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X Factor’s former fashion director Grace Woodward has taken aim at the defunct talent show and claimed there was a “dark misogyny” on set.Woodward worked as the fashion director on the show in 2010, which was the year which 14 million viewers were wowed by Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson's dulcet tones.Grace claimed X Factor star Cher Lloyd, who was just 16 during her time on the X Factor, reportedly once waved scissors at an assistant, Grace Woodward claims.Grace claimed that Cher, who is now 28, once got so stressed during a costume fitting that she aggressively waved scissors at a colleague.The former fashion director said that despite the alleged incident, Cher still performed at the live show on Saturday night.Grace explained: "Cher seemed very fragile when she came on the show, but she had no help or support."Woodward said she watched the women struggle on the programme and there was a "dark misogyny" which led to women being viewed as "expendable".She suggested One Direction were viewed as “untouchable” but the female contestants were not.Grace claimed that Liam Payne, who was 17 at the time, asked her to sit on his lap backstage and that the behaviour was considered as “part of the culture of the show”.She added that Payne likely would have considered it normal.It was recently reported that Syco has been hit by legal claims by former contestants that they did not receive proper care on the show.Katie Waissel was the named complainant, while Rebecca Ferguson, 34, has also been outspoken about her time on the show.Ferguson has been at the forefront of a movement against the music industry after claiming she has suffered abuse during her career.Grace explained: "I was worried about Rebecca as she was quiet anyway,

X Factor singer Wagner won legions of fans as he appeared on the seventh series of the hit ITV series, which was created by Simon Cowell.Wagner appeared on the show back in 2010 when he was 54 years old as he went up against performers Cher Lloyd and One Direction.After his stunt, Wagner soon found love as he started dating girlfriend Lydia Longville, who is 36 years his junior, after meeting through friends at one of his performances.Wagner and Lydia, now 29, welcomed daughter Lillian together in 2012 and had son Leon two years later in 2014.Wagner, who is now 65, now looks totally different and regularly shares updates of his two children on his social media pages.The singer is still in the music industry as he makes a living from singing, selling personalised music videos, merchandise and personal appearances.He sent his fans wild as he recently posted a video of himself on the camera to promote his services on social media, sporting a long beard, a dark moustache and a hat.The singer also practises karate in his spare time and credited his hobby for keeping him in shape after becoming a father in his mid 50s.He told love it! Magazine: "Chances are, I have 20 or 30 years left, but there’s nothing I can do about.""If I didn’t do karate, I may as well step into a coffin now, though."Wagner was given a wild card opportunity by judge Louis Walsh after not originally making it through to the finals with his unique performances.He stole the show in the over 28s category and soon won over fans with renditions such as Addicted to Love and She Bangs.Wagner made it to seventh place on the series, which was eventually won by Matt Cardle, with Rebecca Ferguson taking second place and One Direction third. For more of the latest

Cast your mind back to December 2010 - it was a simpler time where the words Brexit and Coronavirus weren't yet invented - can you even imagine? Prince William and Kate Middleton had just announced their engagement, David Cameron was Prime Minister, One Direction had finished third behind Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson on X Factor and Kara Tointon had won Strictly Come Dancing with boyfriend Artem Chigvintsev. Something else very important happened in that faithful month.The Only Way is Essex got their first Christmas special.

SEVEN decades after the first Christmas No1, the battle for the coveted spot rages as fiercely as ever. Al Martino was the first to claim the honour in 1952 with Here In My Heart – and since then a procession of A-list names have joined the club.

Every year the X Factor rolls round we all settle in to enjoy some serious singing talent, juicy drama and the best bit - hilarious auditions! The nation will mourn the loss of ITV’s iconic talent show, which Simon Cowell has reportedly plugged.The music mogul said he doesn’t want the programme to “become a bit of a joke.” X Factor first hit our screens in 2004 and last aired in 2018, making dreams come true for the likes of Leona Lewis and Little Mix. It even brought us Jedward and Wagner, and launched Stacey Solomon's an incredible career! Mega stars took to the stage each year to duet with the best of the bunch.

One Direction became one of the biggest boybands of all time, formed back in 2010 when they were X Factor finalists after losing out to Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson.

Rebecca Ferguson says she has found inner peace after making the decision to file a police report after previously speaking out about abuse within the music industry.

X Factor a lot.After taking the crown on series seven of the singing show back in 2010, Matt shot to fame. His debut single, a cover of Biffy Clyro’s Many of Horror - renamed When We Collide - debuted at No1 in the UK Singles Chart.

Dublin singer Mary Byrne has jumped to pop impressario Simon Cowell’s defence over the ongoing X Factor ‘exploitation’ controversy.

SIMON COWELL made millions from The X Factor, which at the height of its success spawned some of the biggest pop stars of a generation. But with the ITV show now off air and the music mogul desperately seeking his next big hit, the ghost of the TV juggernaut is looming large again — amid claims of shocking abuse of power by others behind the scenes.

Matt Cardle has accused shows like The X Factor and Love Island of "using people" and claimed the teams behind them only care about making good TV.

Matt Cardle won The X Factor back in 2010, securing a £1 million record deal with Simon Cowell’s label Syco. His debut single, a cover of Biffy Clyro’s ‘When We Collide', went straight to number one.

It was the year that gave us One Direction, Cher Lloyd, Rebecca Ferguson and Matt Cardle, but the breakout star of the 2010 X Factor had to be Wagner.

has started the week in the lead in his race for Number 1 with , one of the first big chart battles of the autumn.

15 years ago, something shifted in the landscape of British pop music. 

Meghan Markle messaged X Factor's Matt Cardle before she met the love of her life Prince Harry.

Prince Harry, ten years ago with his rise to fame saw him catch the eye of Meghan Markle.The singer revealed that he became close to the former Suits actress several years after starring on the ITV talent show but sadly, things didn't work out.Matt, 37, was starring in the West End show Memphis when Meghan, 39, followed him on Twitter and before long, they were exchanging messages.While chatting, Meghan was known for playing paralegal Rachel Zane on the US show, Suits. Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, the Loving You hitmaker said: "It was just a very weird situation — very odd.

Matt Cardle has recalled exchanging messages with Meghan Markle before she met her now-husband, Prince Harry. It has been reported that former actress Meghan told the The X Factor winner Matt that she was a “big fan” of his work after he followed her online in 2015.

Matt Cardle claims he came very close to dating Meghan Markle just before she met Prince Harry.

HE is the former X Factor winner who played an unlikely hand in shaping today’s Royal Family. Matt Cardle, who became the most voted-for winner of the ITV show exactly ten years today, exchanged messages about going on a date with Meghan Markle shortly before she met future husband Prince Harry.

One Direction celebrates a big ten years since they first formed.Having all auditioned as individuals on The X Factor in 2010, it was Nicole Scherzinger’s brainwave that Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson would work better together as a boyband – and became one of the best-loved groups of all-time.They may not have won The X Factor (they only placed third next to Rebecca Ferguson and Matt Cardle) but they certainly won our hearts, selling millions of records worldwide and becoming international superstars.But they weren’t always the multimillionaire household names that we’ve come to know them as – once, they were just five ordinary teenagers hoping to make it big.