'Tis the season for lattes of the pumpkin spice variety, deciding on a winter coat, having a tearful moment for the tragic passing of festival season AAAAAAND, most importantly, the return of The X Factor.
The X Factor has birthed many great artists including Little Mix, One Direction, Olly Murs and James Arthur (though we could go on and on and on). If The X Factor wasn't a thing, we would have never had Shout Out To My Ex to 'twerk' to after 49203 vodka cokes and we would never have HARRY STYLES.
Corr, doesn't even bear thinking about, does it.
But, what has happened to the not-so successful ones? Where did they go after performing every Saturday night on primetime telly and sharing a make-up artist with Simon Cowell?
We have done some stellar investigative journalism, to find out...
Where is Christopher Maloney now?
2012 series nine
We haven't really heard much from Chris since his departure, but this year Maloney hit the headlines when he had blepharoplasty (try saying that after a glass of wine) which reduces sagging skin and is performed on the upper eye lids.
However, Chris is no stranger to plastic surgery as he's also had work on his lower eyelids, three hair transplants, two nose jobs, an upper eyelid lift and teeth veneers.
Where is X Factor's Eoghan Quigg now?
2008 series five
Irishman Eoghan, who was only 16 on the show, is now a 24-year-old man and an actual real-life grown up. Weren’t Eoghan and fellow contestant Dianna Vickers were bloody adorable.
So. What has Eoghan Quigg been up to since leaving the show in 2008?
Eoghan is doing something COMPLETELY different nowadays. He's now signed by Q Radio to host his own show called On the QT with Eoghan Quigg and he's honestly chuffed. Simon Cowell, who.
He said: “My family has listened to Q for years. It’s come so far and I’m grabbing the opportunity to be a part of that and contribute to a growing success story.'
After fading out of the world of showbiz and free prosecco, the ex-X factor star has graudated from uni, which is also very great.
Where is Lucie Jones from The X Factor now?
2009 series six
This sensational babe blew the judges away with such a subtle, but INCRED voice in which we all fell in love with, but is she still singing? After LOSING to Jedwardback in 2009 (we're still not over it) in the final showdown, we thought it was going to be all over for the gal, oh how incredibly wrong we were.
Lucie Jones represented the UK on this year's Eurovision with applaudable grace and we were gutted she only came 15th. 1D's Liam Payne agrees anyway as he said he's "right behind her" before her uhhhmazin' performance.
She's the real winner in our eyes...
Where is Chloe Mafia/Khan now?
2010 series seven
What do you MEAN where is Chloe Khan?
The once X Factor reject, is now a model, millionaire, Celebrity Big Brother star and once even dated Stephen Bear. Day to day, she is loving life in glitzy-ritzy Las Vegas and is kindly letting everyone know what she's wearing/doing/snogging by her never-ending Snapchat story.
You remember her X Factor audition, don't ya? STORMING off stage, swearing, and then sobbing when she was booted out at bootcamp.
She's come a long way. Fair play, Chloe.
Where are X Factor group 2 Shoes now?
2011 series eight
Essex besties Charley Bird and Lucy Texeira are still shopping and checking in with the latest in each other's lives 5 years later! Surely a lot has gone down since then?!
Lucy Texeira (the brunette one) is now a Beyoncé impersonator! Our dream job, tbh.
Charley Bird (blondie) was heavily pregnant when she performed at the live finals. The 28 year old found out she was pregnant with her long-term boyfriend during the group’s first London audition, but kept it a secret from producers in case it would affect their chances.
The singer gave birth to little boy Beaux just 4 days after Little Mixwon the series.
Charley added the ‘x’ to Beau to pay tribute to The X Factor, which is so cute that our insides may or may not have just turned to mush.
Where is Same Difference now?
2007 series four
Same Difference was made up of the two happiest siblings on the planet - Sean and Sarah Smith.
The pair from Portsmouth came third while Rhydian Roberts and Leon Jackson took runners up and the golden prize. (Can they please reform for HSM's Breaking Free TEN YEARS on, pretty plz??)
Fast forward ten years and Sean is now a soloist and has performed in a touring production of That's Entertainment in 2016, signed to record label - Energize Records, and has two solo records; Turn Me On, and Magic.
Sarah, on the other hand, has taken the lead in managing Same Difference Pop Academy, which the pair created after their careers took off. They offer courses in the ins and outs of performing in Portsmouth and Haven holiday camps across the school holidays. Amazing.
Where is X Factor's Kitty Brucknell now?
Where do we begin? Kitty was on ANOTHER LEVEL of madness and we are still gobsmacked by her imagination and where on earth she got her fantastic ideas from.
The Britney Spears impersonator was a wild one and her outfits made Lady Gaga look like a librarian.
Kitty is now living in LA and continuing to work on her music career.
Where is X Factor's Gamu now?
Gamu left the judges silent (for a change, har har) with her stunning voice, but that all changed when she got deported back to Zimbabwe during her time on the X Factor.
The X Factor hosts Matt and *Rylan*] tracked down Gamu using their impressive journalistic skills - but it was perhaps in vain.
After being found she said: “To be completely honest I was trying very hard to pretend that the past six years had not happened. If you stopped me in the street and asked me if I was 'Gamu from X factor' I probably would've said 'no' .
Fairs.
Where is Wagner now?
2010: series seven
Oh Wagner...
Week after week Wagner WOWED the audience (were they ok, hun??) and Louis Walsh.
After being booted from the show, the 56-year-old started a family with his 20-year-old girlfriend.
The couple met through mutual friends, and to them, the age gap deffo wasn't bothering them in the slightest, as she says in an interview with the Mail Online, "Let’s just say his experience has paid off. He didn’t serenade me with a song in the bedroom, but there’s always been lots of sexual chemistry'.
Bit much? Yup. SORRY. not for them though as Wagner has reportedly had 2 kids since leaving the show and still has a passion for pursuing his music further.
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