In Memoriam: Daniel Gould

Posted by Andrew

Daniel Gould died suddenly on 14 December 2018. He was 43 years old. It was completely unexpected. I understand from Daniel’s family that the autopsy showed the cause of death was a blood clot resulting from a brain tumour. Six years ago Daniel had skin cancer, which appeared at the time to have been treated […]

December 19th, 2018 | 89 comments
Category: Daniel Gould

Dalton Harris wins X Factor 2018

Posted by Daniel

There were a few small jitters in the outright market this weekend, but long-time favourite Dalton Harris took the crown. Scarlett Lee was the runner-up with Ant Russell in third. From a Sofabet perspective, it felt like producers had long lost their handle on the show, and we could no longer rely on the messages […]

December 2nd, 2018 | 28 comments
Category: X Factor

X Factor 2018 Week 6 Review: Tetley for one

Posted by Daniel

We’ve rarely had cause to doff our caps to TPTB this series, so it’s nice to have an opportunity to do so – the sequence of the first three VTs on Saturday had us chuckling. The common theme was going on a night out. First up, Brendan met his cousin in a near-empty pub (was […]

November 26th, 2018 | 171 comments
Category: X Factor

X Factor 2018 Week 5 Review: Shan – a KO

Posted by Daniel

They can still do it, then. This weekend saw Bella expertly filleted, then the judges neatly orchestrated to minimise the embarrassment of dragging Acacia and Aaliyah through yet another singoff – Louis got to look willing to take tough decisions, and Ayda turned on the acting skills to work herself into a state of deadlock-justifying […]

November 19th, 2018 | 118 comments
Category: X Factor

IACGMOOH 2018 Discussion Thread

Posted by Daniel

With X Factor looking like a foregone conclusion, our hardy commenters have the celebrity jungle exploits to keep them occupied in the run-up to Christmas. Will Harry Redknapp manage his way to reality TV success? Or can Fleur East go one better than her X Factor second? Let us know your thoughts below as it […]

November 17th, 2018 | 151 comments
Category: I'm A Celebrity

X Factor 2018 Week 4 Review: Gio-politics

Posted by Daniel

“I feel embarrassed, actually, for the show” – as do we all, Simon. He meant that the show hasn’t yet made the best of Acacia and Aaliyah, and that was his excuse for sending Gio home after a barnstorming singoff performance. “How are they going to do this?” Dermot had said, apparently wondering out loud […]

November 11th, 2018 | 96 comments
Category: X Factor

X Factor 2018 Week 3 Review: Bad Vibe

Posted by Daniel

Truly, I’m a glutton for punishment. I watched the live show three times last weekend: the first, prerecorded version on Saturday afternoon having queued for hours on an industrial estate in Park Royal; I got home on Saturday evening to see the technical shambles of its first television airing; before putting myself through Sunday’s truncated […]

November 5th, 2018 | 150 comments
Category: X Factor

X Factor 1018 Week 2 Review: Preaching to the Choir

Posted by Daniel

A general sense of confusion reigned in our comments section after the weekend’s live shows. We can only admit we’re as stumped as anyone. I’ve rarely been as shocked by an X Factor “last announced safe” reveal as when Dermot called Molly over Brendan and LMA Choir.

The most interesting moment on the shows occurred […]

October 29th, 2018 | 145 comments
Category: X Factor
 
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