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Woman of the hour! Pregnant Amanda Holden is the Ultimate Theatre Star at the Cosmopolitan Awards

By Holly Thomas

Last updated at 11:45 PM on 3rd November 2011



It's never too early in the party season to don a bit of festive sparkle.

And Amanda Holden certainly didn't hold back in a brilliant gold ensemble for tonight's Cosmopolitan Ultimate Woman Awards.

The 40-year-old presenter looked stunning in a fitted gold dress, making no secret of her growing baby bump.

And it certainly turned out to be her night, as she picked up the award for Ultimate Theatre Star.

Showing it off: Amanda Holden looked gorgeous in a gold dress which clung to her pregnancy curves as she picked up her Ultimate Theatre Star at the Cosmopolitan Awards in London tonight

Clinging to her curves: The 40-year-old's sparkling ensemble left little room to spare

Amanda looked gorgeous as she proudly showed off her award, accentuating her still-slim legs with a towering pair of gold heels.

Meanwhile Blondie singer Debbie Harry picked up the Award for Ultimate Icon, which she proudly displayed standing next to fellow pop star Kylie Minogue.

Unfortunately Debbie appeared to have lost some of her iconic fashion sense, as she looked odd in a floor length black dress covered in lace, accessorised with long black gloves.

Kirstin Hallenga won the award for Ultimate Campaigner, while Nicole Campbell was voted the Ultimate Survivor.

Winners: Alexandra Burke stood with with Kirstin Hallenga, who was holding her award for Ultimate Campaigner, while Kylie Minogue accompanied Debbie Harry, who was voted Ultimate Icon

Cheering her on: Karren Brady and Reggie Yates smiled alongside Ultimate Survivor award winner Nicole Campbell

Also on the red carpet for the Cosmopolitan even was X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos, in a one-shoulder red dress.
Though the one-sided sleeve looked a little bulky, which was slightly unflattering, the star looked great with her hair in a side bun.
She had an extra reason to smile tonight, as she paid a visit to the dentist earlier today and appears to have had her teeth whitened, with the result putting Simon Cowell's veneers to shame.
The N-Dubz singer was spied visiting a dental practice, and looked eager to flash her dazzling grin as she left the Mayfair Hotel earlier this evening.

Keeping their distance? Feuding X Factor judges Tulisa Contostavlos and Kelly Rowland posed separately

Showing solidarity: X Factor rivals Janet Devlin and Misha B put the competition aside as they smiled together

Also in attendance was her co-panelist Kelly Rowland- though the pair steered clear of each other on the red carpet.
Kelly appeared fully recovered from the throat infection which saw her miss last week's show, in a floor length hot pink dress.
The Destiny's Child star brought along her X Factor contestants Janet Devlin and Misha B.

Contrasting looks: Misha's structured black halterneck was very different to Janet's long patterned dress

On the red carpet: Now free from her temporary X Factor duty, Alexandra Burke made an appearance, as did last week's performer Cher Lloyd

Meanwhile Fearne Cotton looked very slim indeed in a short white dress with lacy sleeves.

The presenter and designer showed off her slender legs, and exposed the star tattoo on her right foot.

Abbey Clancey showed up in a very strange turquoise dress with a cutaway section above the chest and heavy eyeliner.

Like Tulisa, Strictly star Holly Valance opted for a one-shoulder look, though she chose a floor-length black gown- complete with 'Come Dancing-style sequins.

Making an appearance: Myleene Klass and Sophie Ellis-Bextor both looked gorgeous in very individual ensembles

Amanda appears to be relishing her pregnancy, looking radiant as she shows off her ever-expanding figure.

But while Amanda highlighted her growing figure in her tight dress tonight, she took to Twitter earlier this week to tell fans Chris has come up with a less than flattering nickname for her.

Tweeting a picture of the Mr Men's Mr Greedy, Amanda wrote: 'Chrispy says I am starting to look like this!

Mixing it up: Shingai Shoniwa sported a very unusual look, mixing banana yellow with sky blue, and carrying a very large clutch

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda revealed in August that she and Chris were expecting again after tragically losing a baby boy last year.

The pair are already parents to five-year-old daughter Lexi.

And she has told how she is convinced this pregnancy will be positive.

She said: 'This time I just know everything is going to be fine.

'Even Chris, who usually says ‘I hope so’ when I ask for reassurance, now says “I know so”.’

