X Factor slammed by former star Lloyd Daniels over claims he had to hide gay romance

Kate Garraway appeared on The One Show to talk about her new programme Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway.The new BBC 2 show will marvel at how incredible the human body is and show people with real-life health issues see what is really going on underneath their skin.Talking about the new show, which airs on Wednesday (March 2), Kate said: "All of these people who we went on this journey with, they had big decisions to make and they were frightened of making them."She then laughed and added: "It was originally going to be called Kate Garraway's Body Uncovered."I was like 'please don't, no one will put that on BBC 2 at 8 o'clock!'"It would be like watching Dr Who through your fingers."The GMB star continued: "My body is not uncovered in any way but lots of other people's are and they're great examples of very serious things abut also those niggling things that really impact your life."The One Show host Alex Jones then concluded the segment and said:" Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway.To which Kate then interjected: "Yes, with Kate Garraway..."Alex then joked: "That's a whole different series which I would love to see - it starts tonight on BBC 2 at 8 o'clock."This comes after Kate opened up about how she won't be able to afford her husband Derek Draper's 24-hour care fees forever.On Thursday (February 24), the GMB presenter joined This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as she gave an insight into her upcoming documentary Caring For Derek.With a long road to recovery still ahead of him, the mum-of-two spoke candidly about his future as she continues to provide round the clock care for him since he contracted Covid-19 and suffered major complications.

Vladimir Putin's aggressive invasion of the country isn't going entirely to plan.A week has passed since Russian troops entered the country and resistance from the Ukrainians has been fierce. Today (March 2), Russia’s Defence Ministry's casualty report revealed that 498 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine, with 1,597 wounded since they invaded.

Amanda Holden seemed to take out her frustrations on her Heart radio producer as she celebrated Pancake Day in a very unconventional way.In video shared on Heart’s official Instagram the 51-year-old presenter can be seen wearing a bright red apron and white chef hat as she chased her producers around the studio with an egg after a pancake flipping competition.She smacked an egg on one of their heads as they screamed and laughed at her.One of them said he was “eggy” as Amanda walked off saying she “don't know why she did that.”All seemed in good spirits as everyone laughed together while she exited the studio.Amanda posted her own video with co-star Ashley Roberts as they competed against each other, titled: "Flippin’ furious".Jamie Theakston commentated on their battle as they fought it out to see who could flip the most pancakes and be crowned “Heart Breakfast’s queen flipper”.He instructed them to take hold of their pans and gave them 30 seconds on the clock.The presenters, dressed in aprons and hats, took to the table to try their hand at the competition, but Amanda quickly noticed a problem.As soon as the stopwatch started, Amanda’s pan fell from its handle with a loud thud on the floor.She exclaimed as Jamie and Ashley looked on and laughed while she tried to pick up the frying pan from the floor.Amanda then attempted to flip a pancake, which she soon realised was superglued to the bottom of the pan.She said that her pals had “been in through the night”, to which Ashley replied with a side-eye and a sarcastic: “What do you mean?”The star accused the others: “You’re sabotaging, you’re cheating!”Ashley eventually scored an impressive 18 while Amanda left with zero.There's MUCH more where that came from! Want all the

Love is Blind star Abhishek 'Shake' Chatterjee says he’s ”not sorry” about his time on the reality show, after fans slammed his treatment of Deepti Vempati on the show.The 33 year old vet got engaged to 31 year old information analyst Deepti on the Netflix series, where contestants get to know each from behind a wall before deciding whether to get engaged or not, despite never seeing their partner in person. Although the couple fell in love in the pods, Shake came under fire after he made negative comments behind Deepti’s back in several scenes, including telling his friends and family that he wasn’t physically attracted to her.

X Factor and Simon Cowell amid backlash and insisted the show was a safe environment.The rapper, whose real name is Anna Gilford, took part in the programme in 2016 and has opened up about her experience on the show in an interview with Metro.co.uk.Speaking to the publication, she said she was given access to dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) while on the show.Honey G, who came out as lesbian in 2017, told the media outlet that she was never pressured to either hide her sexuality or to come out.She said: "I have to jump to Simon Cowell’s defence in this instance because I really can't fault the duty of care that they had."My experience was very, very positive and I think they were lovely people.

After several former X Factor contestants opened up about their negative experiences on the show, Simon Cowell has reportedly turned to former judge Cheryl for support.The music mogul, who enjoyed a lunch with his girlfriend Lauren and son Eric, is said to be "holding crisis talks" after several stars including Jedward and Rebecca Ferguson hit out at the show. A source told Heat magazine: "He's absolutely reeling and is worried that more acts could speak out, even though he offered them an opportunity for fame and gave them unparalleled exposure on the show.

Simon Cowell has been left 'broken and betrayed' by the X Factor stars lashing out at the ITV show and their former boss in recent weeks.

