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Megan McKenna, Ben Foden and Wes Nelson confirmed for The X Factor: Celebrity


We know Samira’s been on the West End but what about the rest? (Picture: The X Factor/ITV)

The line-up for the celebrity spin-off of The X Factor has finally been revealed and it is definitely going to be a wild, wild ride.

Singers, reality stars, and athletes are coming face to face to fight for the chance to be crowned the 2019 Champion in The X Factor: Celebrity.

If you thought you could get away from Love Island, think again, as last year’s loved up contestants will be forming the supergroup The Islanders.

Members include Wes Nelson, Samira Mighty, Eyal Booker and Zara McDermott.

Sounds exciting already.

There will be four other groups competing as well, and some members include Ben Foden, Jeremy Edwards, and CBBC’s Max and Harvey.

The brand-new take isn’t what we’re used to but we can’t wait to watch these celebrities step out of their comfort zone.

Kevin McHale already knows what he’s doing so we might as well give up (Picture: The X Factor/ITV)
Love Actually’s Olivia Olson is here to win (Picture: The X Factor/ITV)

That’s not all, reality star Megan McKenna, Glee’s Kevin McHale and EastEnder’s Jonny Labey will be pitted against each other in the Unders in the most unusual (in our eyes at least) showdown this year

As for the Overs?

We can expect journalist Martin Bashir, actress Victoria Ekanoye and even talk show host Ricki Lake.

Not going to lie, we’re convinced the entire show will consist of the contestants giggling away while Simon Cowell tries to get everyone under control.

Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh are returning as judges this year along with Dermot O’Leary as host, so at least something is familiar.

The series is likely to be followed by a second X Factor series, X Factor All Stars – in which some of the most familiar faces from the previous X Factors return to battle it out.

‘The time feels right, and it will be a huge change,’ Simon Cowell previously told The Sun.

‘We haven’t exactly confirmed the dates or the order of the shows, but essentially there are going to be two versions of X Factor running this year. I think it’s going to be huge, it’s the best I’ve felt about this show in ages.’

The X Factor: Celebrity is on ITV in October.



The X Factor: Celebrity contestants

OVERS

Journalist: Martin Bashir

Talk Show host: Ricki Lake

Quiz show champion: Jenny Ryan

Actress: Victoria Ekanoye

UNDERS

Reality star: Megan McKenna

Model and Actress: Hayley Hasselhoff

Soap star: Jonny Labey

Film star: Olivia Olson

Actor: Kevin McHale

GROUPS

The Islanders: Samira Mighty, Zara McDermott, Wes Nelson and Eyal Booker

Try Star: Ben Foden, Thom Evans and Levi Davis

Cole and Edwards: Brendan Cole and Jeremy Edwards

Social Media Stars and CBBC Presenters Max and Harvey

V5: Sofia, Alondra, Laura, Wendii and Natalie



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