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There is bad news for X Factor star Barclay Beales after a reported ‘revenge porn’ incident has seen his nude photo appear online. 

The 19-year-old, who is part of the boyband Stereo Kicks, has reportedly been left “mortified and upset” over the photo, which was taken a year ago. 

A source told the Sunday Mirror that the photo was a private one: “This was a very intimate picture showing a moment behind closed doors, which was never expected to see the light of day.”

The lads put on a great performance for Big Bands night last night, singing Mack the Knife – and Louis almost managed to get all of their names right!

Hopefully Barclay won’t let things get to him too much – the fame game can be a messy one after all!

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Poor Louis Walsh always seems to have Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole ganging up on him – and last night just about proves it!

When Louis’ band, Stereo Kicks came out to perform, the judge was accused by Simon and the other judges of not knowing their names. 

Striving to prove the others wrong, Louis begins to list the lads by name – only to be caught out with a piece of paper with their names on it!

 Oh Louis…he certainly doesn't do himself any favours!

To make matters even MORE awkward, Simon then demanded he give him the piece of paper and even got up off his seat, walked over, wrestled it off poor mortified Louis and showed it to the camera. 

Thankfully, Dermot O’Leary intervened before Simon forced Louis to read out the names without a helping hand…

However, all things aside, we LOVED the boys performance – they killed Big Bands Week! Here they are in action:

We sure hope some of the more cringe bits of the show are scripted. 

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Cheryl, Cheryl, Cheryl…

Or should we say Cheryl Fernandez-Versini?

The X Factor judge has been hitting the headlines for all of the wrong reasons this week – and today is no exception!

Cheryl has now hit out at people not using her full and correct title in a new interview with Marie Claire.

The singer, who looks stunning in the shoot, branded people who cannot get her full name right as “ignorant”: “People are so ignorant about it, they just start calling me Cheryl, but I’ll take that, whatever.”

Hmm, doesn’t sound like she’ll take it very graciously though – does it?!

Cheryl was born Cheryl Tweedy before taking on the married name of Cole, but chose to keep the ‘Cheryl Cole’ moniker following her divorce from footballer Ashley Cole in 2010.

However, following her marriage to Jean Bernard Fernandez-Versini during the summer, Cheryl chose to take on the name Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and has hit out at anyone still calling her by her old names. 

The pop star told Marie Claire that changing her name just seemed like the right thing to do: "It's come quite naturally, you know."

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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is not having the best week of her career so far after being accused of miming on Sunday’s X Factor and blasting a follower on Instagram yesterday.

Now, the singer has angered mental health sufferers and charities after comments she made during Lola’s performance last weekend.

Lola performed Crazy by Gnarls Barkley and when Simon asked where the Halloween aspect was in the set, Cheryl replied: “It was crazy, we had a theme. If you didn’t notice there were people in straitjackets.”

Now, mental health organisation, Mind and Rethink Mental Illness’ Time to Change have blasted Cheryl’s words, as spokesperson Kate Nightingale told The Daily Mirror: “The X Factor is watched by millions and implying that mental health problems are scary it’s irresponsibly fuelling damaging myths and misconception.”

Twitter users also condemned Cheryl, with many complaining that her words are offensive and damaging to those suffering from mental health issues:

As of yet, Cheryl hasn't addressed the controversial situation but it may be a good idea… 

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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini took to the stage on X Factor last night to perform her newest single, I Don't Care. The singer filmed a pre-recorded segment which was aired during the results show last night – but fans didn't approve.

Cheryl's sensational white outfit and high-octane dance moves weren't enough to disguise the fact that she seemed to mime for the majority of her performance.

Many viewers took to Twitter to share their criticism of the X Factor judge's decision to lip-synch:

Despite the negative reaction, Cheryl's rep claims she was indeed performing live. And the singer herself admitted she was suffering a serious case of the butterflies before going onstage. "It's natural to be nervous," she told presenter Dermot O'Leary afterwards. "I think it's healthy."

Cheryl's singing wasn't the only thing causing some shock, though. Her gaping white top left a number of fans wondering if they'd seen just a little too much more than they bargained for:

Hmmm, maybe stick to judging for now, Cheryl!

You can watch the performance in full below:


 

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In a totally uncharacteristic move, X Factor boss SImon Cowell has admitted he was wrong about something!

The judge revealed on Twitter last night that he regretted his decision to axe Irish singer Janet Grogan from the show.

26-year-old Janet was replaced by Helen Fulthorpe on last night's Boot Camp episode. Shortly after, Simon took to Twitter to say this to his followers:

Janet was kicked off the show at the last minute after Simon chose fellow contestant Lizzy Pattinson (sister of Robert Pattinson) instead. Lizzy had initially been the one asked to leave but after heckling from the audience, Simon made the snap decision to send Janet home.