Paula Abdul made her return to the judge's table, while the season kicked off its first live episode, and the competition got cut down to the Top 12!Abdul made herreturn after Luke Bryan tested positive for COVID-19, which the country crooner revealed Monday morning.As Abdul reunited with host Ryan Seacrest, she also reconnected with her former co-star Randy Jackson over FaceTime.Seacrest held up a tablet for Abdul to chat with Jackson, who said, «It feels like old times, doesn't it?»«Yes it does. We’re just missing the STD!” Abdul replied, referring to their former fellow judge Simon Cowell, leaving Seacrest legitimately baffled.»The what?!" Seacrest asked, not sure how to react.

He is still recovering after breaking his back in an electric bike accident last year.But Simon Cowell was in an upbeat mood as he arrived at America's Got Talent filming in Pasadena in Southern California on Sunday.The media mogul gave a thumbs up as he joined fellow judges Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Howie Mandel for the new season taping. Relaxed: Simon Cowell kept it casual as he arrived at America's Got Talent filming in Pasadena in Southern California on Sunday wearing a black sweater and white knee-length shortsCowell was dressed down in a black sweater paired with white knee-length shorts that had frayed hems.He added black socks and black trainers and sported large round sunglasses.

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

X Factor star Lloyd Daniels has claimed he felt under pressure to hide a same-sex relationship while taking part in the show.

X FACTOR has been slammed by more of its contestants after facing shocking accusations of abuse of power among some senior executives. Singer Lloyd Daniels, 28, claims he felt forced to hide a secret same-sex relationship while in the competition in 2009.

IRISH popstar twins Jedward celebrated being blocked by Piers Morgan and labelled him a "coward". The 55-year-old blocked identical twins John and Edward Grimes after they launched a tirade against the former Good Morning Britain host.

Piers Morgan blocked Jedward as the identical Irish twins taunted the star in a scathing tweet.

Rebecca Ferguson has demanded a parliamentary inquiry into the music industry to protect artists' welfare. The X Factor star, who performed on the show back in 2010, shared a lengthy statement on her official Twitter page explaining her intentions as she's due to meet the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Downden, next month.

CHER Lloyd and Rebecca Ferguson have taken aim at the X Factor just days after Jedward slammed Simon Cowell. Rebecca, who appeared on the show in 2010, has demanded a parliamentary review of the music industry and has revealed she is meeting Culture Secretary Oliver Bowden to discuss greater protection of artists from “bullying” agents and managers.  The singer, 34, made a series of shocking claims about the industry in a series of posts.

Cher Lloyd has claimed The X Factor "exploited" her by selling her "a dream" and then taking her money.

Monty Don clarifies 'potentially dodgy' The One Show referenceSimon and BGT don’t be back stabbers hiring Piers Morgan You would have no reputation without Little Mix and previous acts! Still friends with a person who degraded young women in a hate campaign against them? Years may go by but fans don’t forget! pic.twitter.com/okgEjihe34“Still friends with a person who degraded young women in a hate campaign against them?“Years may go by but fans don’t forget!”Piers had previously accused Little Mix of using sex to sell records after they posed naked for their single Strip.He ranted at the time: “They're stripping off to sell albums, that's what it's about."If men stripped off like that we'd be arrested but women do it and it's

Cher Lloyd has claimed that she was exploited after finding fame on The X Factor. Now aged 27, the talented singer was just 16 when she took part in ITV’s hit singing competition back in 2010.

Jedward has taken a huge swipe at X Factor and Simon Cowell, branding him ‘nothing but a bad facelift’.The twins, real name John and Edward Grimes, took to social media to slate the ITV series in a number of tweets, saying that every contestant was ‘a slave to the show’.The X Factor is currently off-air, with confirmation it would not be returning this year after going on hiatus in 2020 following two spin-offs, X Factor: Celebrity and X Factor: The Band, in 2019.‘The biggest regret in life was not telling the judges on X Factor to f*** off,’ Jedward penned.In a separate tweet, they added: ‘Every contestant on the X Factor was a slave to the show and got paid Zero while they made millions!‘The fact that every contestant has to act like their

The X factor and music mogul Simon Cowell.John and Edward Grimes, 29, appeared for the ITV singing show back in 2009 and came in sixth place.The twin brothers took to their joint Twitter account on Bank Holiday Monday to hit out at the television series which made them famous 12 years ago.The first message posted the social media account read: "The biggest regret in life was not telling the judges on X Factor to f**k off."They continued in a separate post: "Every contestant on the X Factor was a slave to the show and got paid zero while they made millions."The singers were mentored by fellow Louis Walsh during their time in the competition.Jedward went on to air some thoughts on X factor boss Simon, 61, who wasn't a fan of their act at the