THE X FACTOR - Fright Night twist

This weekend's The X Factor has a frightening twist... 

Another double elimination - with the first act leaving straight away on Saturday night - after all the performances have taken place. 

The Sunday results show will then have the usual sing-off... 

Simon Cowell called the contestants into his office to reveal the news. 

What will the finalists be singing this Fright Night? 

Check back later to find out! 

HOLLYOAKS - Tom Cunningham mini series

I think that Hollyoaks' Tom Cunningham is like a mini grim-reaper. Whoever takes custody of him usually seem to shuffle off to Oaks heaven!

The teen has had more than his fair share of dramas and tragedies in his life, so it's only fitting that he has been given his very own spin off mini-series, Tom's Life...

Tom will be trying to right a few wrongs in his family at the moment, especially by trying to get Darren and Nancy back together, after Nancy's infidelity with Rick - leading to Darren sharing a one-night stand with Sienna!

The series kicks off tonight on 4oD and will last for six episodes. 

Spoilers for the six episodes are below:

1. Get Your Head In The Game

After Nancy and Darren's break-up, Tom tries to get on the basketball team. But after being teased by bully Nate, Tom decides he needs to get Darren and Nancy back together.

2. Rock And A Hard Place

Tom is desperate to please Nancy and Darren and finds himself living two lives. But when he is invited to two different dinners on the same night, can he stomach it?

3. The Other Man

Tom's plan is in action - all he has to do is get Nancy to dinner. But when Rick asks Nancy out for a drink, the plan looks set to fall apart. Can Tom stop Rick?

4. The Reconciliation

It's the day of Tom's dinner and with Peri's help, he's gone all out to make the perfect romantic evening for Darren and Nancy. But will it work?

5. Consequences

Tom continues to deteriorate until he loses it in Patrick's class and tries to do a runner. Will this unite Darren and Nancy, or leave Tom in bigger trouble than ever?

6. Showtime

It's the day of the basketball match and Tom is desperate for Nancy and Darren to come. Will they make it and discover he's not playing basketball? He's doing something much more amazing than that.

THE X FACTOR - Jake makes Mel's boys three...

This week was Mel B's turn to lose an act as Jake Quickenden left the competition, leaving Simon Cowell the only judge with all of his four contestants.

Movie Week proved to be the weakest week, I thought, for the acts that are usually on the money. Lauren Platt, Only The Young and Jake all usually impress me but this week something was lost. Even Ben Haenow and Lola Saunders looked perplexed. 

However, it was the best week for troubled boy band Stereo Kicks, who literally kicked it with a stunning Beatles performance. Maybe mentor Louis should insult and upset them by saying he doesn't want all eight of them in the group every week! All joking aside, Simon was right to say how out of order it was of Louis to say this. Regardless as to whether Lou Lou wanted all eight in the group when the judges put them together, he knew they were eight when he chose them for live shows... Stevi Ritchie also pulled off his best performance as yet. He was Footloose indeed! 

The best ever this week were Fleur, who's fast becoming my ultimate fave, and Andrea. It was also Paul Akister's best week. 

When Only The Young and Jake were announced as bottom two, I didn't know who would go and in my opinion, Jake was the better in the sing off... 

I was sad to see him go, as was Mel. 

Next week is #XFactorFrightNight - who'll be frightfully good? And who will just be frightful? 

THE X FACTOR - It's Time to Face the Music: Week 3

What's your favorite movie? I wonder if The X Factor finalists will be singing a song from yours this weekend?

Of course, that means it's Movie Week... Big ballads and even bigger performances will surely be at the ready.

I hoped that Stevi Ritchie would give Greased Lightning a go - although we have been promised by him that he wants to do a ballad performance soon. What will he do this week?

Look here to find our this week's song choices:

Boys

Andrea Faustini
Listen by Beyoncé from Dreamgirls

Jack Walton
Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor from Rocky

Jake Quickenden
She's Like The Wind by Patrick Swayze from Dirty Dancing

Paul Akister
Try A Little Tenderness by Otis Redding from The Commitments

Girls

Lauren Platt
Let It Go by Demi Lovato from Frozen

Lola Saunders
When You Believe by Mariah Carey from The Prince Of Egypt

Groups

Only The Young
Boom Clap by Charli XCX from The Fault In Our Stars

Stereo Kicks
Let It Be/Hey Jude (Medley) by The Beatles from Across The Universe

Overs

Ben Haenow
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing by Aerosmith from Armageddon

Fleur East
Lady Marmalade by Pink, Mya, Christina Aguilera and Lil Kym from Moulin Rouge

Jay James
Skyfall by Adele from Skyfall

Stevi Ritchie
Footloose by Kenny Loggins from Footloose

CORONATION STREET - Sarah-Lou to return to the Cobbles

Coronation Street bosses have announced that Sarah-Louise Platt is coming home - to cause more trouble and strife for her mum, Gail.

