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Louisa Johnson has got it all. 

The voice, the looks, the X Factor win and a brand new , handsome boyfriend. 

Louisa has revealed that she has been dating her current beau, Daniel Elliott, since she first appeared on the show in August. 

Louisa and Daniel

 

However, this timeline does not really fit in with the account given by her recent ex boyfriend, Ellis Stevens. 

According to him, Louisa began dating Daniel in a mere matter of weeks after ending their 18 month relationship. 

And the reason for the split? Louisa had said that she had wanted to focus on her career. 

Ouch. 

"I saw what she said about that [new boyfriend] and was shocked. I went to some X Factor shows and supported her early on but don’t know what’s going on now.

"We split up because she wants to follow her dream. It was only recent, like the last couple of months. I didn’t want to get in the way of her career and what she wants to do

"We had been going out for about 18 months and I know her manager and family really well."

However, it seems that a new man had taken Ellis' place come the final. According to reports, Louisa spent the evening with 19-year-old Essex recruitment manager, Daniel. 

Daniel and Che Chesterman at the final

 

"Louisa looked very cosy with Daniel after the final," a source told the Sun. 

"Their relationship is still in its early stages and given how dedicated Louisa has been to X Factor over the past few weeks, it's yet to fully flourish. It will be interesting to see how long it will last, as music will be her number one priority for some time to come."

With reports circulating that Louisa was actually dating footballer, Reece Oxford, this girls love life is really and truly a whirlwind. 

Watch this space! 

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The youngest person to ever win the X Factor, Louisa Johnson, has been hit with even more fix rumours as two previous professional music videos have surfaced online. 

The Essex girl, who is only 17-years-old, beat Reggie and Bollie in last weeks final, but she has now landed herself in the centre of controversy, as people are saying she was already well in the music industry. 

However, an X Factor spokesperson told The Sun that this was just coincidence, and stressed that it was a fair and square competition. 

"No one has been given special treatment and everyone was judged on the strength of their performances."

In the videos, the teen in belting out two of her original songs, called Go and Lately – and we have to admit, she looks like a complete pro. 

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We cannot believe it is this time of the year already. 

The Christmas tree is up, the shopping lists have been made and the X Factor final is hitting our television screens tonight! 

The show is due to be filmed in Wembley stadium in London as Che Chesterman, Louisa Johnson and Reggie' N' Bollie attempt to battle it out to be crowned the 2015 winner. 

But WHAT are the finalists singing? And WHO is performing on the big night?

And of course, we have seen the likes of Beyonce and Kylie perform with finalists in the past but who will be joining this years contestants for a sing song? 

Well, it's no surprise that Louisa will be linking up with her mentor Rita Ora to perform a yet to be confirmed track. 

Louisa will also be singing Fighter by Christina Aguilera and I Believe I can Fly by R. Kelly. 

Che will be joined on stage by none other than Rod Stewart and the young soulful singer will also be singing Valerie by Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse. 

And in perhaps the most exciting of the celebrity duets, Reggie and Bollie will be joined onstage by our favourite 90s soul singer Craig David. 

The hyperactive duo will also be singing a mash up of Spice Up Your Life by the Spice Girls. 

We can't wait to see these numbers on stage! 

Tune in to watch the final on ITV at 8pm tonight. 

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Louisa Johnson has been getting a LOT of male attention since becoming the breakout favourite to win the X Factor this year. 

Having recently broken up with her boyfriend, Louisa has already been rumoured to have been messaging Louis from One Direction. 

However, Louisa is now reportedly getting to know a certain young sports player. 

An inside source has told the Sun that Louisa has struck up a pretty close friendship with West Ham footballer, Reece Oxford. 

The 17-year-old singer reportedly met the footballer when the X Factor arranged for her and her Dad to have a private tour of the club's football grounds. 

The source noted that the pair had exchanged phone numbers. 

"Reece and Louisa hit it off straight away when they met at the West Ham ground."

"The trip was being filmed for a show video clip but once the cameras stopped rolling, the pair of them kept chatting and swapped phone numbers. Reece seemed besotted with her and Louisa obviously thought he was lovely."

And it seems that Louisa's football fanatic Dad, Dave, is more than happy about the pairing. 

"One thing’s for sure, Louisa’s dad is delighted they have struck up a friendship. He is a real Hammers fan so it’s a dream for him."

"Plus he has seen first-hand that Reece is a nice lad."

Hmm, we wonder how this one will work out. 