The Irish singer wowed judges and the audience with her audition performance of U2's I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, shown on the previous weekend's episode.

Fellow Dubliner Orla Keogh suffered a similar fate last Friday night, when she was sent home in a last-minute swap by judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. What ever happened to the "luck of the Irish"?!

Despite being kicked off, we doubt Janet will be too upset. In a recent interview she said that the main reason she chose to audition for the show was to gain some exposure, and that she didn't even expect to make it to the live auditions.

"My goal has always been to get exposure. When I started out, I just wanted to get a room audition – everything after that is a bonus," she said. "I want to be an artist, I want to tour and sing and I think people have now got a glimpse of what I can do."

We wish her all the best!

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The entertainment world has not disappointed this week meaning we have a jam-packed show full of juicy goss on this week’s Snapshot! On Wired this week we talked about the let-down that was the Kardashians; wedding finale, me arse! We also covered TOWIE crushes, reality TV melt-down’s and our resident impersonator Conor Behan gave us THE BEST impersonation of a nagging Kourtney Kardashian that you will not want to miss out on!

Our weekly event guide The Line-Up sent you on your way bopping to Waterford’s electronic music festival Saw Fest, helped boost the joke shop’s revenue by letting you in on the Grace Kelly lookalike competition and tested out your biceps by welly throwing. We’re a diverse bunch in here you see!

Your box office bucket list Pic ‘n’ Mix checks out the latest Liam Neeson action thriller! 

On this week’s Spotlight we spoke to Brendan Gleeson on something top secret, so top secret you’ll have to watch it to find out! It may involve cross-dressing…or does it? See for yourself! 

Niamh Geaney reports.

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Another week is here which means another week of juicy TV goss! So then, what should you be looking out for? 

Your Wired host Niamh Geaney chats to Conor Behan and Emma Power on X Factor’s BIG reveal (I don’t know if we can cope!), the shock killing of a lead character in Home and Away, what in the world George Clooney is doing on Downtown Abbey and what shows are set to return to our silver screens.

We’ll be back tomorrow with your event guide, enjoy!

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We’re not sure what’s funnier, the fact that Cheryl accidentally poked herself in the face with a straw or her face after it happened.

We think it has to be that shocked “please tell me no one saw that” face afterwards…

Don’t worry Cheryl, that’s us every Saturday night – straws can be tricky!

Thankfully the lovable Geordie sees the funny side to the video and even retweeted a Vine of the "totes morto" incident on her Twitter account, writing: "Smooth."

We agree Cheryl, totally smooth….

 

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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has hit back at Simon Cowell’s comments about her weight.

Simon was reminiscing on Cheryl’s failed appearance on The X Factor US when he said, amongst other mean things: “She’d put on a bit of weight, but not loads.”

Charming. We certainly don't know where he was looking, but it can't have been at Cheryl!

The X Factor starlet was speaking at the launch of the show when she told reporters: “I heard this rumour and I think a gentleman should never speak about a woman’s age or weight but that’s only if you’re educated on how to treat a woman.”

Cheryl looked stunning at the launch of the show dressed in a simple, sleek black and white dress with red lips. 

Ouch, that will hit him where it hurts, Simon! We wonder what his current girlfriend, Lauren Silverman will make of Cheryl's comments? 

Has she seen a side of Simon we haven't? For her sake, we hope so!

All of this, hopefully friendly, banter is making us super excited for The X Factor – eek!

 

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It was reported last month that Lizzy Pattinson had successfully passed an auditioned for The X Factor.

So it was only natural that Robert would eventually be questioned on his sister’s audition, and it seems that he couldn’t be prouder of his sister: "I'm like, so ridiculously proud of her. I would never have the balls to do that, ever, in a million years. I can't believe she's done it. So, it's amazing."

Awww, how sweet. This isn’t the first time Robert has praised Lizzy’s musical attributes as she also contributed to background vocals for the Twilight and Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 soundtracks.

Robert is also famous for his music and is rumoured to be recording an album himself. It seems music really does run in the family.

 

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It sounds as if Cheryl may need a few words with her new husband’s friend, Curtis Jones.

The trainer said in a recent recorded interview: “Don’t get mad at me, but your baby momma is hot.”

The comment has since sparked even more speculation that The X Factor star is pregnant with her first child.

Hmm, while it may just have been an innocent phrase, it could also be true that Cheryl is in fact pregnant.

Her former bandmate, Nadine, also started rumours about Cheryl pregnancy when she tweeted the star: “Aww @CherylOfficial you must be having an amazing time. I am so happy for you! Good luck with everything. Come join the baby club. Best ever.”

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