THE INSIDER: Pizza, chesticles and cork-ing performances
The X Factor: Celebrity has officially landed, and what a first episode that was!
We had shade between the duos Cole & Edwards and Max & Harvey, Wes popped his cork, Martin Bashir got us all dewy-eyed with L.O.V.E and a whole host music and TV industry legends critiqued the hell out of our contestants!
Each week this series, we will be re-capping on some of the biggest moments from the episode and giving you all the juicy gossip from behind the scenes. Think of it as your insider guide to the greatest signing competition in the world!
So, without further ado, shall we get started?
Celebs, SURPRISES and Max & Harvey's nan... your guide to our opening episode!
Our first round of LA performances got off to an incredible start with celebs from around the globe assembling to sing for our Judges!
With so much to digest, here's our handy guide to everything you need to know.
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It went DOWN when Try Star covered No Diggity
Ben Foden, Levi Davis & Thom Evans are known for their fantastic rugby talent, but not singing!
Together this trio perform on X Factor: Celebrity as Try Star and knocked the Judges off their feet with their epic cover of Blackstreet's No Diggity!
The Chase’s Jenny Ryan channels her inner Freddie Mercury
Quizzer, Jenny Ryan (from ITV's The Chase) is used to knowing everything, but she stepped out into the unknown in front of our X Factor Judges, and shocked everyone with her incredible cover of Queen's ‘Somebody To Love’
Hayley Hasselhoff emotionally performs Lewis Capaldi's ‘Someone You Loved’
For actress and curve model Hayley Hasselhoff X Factor: Celebrity is more than just a competition, she wants to step away from her dad David Hasselhoff’s shadow and prove her own artistry and talent.
Here she performs a teary version of ‘Someone You Loved’ by the Scottish Beyonce, Lewis Capaldi.
Martin Bashir swoons Dermot & guests with his version of Nat King Cole’s L.O.V.E
Journalist Martin Bashir, swapped his news desk for the X Factor stage and took the Judges and Simon's guests completely by surprise with his version of Nat King Cole's L.O.V.E!
Cole & Edwards get a SURPRISE reaction to ‘Love At First Sight’
Brendan Cole & Jeremy Edwards, well known for Strictly Come Dancing and Holby City reinvented themselves at X Factor: Celebrity HQ and became the powerhouse duo, Cole & Edwards. Overcoming all of the nerves, they performed a stripped-back version of Kylie Minogue's pop classic, ‘Love At First Sight’.
But not everyone was blown away by their performance…
Max & Harvey shake off nerves to rock Simon Cowell’s Malibu home!
Youtube and Tik Tok legends Max & Harvey had a nervy start to their X Factor: Celebrity journey when their awesome version of ‘I Don't Care’ by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber didn’t quite land with our Judges, but after being asked to perform another track by Judge Nicole Sherzinger, the boys soon then rocked the stage with ‘Sucker’ by the Jonas Brothers!
