Fans of The X Factor: Celebrity have been left wondering exactly who the famous people are as the show kicked off tonight.
Head honcho Simon Cowell’s opening monologue told how it was “time for something different” after 15 years of finding unknown talent and propelling them onto a big stage.
Simon wants to mix it up (Credit: ITV)
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He revealed the people taking part were all famous, but not for singing.
Some fans immediately pointed out that Kevin McHale made his name in Glee – a singing show, Megan McKenna has a singing career, and Ricki Lake was in Hairspray – a musical!
However, as the celebs arrived at Simon’s LA mansion for the audition process, fans were left questioning exactly who they all were…
The Islanders were first up (Credit: ITV)
Oops ITV, you’re airing the non-celeb version by accident.
Love Island stars Eyal Booker, Samira Mighty, Zara McDermott and Wes Nelson, aka The Islanders, arrived first, they were soon joined by Ricki.
The other acts followed one by one: Martin Bashir, Hayley Hasselhoff, Brendan Cole and Jeremy Edwards, Jenny Ryan, Olivia Olson, rugby players Thom Evans, Ben Foden and Levi Davis, Victoria Ekanoye, Johnny Labey, Max and Harvey, and The Influencers.
But as the hopefuls turned up, fans were left non-the-wiser as to who they all were!
Oops ITV, you’re airing the non-celeb version by accident. Put the OTHER tape in pls xx #xfactor #XFactorCelebrity pic.twitter.com/jGj3QTy3G5
— Andrew Storey 🏴🇬🇧🌹 (@astorey88) October 12, 2019
im sorry but who the hell are these people 😂😂😂😂😂 #xfactor #xfactorcelebrity
— James (@jamesliam_) October 12, 2019
Someone let us know when the celebrities turn up please? #XFactorCelebrity
— Laura 🖤 (@JustLaurahhh) October 12, 2019
#XFactorCelebrity Dermot is good at pretending to look and sound excited at a succession of nobodies.
— anthony naisbitt (@anthnaisbitt) October 12, 2019
I don’t recognise most of the ‘celebrities’ on #XFactorCelebrity
— Dani Elle (@She_who_is_dani) October 12, 2019
So Dermot is the only celebrity in #XFactorCelebrity ??
— Hannah // #LightsUp (@only_angel_han) October 12, 2019
Still waiting for the celebrities #XFactorCelebrity
— michael adom-afrifa (@disiret) October 12, 2019
#XFactorCelebrity it’s more like normal xfactor Because I don’t know anyone. When’s a #celebrity entering ?
— DR Jay (@merseyjay) October 12, 2019
Sorry i must be mistaken. I thought this was a Celebrity version of #XFactor 🤷🏼♂️ #XFactorCelebrity
— 🤴🏼 (@Leigh_Cookson) October 12, 2019
I literally know none of these people 😂 Could have easily done the normal XFactor and I wouldn’t have thought different. #XFactorCelebrity #XFactor
— 🌸 (@HakunaTheFckNot) October 12, 2019
There were a few who were excited by the line up though.
Megan McKenna and Ricki Lake particularly got people’s attention.
Omg I just love Megan McKenna #XFactorCelebrity
— Craxg (@craigwakka) October 12, 2019
Ricki Lake is a bit of a legend #XFactorCelebrity
— Danielle Robertson (@Danielle92_xo) October 12, 2019
Omg. Ricki Lake on the Xfactor! I love her 😂🙈 #XFactorCelebrity
— Leonnie Rorrison (@Leonnie815) October 12, 2019
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