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'The X Factor's Louisa Johnson was diagnosed with a wheat intolerance at Judges' Houses.
The 17-year-old hopeful performed for mentor Rita Ora and her advisor Meghan Trainor in Hollywood for the next stage of the competition but is terrified she won't be selected for the Live Shows because she wasn't feeling her best on the day.
Louisa said: "Unfortunately I had a bit of a tough time. I woke up on the morning of my performance with an awful headache that got worse as the day went on. They called a doctor who diagnosed me with a wheat intolerance, which can cause headaches.
"I wasn't able to perform to the best of my ability. Chloe [Paige] has it, too, so she's been giving me lots of advice on how to deal with it since getting back to the UK."
Meanwhile, despite being in Rita's Girls category, Louisa has revealed she's been getting a lot of support from the Overs' mentor Simon Cowell and the Groups' Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.
She told OK! magazine: "I feel like he [Simon] really wants me to succeed, it's like he's my 'X Factor' dad. Cheryl has been lovely, too. After my audition she walked past me and said, 'I'm going to fight for you'. It made me really happy."
The X Factor’s Louisa Johnson diagnosed with wheat intolerance
'The X Factor's Louisa Johnson was diagnosed with a wheat intolerance at Judges' Houses.
The 17-year-old hopeful performed for mentor Rita Ora and her advisor Meghan Trainor in Hollywood for the next stage of the competition but is terrified she won't be selected for the Live Shows because she wasn't feeling her best on the day.
Louisa said: "Unfortunately I had a bit of a tough time. I woke up on the morning of my performance with an awful headache that got worse as the day went on. They called a doctor who diagnosed me with a wheat intolerance, which can cause headaches.
"I wasn't able to perform to the best of my ability. Chloe [Paige] has it, too, so she's been giving me lots of advice on how to deal with it since getting back to the UK."
Meanwhile, despite being in Rita's Girls category, Louisa has revealed she's been getting a lot of support from the Overs' mentor Simon Cowell and the Groups' Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.
She told OK! magazine: "I feel like he [Simon] really wants me to succeed, it's like he's my 'X Factor' dad. Cheryl has been lovely, too. After my audition she walked past me and said, 'I'm going to fight for you'. It made me really happy."
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Kellie Bright and Kevin Clifton tied for first place on Saturday's (24.10.15) 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The 'EastEnders' actress and her professional partner were awarded 35 points from the judges for their jive to 'One Way or Another', the same score Helen George and Aljaz Skorjanec received for their quickstep to 'You Can't Hurry Love'.
The contestants will find out if they have done enough to stay in the competition on Sunday's (25.10.15) results show.
Meanwhile, Anton du Beke and Katie Derham found themselves in second last place on 'Strictly', just one week after topping the leaderboard.
The professional dancer and the newsreader failed to impress the judges with their salsa to 'It Had Better Be Tonight', and were awarded a low score of 21.
They are just one place above Jeremy Vine and Karen Clifton, who scored a lowly 18.
The judges were not impressed with their waltz which they performed to 'She'.
Even Karen seemed to realise it was not their best performance, telling Jeremy, "Waltz is probably not our thing!"
Kellie Bright tops Strictly leaderboard
Kellie Bright and Kevin Clifton tied for first place on Saturday's (24.10.15) 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The 'EastEnders' actress and her professional partner were awarded 35 points from the judges for their jive to 'One Way or Another', the same score Helen George and Aljaz Skorjanec received for their quickstep to 'You Can't Hurry Love'.
The contestants will find out if they have done enough to stay in the competition on Sunday's (25.10.15) results show.
Meanwhile, Anton du Beke and Katie Derham found themselves in second last place on 'Strictly', just one week after topping the leaderboard.
The professional dancer and the newsreader failed to impress the judges with their salsa to 'It Had Better Be Tonight', and were awarded a low score of 21.
They are just one place above Jeremy Vine and Karen Clifton, who scored a lowly 18.
The judges were not impressed with their waltz which they performed to 'She'.
Even Karen seemed to realise it was not their best performance, telling Jeremy, "Waltz is probably not our thing!"
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Carol Kirkwood has been flooded with date offers from viewers since she has appeared on 'Strictly Come Dancing.'
The weather presenter, 53, split from her husband Jimmy in 2012 following 25 years of marriage and, although she's been bombarded with numerous love letters, she's adamant she's not looking to romance anyone new just yet.