Actress Tina O'Brien, who plays Sarah-Lou has said:

"I am delighted to be returning. Sarah has a lot of history and unfinished business on the street and I'm looking forward to finding out what she's been up to and why she's returned home."

Coming along with Sarah, who has been living in Italy, will be her now-teenage daughter Bethany, who Sarah gave birth to at just 13-years-old in a shocking story line. Bethany has been billed a a bit of a 'wild-child'...

Sarah-Lou, Gail and Bethany before her departure in 2007

Corrie bosses are keeping Sarah-Lou's return story a secret, but they have teased that her comeback will cause problems for her mum Gail, who will no doubt be pleased to see Sarah back in Weatherfield. 

But Gail may not be pleased for long as Sarah soon proves that she can rival her brothers Nick and David in the drama stakes.

We last saw Sarah in 2007, when she fled to Italy after a disastrous short marriage to Jason Grimshaw. To add to the drama, Sarah also once had a relationship with Jason's brother Todd, before it ended when Todd came out as gay. Sarah and Todd also had a son, Billy, who died shortly after his birth. 

Let the drama commence!

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PHILIP SCHOFIELD'S PRESENTER-THON REVEALED!

Philip Schofield's 24-hour broadcast for Text Santa!

Philip Schofield is one of my favorite presenters on telly (don't worry Ant and Dec, you're both still joint first!) and this morning it was announced that he's gong to do a 24-hour presenter-thon for this year's Text Santa.

How exciting - for both him and us!

On Monday 1st December, Phil will start his ITV take-over on This Morning, and will continue for 24-hours, taking over a host of shows. I expect that he'll surely be heading The News and Loose Women, but what else will he have in store?

As the after-school and evening schedules are usually fixed with pre-recorded episodes and soaps, it's not known how Phil will be involved, but there may be some special live shows, in aid of the Text Santa appeal and maybe he'll even take on a role as an ITV announcer?

An ITV insider has said:

‘The details are still being worked out but Phillip will be on screen live for 24 hours non-stop — minus toilet breaks. He’s not quite sure how he’s going to physically manage it yet but it’s all for a good cause and he’s raring to go.’

Philip will then drop in on the Good Morning Britain team on the morning of the 2nd December, before ending his epic presenter-thon back on This Morning, where he'll surely then be off, and heading to bed.

This will be the first time that a TV presenter has attempted such a long broadcast, with the closest comparison being when David Dimbley was on air for 18 hours straight during the 2010 general election and when Sky News’ Kate Burley broadcast the birth of Prince George, with her longest non-stop stint being 13 and a half hours.

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EASTENDERS - Do you believe that Jane killed Lucy?

So, yesterday, Ladbrokes announced that all bets are off in regard to who killed Lucy Beale in EastEnders.

A female customer placed 25 bets on Jane Beale being her murderer, and in a matter of hours, odds collapsed on Jane from 16/1 to 2/1...

Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: ‘We smell a rat and have been forced to suspend betting on the Eastenders whodunit. Our mystery punter’s going to have to wait a while to collect her winnings if she’s right, but for the time being we’re not prepared to take any more bets.’

We won't know who the culprit is until February, with only four people at EastEnders in the know... Even the cast are unaware, and the big 30th anniversary week will be filled with LIVE scenes and a massive LIVE episode.

One thing we've been promised, however, is that the killer has been locked in and will not be changed at any point.

Apparently it will be made very obvious around Christmastime as to who the murderer isn't.

Even Ben Hardy, who plays Lucy's twin, Peter reckons it's Jane...

'I found out some more information that is leading me to believe that it wasn't Peter. I am starting to think the killer could be Jane...' He recently revealed.

If it is Jane, it still doesn't answer why Ben and Jay have Lucy's purse and phone... This lead to speculation online that Lola could be the killer - having gone after Lauren, in a jealous rage over Peter. Remember that the email Lucy answered was in fact meant for Lauren... and both Ben and Jay would take a risk to help Lola, as Ben's the father of Lexi, and Jay secretly harboured feelings for her.

I'm not sure if it's Jane just yet, but with Laurie Brett having returned to EastEnders after finishing Waterloo Road filming, maybe we'll see some more twists in her story. But I do remember a conversation she had with Masood just after Lucy was found, where she was hysterically upset and 'sorry'. Yes, she'd just cheated with Ian in the emotion of it all, so could have been apologising for that, but was there more to it?

Whether or not you're tired of the Who Killed Lucy saga already (as some people are saying), you have to admit that it's keeping everyone talking and wondering...

What are your thoughts?

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