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Even though Olly is not sure whether he will come back to host the X Factor in 2016, it seems that Simon Cowell doesn't really want him back.

Rumour has it that Simon actually has his eye on another presenting duo and we think they would be great!

So who is the lucky pair? Only Big Brother's Emma Willis and Rylan Clark-Neal. 

Emma currently hosts the main Channel 5 show while Rylan took the reigns of the Bit on the Side spin off show this year. 

While both hosts did a stellar job, they never got to enjoy much on screen time together and we think they would be a winning fit for the ITV talent show. 

The role would be a fitting career move for Rylan who made his big break on the X Factor in 2012. 

WHO could forget the crying. 

Following a number of pretty embarrassing blunders, it seems that Olly and Caroline will more than likely not be taking the helm of Simon's show next year but nothing has been confirmed. 

We love this hosting idea but could Simon cough up enough to steal Rylan and Emma from the Big Brother series? And how will Emma be able to cope considering she has just announced she is pregnant with her third child? 

The jury is still out on this one. 

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X Factor star Louisa Johnson has been put on strict bed rest leading up to the final of the hit show this Saturday and was even forced to cancel some gigs this week. 

And the prognosis does not look good. 

The 17-year-old has already struggled with voice problems in the last few weeks and it seems the issues are only getting worse. 

Rita's only remaining girl was forced to pull out of a scheduled gig in Liverpool last night under doctor's orders that she needed vocal rest. 

Taking to Twitter, she apologised to fans who had been looking forward to hearing her sing. 

According to an official X Factor spokesperson, Louisa will be taking to bed in order to recuperate before the final. 

“Unfortunately Louisa is unwell and we have been advised by doctors that she currently needs to be on bed and voice rest ahead of this weekend’s final.

"We’re sorry to disappoint anyone who was looking forward to supporting her at her performance in Liverpool today."

Louise faces Che Chesterman and Reggie 'N' Bollie in the final this weekend and is the bookies favourite to win the competition.

We hope she is fully recovered for Saturday because she is definitely our favourite to win.  

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She may be one of the most glamorous celebs on TV at the moment, but that didn't stop the cameras spotting Cheryl's dodgy hair extensions. 

The X Factor judge was in high spirits as she joined her act Reggie N Bollie in their hometown of Farnborough today, dancing along the streets and swooshing her hair up in the air. 

But one unfortunate swoosh saw clip-in extensions hanging on to the sides of her head. Oops!

We can all admit we've been there, especially if you wore extensions back in the teen disco days. #BadChoices. 

But apart for her hair blunder, the singer was looking as chic as ever, kitted out in a grey belted jacket and suede thigh-high boots. 

Cheryl's duo were back in their hometown to celebrate being voted into the final of The X Factor, and they clearly couldn't be happier. 

The grateful pair told ITV: 'If we make the final, I think the two of us will aim to be motivational speakers because it’s like a one in a million chance for artists like us to make it to the final.
 

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The X Factor quarter final weekend was certainly not without drama, as not one but two contestants succumbed to illness.

On last night's results show, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini was heard "screaming" for help as one of her singers, Celina from 4th Impact, collapsed and fell to the floor.

Celina reportedly fainted and was "out cold" for around five minutes, shortly after she and her sisters were booted off the show in favour of Lauren Murray.

The Filipino singer was taken off stage by paramedics and brought to an ambulance.

Although her mentor Cheryl remained on stage for The Xtra Factor, viewers said she looked "visibly shaken."

Later the band tweeted to let fans know Celina was doing better, while Cheryl thanked all four girls for being "most gracious, humble & special little souls.":

It's not the first time Celina has suffered health issues during her stint in the show – a few weeks back she fainted before a performance and struggled to stay standing as she sang with her sisters.

In the end, a chair was brought on stage for her to sit on as the judges rushed through their post-performance comments.

Of course, 4th Impact weren't the only ones dogged by health issues this week.

The show's favourite to win, Louisa Johnson, has been separated from her fellow contestants due to a nasty throat infection which Simon Cowell worries will spread.

Louisa admitted on Saturday night's show that she was in pain and said only "adrenaline" had helped her to make it through her renditions of Justin Bieber's Love Yourself and Labyrinth's Jealous.

For now the contestants have been urged to sleep in separate rooms in the X Factor house, and producers have been doling out the Lemsip and hand sanitiser.

"If any of the other contestants come down with the same thing we will really struggle," a source told The Sun. 

"Olly [Murs] is also sick and struggling. The bugs going round at the moment are really nasty."