She explained: "I was married for a long time and I got married quite young so it's nice doing things I have the freedom to do now. If I want to go out to the theatre or go out with friends for dinner, I've got that freedom.
"Nobody has been setting me up on 'Strictly' and I'm not doing any online dating or anything. Sometimes you do get invited out by viewers but I don't know these people that are writing emails to me saying 'Let's go to dinner.' "
She added: "I'm very flattered that anybody would be bothered to do that but I don't know who they are so I'm not tempted to follow them up."
Meanwhile, the blonde beauty - who has shrunk from a UK size 12 to a 10 - is pleased with how toned her curves have become since she started training for the BBC One show.
Carol - who is partnered with professional dancer Pasha Kovalev for the competition - told The Sun newspaper: "I'm a bit more toned. I'm particularly noticing it on my waist."
Carol Kirkwood’s date offers
Carol Kirkwood has been flooded with date offers from viewers since she has appeared on 'Strictly Come Dancing.'
The weather presenter, 53, split from her husband Jimmy in 2012 following 25 years of marriage and, although she's been bombarded with numerous love letters, she's adamant she's not looking to romance anyone new just yet.
She explained: "I was married for a long time and I got married quite young so it's nice doing things I have the freedom to do now. If I want to go out to the theatre or go out with friends for dinner, I've got that freedom.
"Nobody has been setting me up on 'Strictly' and I'm not doing any online dating or anything. Sometimes you do get invited out by viewers but I don't know these people that are writing emails to me saying 'Let's go to dinner.' "
She added: "I'm very flattered that anybody would be bothered to do that but I don't know who they are so I'm not tempted to follow them up."
Meanwhile, the blonde beauty - who has shrunk from a UK size 12 to a 10 - is pleased with how toned her curves have become since she started training for the BBC One show.
Carol - who is partnered with professional dancer Pasha Kovalev for the competition - told The Sun newspaper: "I'm a bit more toned. I'm particularly noticing it on my waist."
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Simon Cowell is confident 'The X Factor' will grace television screens for at least another five years.
The music mogul, 56 - who started the show in 2004 - has brushed off speculation the ITV programme is "tiring" as he believes he'll still be on the judging panel when he's 60.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he said: "Would I like to be celebrating my 60th with 'X Factor' still on air? Yes I would."
Although he believes the popular show will run for another half a decade, Simon thinks it has potential to stretch to another 10 years and has admitted he'll throw a big celebratory bash if it reaches the milestone in 2024.
He explained: "I wouldn't worry about the future of 'X Factor'. We're going to be fine. If we're sitting here in ten years' time we'll have a very large celebration."
He added: "Ten years on, to be getting ten million viewers in this day and age -- it's a miracle."
Meanwhile, despite critics branding the show "predictable", it seems producers aren't keen to shake up the format.
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini recently admitted she had an idea for the Judges House round of the talent show, which she promised would have put the "public on the edge of their seats," but her suggestions were thrown out by the crew.
She said: "I did suggest a few changes that I know we couldn't do for different reasons. I would have given each judge one contestant from each category - one girl, one boy, a group and an over-25s.
"And then it would push you as a judge because you have to think of everybody, but it would be more exciting and have the public on the edge of their seats."
Simon Cowell says X Factor still has 5 years left
Simon Cowell is confident 'The X Factor' will grace television screens for at least another five years.
The music mogul, 56 - who started the show in 2004 - has brushed off speculation the ITV programme is "tiring" as he believes he'll still be on the judging panel when he's 60.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he said: "Would I like to be celebrating my 60th with 'X Factor' still on air? Yes I would."
Although he believes the popular show will run for another half a decade, Simon thinks it has potential to stretch to another 10 years and has admitted he'll throw a big celebratory bash if it reaches the milestone in 2024.
He explained: "I wouldn't worry about the future of 'X Factor'. We're going to be fine. If we're sitting here in ten years' time we'll have a very large celebration."
He added: "Ten years on, to be getting ten million viewers in this day and age -- it's a miracle."
Meanwhile, despite critics branding the show "predictable", it seems producers aren't keen to shake up the format.
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini recently admitted she had an idea for the Judges House round of the talent show, which she promised would have put the "public on the edge of their seats," but her suggestions were thrown out by the crew.
She said: "I did suggest a few changes that I know we couldn't do for different reasons. I would have given each judge one contestant from each category - one girl, one boy, a group and an over-25s.
