X FACTOR stars Jedward and Katie Waissel have revealed their delight at the long-running talent show being axed. Simon Cowell pulled the plug on his programme after years of dwindling figures and lack of notable winners.
But it has also been plagued by controversy in recent months after a number of former stars accused it of exploiting and mistreating contestants.
Irish duo John and Edward Grimes made their feelings known after we exclusively revealed the show had been cancelled. They wrote on Twitter: "Xfactor has been axed Mission Complete." While Katie shared the hashtags "Journey for justice", "break the cycle" and "gratitude".
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