Er, Halloween is over now! Debbie Harry donned a scary black and lace gown teamed with long black gloves- while Caroline Flack took a very different approach to black and white

Getting used to the glamour: X Factor contestants Little Mix showed up, though they were without fourth member Jesy Nelson

Representing the boys: X Factor's Derry Mensah and Ashford Campbell of The Risk came along with Frankie Cocozza

Amanda appears to be relishing her pregnancy, looking radiant as she shows off her ever-expanding figure.

But while Amanda highlighted her growing figure in her tight dress tonight, she took to Twitter earlier this week to tell fans Chris has come up with a less than flattering nickname for her.

Tweeting a picture of the Mr Men's Mr Greedy, Amanda wrote: 'Chrispy says I am starting to look like this!

All smiles: Ever cheerful X Factor hopeful Marcus Collins grinned alongside rival Misha

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X Factor is in crisis as Kelly Rowland abandons her acts to fly to LA - and Misha B texts Tulisa's man

A real life soap opera! X Factor is in crisis as Kelly Rowland abandons her acts to fly to LA - and Misha B texts Tulisa's man

By Nadia Mendoza

Last updated at 1:01 PM on 25th October 2011


It's meant to be about the birth of a star, but the judge's egos always interfere on reality show The X Factor.

Instead of preparing her trio of girls for the next live show, Kelly Rowland has fled the country after a spectacular fall out with Tulisa Contostavlos.

The Destiny's Child star is believed to have jetted back to her native USA, leaving Misha B, Janet Devlin and Sophie Habibis to fend for themselves.

Going AWOL: Kelly Rowland seemed happy to land at LAX as she nattered on the phone, despite Misha B, Janet Devlin and Sophie Habibis needing her in the UK

A worried ITV1 source told The Sun yesterday they 'don't know where she is', as pictures of her landing in Los Angeles surfaced today.

Her flight home came hours after Sunday's tense show, in which she refused to speak to fellow judge Tulisa or even look at the N-Dubz star, 23.

Sparks started flying on Saturday night after Tulisa accused Kelly's 19-year-old protégé of stirring trouble backstage, provoking Louis Walsh to call Misha a bully on live television in front of 10 million viewers.

Yet Walsh apologised on air 24 hours later on Sunday's show, while Tulisa also seemed to backtrack saying Misha was the performance of the night.

It's war: Kelly and Tulisa Contostavlos used to just compete over fashion and their singing contestants, but now things have turned nasty with backstage dramas

Controversial: Misha B caused a rift on the panel after reports she was 'bullying' people backstage

A show insider said: 'If I was one of them (from the girls category) I'd be thinking, "Great, thanks".

'As the contest heats up, she's left them in the lurch all week. It's very arrogant.'

But Rowland's representatives played down claims that the 30-year-old singer has fled after clashes with her show colleagues.

Her spokeswoman said the 'business trip' had been planned for a long time and her client will return on Thursday.

Heated: The atmosphere was tense as Tulisa and Kelly came to blows on camera

She added: 'Kelly is not missing anything and will be in constant contact with the contestants by Skype and talking to them every day, and she is being sent MP3s of the songs.

'This has been in her diary for a long time.'

But it seems the reasons behind Tulisa's allegations may have been caused by Misha flirting with her boyfriend and bandmate Fazer.

Abandoned: Sophie Habibis, 19, and Janet Devlin, 16, have been left without a mentor this week during rehearsals after Kelly jetted of to America

According to The Mirror, Misha and Fazer swamped number after meeting backstage, causing the singing hopeful to brag about it.

A source said: 'Fazer was impressed with a couple of the contestants and said he’d be happy to produce with them once the show is over.

'He thinks Misha has incredible raw talent - and if his girlfriend wasn’t mentoring the groups, he would definitely be backing her to win the series.'

The insider revealed 'the pair swapped numbers' and 'have been texting a bit', adding: 'She was boasting about it backstage, in a not very nice way.

'Word quickly got back to Tuilsa who was not amused. In fact she was livid.'


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They even had the X Factor then! Adorable childhood photos of this year's hopefuls... but can you guess who's who?

By Sarah Bull

Last updated at 7:46 AM on 18th October 2011


They went from nobodies to being watched by millions of viewers every weekend on The X Factor within the space of a few weeks.

