Simon Cowell and The X Factor are back on ITV in 2019 but this time, it’s celebrities taking part instead of the public. Joined on the judging panel by Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh, Simon and his fellow judges will be putting a number of famous faces through their paces as they sing on stage. From a Love Island supergroup to a quizmaster from The Chase, here’s who is in the line-up.
Who are The X factor Celebrity contestants?
The overs
Martin Bashir
Martin Bashir, 56, swaps the high-paced world of journalism and TV reporting for The X Factor Celebrity.
He’s most recognisable for his work with Michael Jackson and Princess Diana.
Victoria Ekanoye
Soapstar Victoria Ekanoye, 36, is best-known for playing Angie Appleton on Coronation Street.
The actor’s CV also includes a role in E! drama The Royals.
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X Factor Celebrity line-up: Martin Bashir (Image: ITV)
X Factor Celebrity line-up: Victoria Ekanoye (Image: ITV)
Jenny Ryan
The Chase star Jenny Ryan, 37, is no stranger to pressure on the ITV game show.
She tackles a role like never before on The X Factor Celebrity, however, as she takes to the mic.
Ricki Lake
The final contestant making up ‘the overs’ is talk show host Ricki Lake, 51.
Away from her talk show, Rick has acted and performed in films like Hairspray, Cry-Baby and Serial Mom.
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X Factor Celebrity line-up: Ricki Lake (Image: ITV)
X Factor Celebrity line-up: Jenny Ryan (Image: ITV)
X Factor Celebrity line-up: Megan McKenna (Image: ITV)
The unders
Megan McKenna
Former TOWIE star Megan McKenna, 27, is no stranger to reality TV having starred on Celebrity Big Brother and Ex on the Beach as well as the ITVBe series.
Megan has also ventured into the music world before, releasing a handful of singles in 2018.
Hayley Hasselhoff
Actress and model Hayley Hasselhoff, 27, is hoping she has what it takes to impress the judges on The X Factor Celebrity.
Hayley’s also recognisable for being the daughter of Hollywood heavyweight David Hasselhoff.
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X Factor Celebrity line-up: Hayley Hasselhoff (Image: ITV)
X Factor Celebrity line-up: Olivia Olson (Image: ITV)
X Factor Celebrity line-up: Kevin McHale (Image: ITV)
Jonny Labey
Actor Jonny Labey, 26, is best known for appearing on BBC soap EastEnders.
Olivia Olson
Love Actually star Olivia Olson, 27, has also starred in children’s TV programmes Phineas and Ferb, Adventure Time and The Powerpuff Girls in recent years.
Kevin McHale
Instantly recognisable as Artie from Golden Globe-winning drama Glee, 31-year-old actor Kevin McHale will be singing on-stage for the judges.
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X Factor Celebrity line-up: Jonny Labey (Image: ITV)
X Factor Celebrity line-up: Try Star (Image: ITV)
X Factor Celebrity line-up: The Islanders (Image: ITV)
Groups
The Islanders
Made up of four former Love Island stars is new group The Islanders.
Eyal Booker, Samira Mighty, Zara McDermott and Wes Nelson are the reality stars taking to the stage.
Try Star
Three rugby players in the form of Ben Foden, Levi Davis and Thomas Evans make up Try Star.
Ben won 34 caps for England while Thomas played for Scotland – Levi played for England at a junior level.
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X Factor Celebrity line-up: Cole and Edwards (Image: ITV)
X Factor Celebrity line-up: Max and Harvey (Image: ITV)
X Factor Celebrity line-up: V5 (Image: ITV)
Cole and Edwards
Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Brendan Cole and actor Jeremy Edwards perform as duo Cole and Edwards.
Brendan left Strictly in 2018 and Jeremy’s CV includes roles in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks and BBC’s Holby City.
Max and Harvey
Berkshire-based twin brothers Max and Harvey are two 16-year-old social media stars.
The pair have also released a handful of songs together as well as trying their hand at TV printing on CBBC.
V5
With a combined following of 11 million on social media, V5 is made up of five world-famous social media influencers.
The influencers are Sofia, Alondra, Laura, Wendii and Natalie.
The X Factor Celebrity begins on Saturday, October 12 on ITV.