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One punter is down £3,000 following The Risk’s elimination last weekend.

The biggest bet on The X Factor so far this year was on the four-piece boys group to win the show at odds of 5/1.

“Sunday’s show was an emotional show packed full of shocks and surprises and following his fantastic performance, Marcus is now the new favourite,” said William Hill’s spokesperson Joe Crilly.

Frankie Cocozza had odds of 1/3 to get the boot from the show in last weekend’s double elimination. He is currently sitting at 50/1 to win the competition.

Source: unrealitytv

David Walliams is in trouble with several viewers after a joke he made on Chris Moyles’ Quiz Night.

Walliams was bantering with Chris Moyles on the Channel 4 show when he referred to One Direction’s Harry Styles and said “I’d like to suck his c**k”.

Two viewers complained to Ofcom over the remark, condemning the actor for his behaviour.

Peter Foot, the chairman of the National Campaign for Courtesy, said: “I’ve never heard of anything going this far. I’m amazed there hasn’t been more of an uproar about this because it is incredibly graphic language to use.”

But Channel 4 have brushed off the criticism, with a spokesperson saying: “The show was appropriately scheduled post-watershed at 10pm and viewers were warned of strong language and adult humour.”

Source: Digital Spy

Disney and YouTube are set to announce a $10-15 million content partnership.

The New York Times is reporting that the agreement will see YouTube investing millions of dollars in new original programming that will be produced by Disney and screened on a new co-branded channel.

The output will be distributed on both YouTube and Disney.com.

YouTube recently outlined a plan to bring more premium content to the site through a slew of new video channels. However, YouTube has emphasised that it will continue to act as a distributor and not move in to production.

“It’s imperative to go where our audience is,” said James A. Pitaro, co-president of Disney Interactive. He said that the aim of the partnership is to “bring Disney’s legacy of storytelling to a new generation of families and Disney enthusiasts on the platforms they prefer.”

Source: NYTimes

1. How did you find your time on the show?

I really enjoyed being a part of the show and it was a great opportunity to be in situations I would otherwise not have been in. It was good to work with other people my age with similar interests and goals.

2. Who do you think is the strongest candidate?

Harry Hitchens or James

3. Tell us what happened in the task you were fired on

I was PM on the task I was fired, I believe I did a good job (as did everyone else) as PM but we suffered an unfortunate loss of £12 which by the sounds of it came by good fortune of the other team. We lost a major pitch by going in with the wrong figure, and we needed to make a bigger mark up when we sold at the market.

4. What were your highlights of the experience?

Meeting such a diverse group of people

5. How do you think this experience will help you in the future?

It has shown me that there can be disagreement among groups and how best to resolve these differences in order to cooperate when you’re working towards the same goal

6. What are your hopes for your future career?

I hope to finish my education and then continue my interest in property management/development

7. What would you to say to any fellow young aspiring business people? Any advice?

That you’re never too young to start and if your first idea doesn’t work, try a different one

8. What have you learnt about business from your experience on YA?

That it’s not always fair, but that’s just the way it is.

Source: HuffingtonPost

Eliminated X Factor acts The Risk and Johnny Robinson have defended controversial contestant Frankie Cocozza after more criticism about his place in the competition.

“He’s only a young lad, isn’t he?” Robinson said. “He’s just like any other 19-year-old lad, interested in girls and it’s just normal for a 19-year-old boy. Full of testosterone. I won’t dictate advice to a young lad like that. You learn through life. I’ve had a hard life, but I’ve hopefully come out of it okay.

“I just think people should treat people how they would want to be treated. Good manners cost nothing. That’s the only advice I give to anyone. We all have feelings. We all cry, we all bleed, we all hurt at the end of the day.”

The four-piece boys group The Risk also voiced their support for Cocozza. 

“We love Frankie, whatever way he has been portrayed on the TV we didn’t think it’s right.

“No one really sees Frankie behind the scenes, he actually does work hard. We shared a room with him, we know what he’s like. He does work hard.”

Source: Tellymix

Eliminated Strictly Come Dancing contestant Lulu has claimed the BBC got it wrong in pairing her with Brendan Cole.

The singer was voted off the BBC One show last weekend and says it was a mistake to pair her with Cole due to their difference in height.

“He was far too tall for me to dance with,” she told The Mirror. “I’d started to tolerate Brendan, but it was a mistake being partnered with him in the first place.

“You are supposed to be just a little shorter than the male partner, but I was staring at his chest the whole time we were dancing.”

Lulu says she was a lot more upset about her departure than she let on during filming.

“I put a brave face on for the cameras and then cried when I got home,” she said. “I’ll missStrictly so much. I know everyone says this but it really does feel like being part of a family.”

Source: Digital Spy

Hannah Richards has become the first female Young Apprentice candidate to be fired this season.

After a challenge involving the sale of flowers, Richards’ Team Atomic was deemed the losing team after the profits were tallied.

Project manager Richards brought back Harry Maxwell and Zara Brownless to the boardroom where she argued that the pair were not team players.

Lord Sugar told Richards he believed she had brought the wrong people to the boardroom and placed the blame on her for the failure.

 ”With regret Hannah, and possibly because, in my opinion, you brought the wrong people back, I have to say to you that, you’re fired,” he said.

Richards said after the elimination: “I’m proud that I got this far yet a little bit disappointed I didn’t go further but I know I walk away from this knowing a lot more than I did when I came. It’s given me a foundation to build on for the future.” 

Source: Digital Spy

Ofcom has begun an investigation into Frankie Cocozza’s behaviour on The X Factor.

Complaints have come in over the singer’s antics both on and off screen, with many several complaints regarding Cocozza swearing before the 9pm watershed.

On the October 23 results show, Cocozza was heard yelling out “f**king get in there” when he advanced through.

Ofcom received 102 complaints and have launched an investigation into the show despite ITV later apologising for the incident.

A second investigation was started regarding the screening of Cocozza drinking at nightclubs, with complaints received claiming the show glamorised the misuse of alcohol.

Source: Digital Spy

Strictly Come Dancing professional Anton du Beke has described Nancy Dell’Olio’s performance on the show as “s**t”.

du Beke was paired with the Italian entrepreneur for this season of the BBC One series in which the 45-year-old was the fourth celebrity voted out.

When asked by Carol Vorderman at a London charity event what he thought of Dell-Olio’s dancing on the show, du Beke replied: “S**t… No, she never got that good.” 

He also joked about Dell’Olio’s semi-serious threat to sue judge Alesha Dixon over her highly critical comments.

“Yes, I think the judges were cruel. I think the producers were cruel giving her to me in the first place.”

Source: Digital Spy

The Risk and Johnny Robinson depart

The Risk and Johnny Robinson have departed The X Factor after a double elimination last night. The pair placed in the bottom three beside Kitty Brucknell, who survived the elimination.

Lulu leaves Strictly

Lulu has been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after failing to impress over the weekend. The singer fell into the bottom two alongside boxer Audley Harrison, who survived their third appearance there in five weeks.

BB sets birthday task

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Owen rumoured for The Voice UK role

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Feldman for Dancing On Ice?

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