Simon Cowell Juggernaut ‘The X Factor’ Unlikely To Return To ITV

Ant McPartlin’s wedding to Anne-Marie Corbett is taking place today, Saturday 7 August.The TV star and his fiancee will tie the knot at St Michael's Church in the sleepy Hampshire village of Heckfield. It’s reported that around 100 people will be attending the nuptials, including some of Ant’s famous pals.

The X Factor has been cancelled after 17 years on TV, ITV has confirmed. There are no plans for another series of Simon Cowell’s iconic talent show, the broadcaster said on Thursday (29 July).

ITV, confirmed the news and said “there are no current plans for the next series of ‘The X Factor’ at this stage.”The show was created by Cowell, 61, and first aired in 2004. Through the years, 445 episodes have aired.

Cowell will work on a new musical quiz show called “Walk the Line,” in which musical acts will be given the chance to win large sums of money, as they perform to an audience and panel of judges–including Cowell, of course. The top two performers of the night will have to decide whether to go home with a cash prize or “walk the line” and compete again the following show, with a different set of performers.

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Every year the X Factor rolls round we all settle in to enjoy some serious singing talent, juicy drama and the best bit - hilarious auditions! The nation will mourn the loss of ITV’s iconic talent show, which Simon Cowell has reportedly plugged.The music mogul said he doesn’t want the programme to “become a bit of a joke.” X Factor first hit our screens in 2004 and last aired in 2018, making dreams come true for the likes of Leona Lewis and Little Mix.

Naman Ramachandran Simon Cowell’s popular talent show “The X Factor” has been canceled after 17 years, U.K. broadcaster ITV has confirmed.“There are no current plans for the next series of ‘The X Factor’ at this stage,” an ITV spokesperson said in a statement shared with Variety.Created by Cowell, “The X Factor” began airing in 2004 and 445 episodes have aired over 15 series, with the last one being in 2018.

series of The X Factor. The statement came following reports in The Sun that creator Simon Cowell has axed the programme after 17 years.

Simon Cowell has reportedly axed The X Factor after 17 years with sources close to the music mogul believing it is 'unlikely to return'.The 61 year old has chosen to drop the ITV talent show for at least five years, after it last aired in 2018, to concentrate on musical quiz show Walk The Line where he will star as a judge, according to The Sun. “Globally, it is still a phenomenon and rakes in millions every year.

Simon Cowell has jetted off on a tropical summer vacation to Barbados with his family. The English TV personality, 61, was photographed shirtless on the Caribbean island with his son Eric and partner Lauren Silverman on July 25. His seven-year-old son was seen splashing about in a pink, donut-shaped floaty, while Lauren looked glamorous in a black-and-white swimsuit, which she paired with a white headband.

It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a decade since the British boy band One Direction was formed on The X Factor. July 23 marks the 11th anniversary of the band — Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and former member Zayn Malik — being placed together by Simon Cowell. Their rise to fame was meteoric as they quickly transcended their reality TV fame, and emerged as serious, chart-topping pop stars shortly after the show.

Simon Cowell is back on his feet one year after his back injury. The English TV personality, 61, was photographed on a jet ski on the Caribbean island of Barbados with his son Eric and girlfriend Lauren Silverman on Monday, July 19. He shared a jet ski with his son, 7, life jackets in tow — and even looked a bit sunburnt in the face.