"And then it would push you as a judge because you have to think of everybody, but it would be more exciting and have the public on the edge of their seats."
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Darcey Bussell has to wear her own clothes on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The former ballerina has revealed that while the celebrities and their professional partners are dressed in gorgeous outfits by the show's wardrobe team, she's forced to buy her own glamorous gowns and dresses.
She shared: "I have to supply all my own clothes. I try and persuade designers to lend them to me, although I can't really publicise them on the BBC. But I do answer queries from viewers if they ask about a particular outfit."
The 46-year-old star also opened up about growing older in the public eye and confessed she hates watching herself on the show.
Asked if she ever watches it, Darcey said: "Occasionally now but it took me some time. It was my friends rather than the producers who told me I should. I can't stand it for long but them I'm appalled by everything I do because I'm so self critical. It's the way I was taught. It has been embedded in me that I can always be better."
And Darcey admitted it takes her "hours" to wind down after the live shows.
She told HELLO! magazine: "I'm on an adrenaline high in just the same way as I used to be when I came offstage at the end of a ballet. It's a mixture of feeling totally exhausted and hugely stimulated."
Darcey Bussell has to wear own clothes on Strictly Come Dancing
Darcey Bussell has to wear her own clothes on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The former ballerina has revealed that while the celebrities and their professional partners are dressed in gorgeous outfits by the show's wardrobe team, she's forced to buy her own glamorous gowns and dresses.
She shared: "I have to supply all my own clothes. I try and persuade designers to lend them to me, although I can't really publicise them on the BBC. But I do answer queries from viewers if they ask about a particular outfit."
The 46-year-old star also opened up about growing older in the public eye and confessed she hates watching herself on the show.
Asked if she ever watches it, Darcey said: "Occasionally now but it took me some time. It was my friends rather than the producers who told me I should. I can't stand it for long but them I'm appalled by everything I do because I'm so self critical. It's the way I was taught. It has been embedded in me that I can always be better."
And Darcey admitted it takes her "hours" to wind down after the live shows.
She told HELLO! magazine: "I'm on an adrenaline high in just the same way as I used to be when I came offstage at the end of a ballet. It's a mixture of feeling totally exhausted and hugely stimulated."
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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini wanted to revamp the 'X Factor' judges' houses round.
The 'I Don't Care' hitmaker had an idea for the upcoming round of the talent show, which she promised would have put the "public on the edge of their seats".
She told The Sun newspaper: "I did suggest a few changes that I know we couldn't do for different reasons. I would have given each judge one contestant from each category - one girl, one boy, a group and an over-25s.
"And then it would push you as a judge because you have to think of everybody, but it would be more exciting and have the public on the edge of their seats."
And despite her ideas being binned for this series, the 32-year-old singer may not have to worry after she revealed that the show's boss Simon Cowell wants to hand the programme over to her once he retires.
She shared: "He's saying that himself. He feels it's happening and he's proud of it. I love nurturing talent. It's what I want to do with my future, management, developing an artist. I understand it from both sides. I've learned from the execs how cut-throat it is, as well as being a performer, which Simon doesn't because he's never done it."
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s X Factor ideas
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini wanted to revamp the 'X Factor' judges' houses round.
The 'I Don't Care' hitmaker had an idea for the upcoming round of the talent show, which she promised would have put the "public on the edge of their seats".
She told The Sun newspaper: "I did suggest a few changes that I know we couldn't do for different reasons. I would have given each judge one contestant from each category - one girl, one boy, a group and an over-25s.
"And then it would push you as a judge because you have to think of everybody, but it would be more exciting and have the public on the edge of their seats."
And despite her ideas being binned for this series, the 32-year-old singer may not have to worry after she revealed that the show's boss Simon Cowell wants to hand the programme over to her once he retires.
She shared: "He's saying that himself. He feels it's happening and he's proud of it. I love nurturing talent. It's what I want to do with my future, management, developing an artist. I understand it from both sides. I've learned from the execs how cut-throat it is, as well as being a performer, which Simon doesn't because he's never done it."
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Jay McGuiness claims he made "every mistake" he could have on 'Strictly Come Dancing' last week.
The 'Glad You Came' hitmaker was left disappointed when he and partner Aliona Vilani's quickstep only scored 25 points compared to their 37 marks the previous week.
