The X Factor had to buy Matt Terry out of his panto contract

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Matt Terry Panto

by Isabella Silvers |
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Umm aren't X Factor winners supposed to tour the world and be pop megastars after they win?

Just look at Little Mix! Perrie Edwards and co are pretty much taking over the world right now.

Then there's James Arthur, who has been busking in a rly weird disguise.

As the latest X Factor champion, we expected Matt Terry to be a teeny bit busy with The X Factor Live tour, but it turns out he was actually signed up to do a panto up North.

Matt Terry was confirmed to play Peter Pan in Barrow, Cumbria from Wednesday, right up until December 30.

The panto also stars Georgie Jackson as Tinkerbell, who you might remember from Britain's Got Talent's Misstasia.

The production was promoting the fact Matt would play Peter Pan right through his first auditions and boot camp, right up until mid-September.

Then when it became clear he might not have time in his busy schedule to head back home, The X Factor had to pull him out of the panto.

A spokesman for the venue confirmed Matt wouldn't be on stage in December, stating on Facebook: "Yes he was originally playing Peter Pan but unfortunately due to Matt’s success on X Factor he is now unable to perform in this year’s panto."

GUTTED!

For everyone who didn't get The X Factor Live tickets, this was probably their only chance to catch Matt perform this year.

In other panto news, we bet Matt wouldn't have to read his lines off a clipboard, like Stacey Solomon

Matt's winner's single, When Christmas Comes Around, was co-written by Ed Sheeran and is surely going to be Christmas number one, amiright?

He won't face competition from fellow contestant Honey G, whose Christmas single isn't actually eligible to take the top spot in the charts.

If you still think X Factor was a fix, take a look at THESE voting stats. Matt Terry wasn't always the favourite…

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