But in never-before-seen childhood photos of this year's contestants, it's clear to see they always had star quality from the very earliest age.

The hopefuls including Janet Devlin and Kitty Brucknell are seen in adorable family snaps taken as they were growing up.

They even had the X Factor back then! Janet Devlin (left) and Kitty Brucknell had star quality at a very young age

Taking the wheel: Janet looked confident as she messed around in a car, unaware of the bright future ahead of her

And in a reversal of roles, Janet has dyed her blonde hair red since being on the show, while Kitty has gone from having ginger hair to being a blonde beauty.
However, Kitty said previously the reason she changed her hair colour was because she was bullied so badly at school.
She said in a recent interview: 'People were awful just because I had ginger hair. They would laugh at me and call me ginger minger.

All grown up: Formerly blonde Janet now has red hair, while Kitty dyed her red hair blonde after bullying jibes

'It was a nightmare. I was bullied all the time and it made my self-esteem hit rock bottom. I tried to stand up to the bullies but there didn't seem to be anything I could do.

'In the end I decided the only way to do it was to dye it as blonde as I could, which didn't exactly do wonders for my hair.'

Kitty has proved her bullies wrong, however, with two assured performances so far on the ITV show.

Through the years: It took a while for The Risk singer Charlie Healy to grow into his looks

Heartthrobs: But the boyband, put together by Tulisa Contostavlos, are now favourites to win

And the 26-year-old singer is apparently keen to keep pushing the boundaries, following her performance of Bjork's It's Oh So Quiet last Saturday night.
She is quoted in the Daily Star as having told mentor Louis Walsh she wants to follow in the footsteps of her idol Britney Spears by performing with snakes, a la the singer's Slave 4 U performance at the MTV VMA awards back in 2001.
Kitty apparently told Louis: 'I want to perform as an Amazonian queen in the wild, surrounded by deadly creatures and shock everyone.

Cheeky chappie: The Risk's Ashley Baptiste grins for the camera as he balances on his bicycle

Ready for school: The Risk's Andrew Merry and Derry Mensah look smart in their school uniforms

'No way can you go too far in a Kitty production. I will give performances on the X Factor stage that no other contestant could dream of giving.'
She is said to have added: 'Snakes, lions, tigers, bears, whatever you can find, I’m not scared. I want to do something viewers won’t be able to stop talking about.'
And bosses at the ITV show will no doubt be keen to accommodate Kitty's requests, given that the amount of viewers tuning in to the talent show has dropped by a staggering two million.

Bonny baby: Craig Colton's smile is instantly recognisable, even as a little baby

Still smiling: Craig is another favourite to go far in the competition, thanks to his unique voice

Despite gaining 9.6 million viewers during Saturday's live shows, X Factor was beaten in the ratings by the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, which had 9.75million tuning in despite its barely revamped format.

Sunday night's results show rose to 11.4million viewers but compared to 13.4million for the same stage of the competition last year, it's clear that the new format is not quite yielding the much-hoped for results.

Why so sad? Frankie Cocozza was never a fan of smiling, judging by these pictures of the womaniser growing up

The hair's getting longer! Frankie as a nurse/Joker for Halloween and on the X Factor last weekend

Meanwhile, the frayed tempers between the judges are also likely to increase viewing figures, following Kelly and Louis' spat this weekend.

Louis was apparently left fuming after Kelly made fun of him for using the word 'swagger' in relation to his comments about Frankie Cocozza's performance.

And Louis was said to be so upset by Kelly's criticism that he has since refused to talk to the Destiny's Child singer.

Adorable: Rhythmix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock beams for the camera in this cute snap

Star potential: Rhythmix singers Jesy Nelson and Jade Thirlwall were clearly stars in the making

As they are now: Have Jade, Jesy, Perrie and Leigh-Anne broken the X Factor girl band curse?

A source told the Daily Mirror: 'The way Kelly talked down to him was unacceptable as far as he is concerned. There is no love lost behind the scenes and Louis and Kelly are not speaking off screen and haven’t since Saturday night.
'Louis is just putting all his time into his acts and wants to make sure Kitty, Sami and Johnny have incredible performances.
'He’s already working on their next songs and spent time with them on Sunday night as Kelly and Gary were relaxing with their singers in their dressing rooms.'

Here's Johnny! Johnny Robinson, who is proving a huge hit on the show, hasn't changed too much

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