Speaking on 'Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two', he said: "Basically every mistake that I would naturally make in the learning process, I decided to do them all together. I know I'm not meant to look at Aliona the whole time, and she didn't tell me off, but she told me, 'Keep looking to the left.'
"And I was looking at her and I could see her eyes wide like, 'This isn't going amazingly, Jay'. And I jumped before her and then she jumped, we were like ponies on a carousel. And I thought, 'This is on telly. There are so many people looking at this happening, real time, right now.'"
However, Aliona insists she was "so impressed" with her partner's perseverance.
She added: "Weirdly, I was so impressed with Jay. Because I know when he would go wrong before he would just stop, put his arms down and just give up.
"And I actually had a chat with Jay saying that you have to push through, you have to carry on no matter what happens, and he actually did that amazingly in our quickstep. So as things were going wrong so badly, he was actually trying to get back into the routine and I felt him pushing through and it actually made me so proud of him because of that."
Jay McGuiness’ huge mistake
Jay McGuiness claims he made "every mistake" he could have on 'Strictly Come Dancing' last week.
The 'Glad You Came' hitmaker was left disappointed when he and partner Aliona Vilani's quickstep only scored 25 points compared to their 37 marks the previous week.
Speaking on 'Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two', he said: "Basically every mistake that I would naturally make in the learning process, I decided to do them all together. I know I'm not meant to look at Aliona the whole time, and she didn't tell me off, but she told me, 'Keep looking to the left.'
"And I was looking at her and I could see her eyes wide like, 'This isn't going amazingly, Jay'. And I jumped before her and then she jumped, we were like ponies on a carousel. And I thought, 'This is on telly. There are so many people looking at this happening, real time, right now.'"
However, Aliona insists she was "so impressed" with her partner's perseverance.
She added: "Weirdly, I was so impressed with Jay. Because I know when he would go wrong before he would just stop, put his arms down and just give up.
"And I actually had a chat with Jay saying that you have to push through, you have to carry on no matter what happens, and he actually did that amazingly in our quickstep. So as things were going wrong so badly, he was actually trying to get back into the routine and I felt him pushing through and it actually made me so proud of him because of that."
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Romesh Ranganathan says 'The Apprentice's Claude Littner is "a nice guy".
The 37-year-old comedian is a regular panellist on the BBC One programme's spin-off show 'The Apprentice: You're Fired' and whilst he admits Lord Alan Sugar's aide can be "intimidating", he praised the business executive's personality.
Speaking about Claude, he said: "I did one of the 'You're Fired' shows with him, and he was one of the panel and it was frightening being next to him, worrying that he is going to turn and analyse what you are wearing and what you are doing on the show.
"He is intimidating but actually he is a really nice guy. Just in that context, he makes you s**t yourself. You can't do anything about that."
And Romesh thinks this year's contestants have the "determination [and] passion" to fight to become the 68-year-old entrepreneur's business partner but isn't sure if they could be dubbed "Britain's finest minds".
Speaking on tonight's (23.10.15) episode of Alan Carr Chatty Man, he said: "I don't know if they are Britain's finest minds but they are all determined and they have all got a business plan that they are really passionate about.
"They all believe that they are going to win the process and so from that self-belief and determination you get this situation where you have all these big egos sort of vying to rise to the top."
Romesh Ranganathan: Claude Littner is a ‘nice guy’
Romesh Ranganathan says 'The Apprentice's Claude Littner is "a nice guy".
The 37-year-old comedian is a regular panellist on the BBC One programme's spin-off show 'The Apprentice: You're Fired' and whilst he admits Lord Alan Sugar's aide can be "intimidating", he praised the business executive's personality.
Speaking about Claude, he said: "I did one of the 'You're Fired' shows with him, and he was one of the panel and it was frightening being next to him, worrying that he is going to turn and analyse what you are wearing and what you are doing on the show.
"He is intimidating but actually he is a really nice guy. Just in that context, he makes you s**t yourself. You can't do anything about that."
And Romesh thinks this year's contestants have the "determination [and] passion" to fight to become the 68-year-old entrepreneur's business partner but isn't sure if they could be dubbed "Britain's finest minds".
Speaking on tonight's (23.10.15) episode of Alan Carr Chatty Man, he said: "I don't know if they are Britain's finest minds but they are all determined and they have all got a business plan that they are really passionate about.
"They all believe that they are going to win the process and so from that self-belief and determination you get this situation where you have all these big egos sort of vying to rise to the top."