cellulite on my bum and I hate it’: Kelly Rowland admits to the dreaded orange peel
She is the envy of millions of X Factor viewers.

But it seems even with a seemingly flawless figure, Kelly Rowland still suffers from lumps and bumps.

The 30-year-old admits she has to work hard at her figure with a strict exercise routine – and banishes alcohol from her diet.
Read more: The Daily Mail

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