ITV Starstruck: Real life of Olly Murs with bodybuilder girlfriend, estranged twin brother, and Stacey Solomon rumours
12.02.2022 - 23:36
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Olly Murs is returning to primetime Saturday night TV tonight.
The singer and presenter is set to host ITV's latest entertainment show, Starstruck.
Likened to Stars in Their Eyes, Starstruck sees teams of superfans transform into their idols for a special performance.
The star-studded panel then decide which team was their favourite before the audience vote for just one person to go through to the series final.
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And that'll mean they're one step closer to winning a whopping £50,000.
It is Olly's first time back hosting Saturday night TV since leaving The Xtra Factor in 2012.
The Essex-born star shot to fame on The X Factor in 2009, where he finished runner-up to Joe McElderry.
In third place was now Loose Women star Stacey Solomon.
Olly and Stacey were subject to intense romance rumours during their time on the show.
Olly said Stacey was his "closest friend" in the X Factor house but they were "just good friends."
But the pair soon denied ever sharing a kiss with Stacey telling Star magazine in December 2009 after the singing competition finished: "Blimey! I’ve never kissed Olly! Then again you are the last person I would tell if I had!"
Two years after being a contestant on The X Factor, Olly was teamed up with Caroline Flack to host the ITV singing competition's spin-off show on ITV2.
In 2015, the pair replaced Dermot O'Leary as co-presenters of The X Factor for series 12.
And while there is excitement about his latest hosting role, it does come with a tinge of sadness.
"The last time I did a Saturday night TV show was with Caroline," he told the Daily Star. "I avoided hosting a show for quite a few years, so this