A collapse and a throat virus… hopefully that's the end of the X Factor illnesses for this year.

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She's been under a lot of pressure recently. Indeed, Lauren Murray even removed herself from the X Factor contestants' house – citing the constant presence of cameras as her reason.

"I felt like I could never relax. It's intense," the 26-year-old said in the aftermath.

But despite the change in living arrangements, it seems that Ms Murray is still a little on edge.

Indeed, video footage from the weekend appears to show that she SHOVED a fellow contestant on stage. Ouch.

Eagle-eyed viewers took to Twitter following the incident – in which Lauren can be seen shunning the embrace of a member of 4th Impact as the public vote was announced.

The solo star, who is being mentored by Rita Ora, also appeared agitated and upset at the time. 

Understandably, plenty of fans of the show were unimpressed with her behaviour – with several suggesting that the Essex-native had gotten too big for her boots.

Many also claimed to have seen Lauren say "get the f**k off me" at the same time.

Though at least the girlband in question were more than happy to brush off the apparent snub; after last night's show 4th Impact tweeted that Lauren was like a "big sister" – making sure to include plenty of heart emojiis in their message too. 

Meanwhile, Ms Murray herself also took to the same social media platform to downplay the situation. Confirming that she "adored" her rivals, she added that people just "love a bit of drama".

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The man with the bag is more traditionally clad in brightest red – with a big white beard to boot.

Indeed, Mr Claus is furthermore ordinarily considered to be a native of the North Pole, rather than Co Mayo.

But nevertheless, and wearing a delicious shade of Cadbury purple, Louis Walsh certainly makes for a rather fetching Father Christmas.

​The music manager, who of course earlier this year starred in another Cadbury's advert that got everyone talking, is now back for the festive season – appearing during last night during the X Factor ad break in his hottest Yuletide attire. 

And speaking frankly, we reckon his future as Santa is now pretty much secured. 

Ho, ho, ho!

Louis Walsh as Purple Santa = EPIC gifts 🙂 #FreetheJoy #Cadvent

Posted by Cadbury Dairy Milk on Monday, November 23, 2015

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OK, so the ratings haven't been as impressive for Cowell & Co recently. AND sure we know it's probably all fixed from the outset, but we still love the X Factor.

Apart from having an excuse to stuff our faces and sit on the couch every Saturday night, we also love all the behind the scenes gossip (in fact, that's arguably a lot more entertaining than what's going on on stage). 

And following the swift exit of Kiera Weathers and Seann Miley Moore over recent weekends, it has now been reported that Lauren Murray had also left the contestants' house. 

Though she is still a part of the competition itself, Lauren has packed her bags and departed from the swanky pad. 

The 26 year old told The Mirror that she found living in the house too "intense" (although we're wondering how living in a luxury London mansion can be too intense). 

"I found the filming the hardest to deal with," said Rita Ora's girl. "The camera is there when you wake up, it's there when you go to sleep. I felt like I could never relax. It's intense."

Lauren went on to describe living in the house as "Big Brother meets Glee meets prison". Well, nope, that does not sound fun. 

The singer went on to discuss how she found the six-chair challenge particularly demanding. 

"I was drained. I definitely think they should get rid of six-chair challenge. I found it horrific. But they won't – it's too good TV. Imagine if I had fainted. Someone would have got a bonus!"

Yikes!

We applaud Lauren for her candid honesty but we're not sure how much longer she will last if she keeps criticising the nature of the show? Watch out girl! 

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This year the X Factor has apparently been feeling the pressure.  Viewers had a field days on Sunday when a slip-up on behalf of presenter Olly Murs caused havoc.

Fans were less than pleased when it seemed he ignored Harry Styles following their performance on the results show. To be fair, Olly simply could have been under pressure for time. So, while it was very awkward to watch, it was nothing in comparison to the real X Factor snafu, which happened just a few minutes later.

Before this week's results were announced, the tension for the elimination was being built up with the show’s trademark dramatic music and tense pauses.

During one of these another error managed to make it our screens.

The graphic should have read whose, not who’s. 

TV critic Ian Hyland spotted the mistake and quickly shared it with his Twitter followers.

Oh dear… And to round things off with a nice hat trick, it seemed like Olly's presenting jitters got the better of him yet again with a final error.

After the sing-off between Anton Stephans and Monica Michael, the judges took the vote to deadlock.

Rather than announcing the results of the public vote, Olly went ahead and informed Monica she would be going home- before the envelope supposedly containing the name of the losing contestant had even made it on stage.

Not the best week for the show, then. 

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