Spruce Bruce Looking For Love After Losing 4st

Jamie Bruce is a shadow of his former self since he went on The Voice – but in a good way.

The singing bouncer has lost four stone in seven weeks and is looking for love.

Jamie, in Sir Tom Jones’ group on the BBC show, piled on the pounds and ballooned to 24st after feeling like a loser when he was rejected from ITV’s The X Factor in 2011.

But now he is battling the flab, has spruced himself up and puts his new image - and success - down to the support he has had on The Voice.

Comparing that with his experience on The X Factor, he said: “I have been treated better by the BBC. It has changed my mental state and my insecurities. It’s been very positive.

“I came out of The X Factor feeling low and questioning if I should carry on.

“The first thing I did when I got kicked out was get a McDonald’s. I ate and drank a lot for the next four months to try and forget about feeling like a failure.

“It felt like the whole experience had been a big waste of two months of my life.

“But the difference with The Voice is that you have a vocal coach there who gives you constructive criticism even if they don’t put you through.

“So people don’t go away feeling they haven’t succeeded.”

Jamie, of Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, now wants to lose another three stone before The Voice live shows start on June 8.

He says: “With the frame of mind I’m now in, it has been so easy to cut out bad things. I was a man who used to eat a loaf of bread a day - but I have cut carbohydrates out of my life.

“I used to eat all the wrong things at all the wrong times and I didn’t do enough exercise. I was eating 3,500 to 4,000 calories a day. But now my aim is to get down to 17st.”

Jamie, who says he has been “100 per cent single” for the past two years, is also hopeful his new confidence will help him find Miss Right.

He says: “I seem to be getting a lot more looks in the street. I am definitely ready for love now.”

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Dannii Minogue Simon Cowell Has Some Balls For Calling Me

Dannii Minogue says Simon Cowell "has some balls" for picking the moment she was filming his TV show as the first time to speak to her since their affair was leaked.

The telly judge revealed she first heard from the music mogul when he recently 'ambushed' her during shooting for The X Factor Australia.

Dannii, 41, was preparing to hear which acts she had been given when she picked up the phone and heard Simon’s voice on the end of the line.

The mum-of-one revealed her shock in an interview with Grazia magazine: “You’d laugh your socks off if you saw it. I’ve not spoken to him since I left the show, yet he chose to film that moment."

She added: “Simon has some balls doing that.

"I find it bizarre that he’s never been involved in the Australian version of the show before and then I’m on it and suddenly he wants to break the news as to what group I have.”

The pair hadn’t spoken since Dannii left the UK version of The X Factor in 2010 ? despite news of their steamy affair being revealed in a biography of the talent show titan last year.

Author Tom Bower also observed Simon was obsessed with “her hair, the sexy clothes - and the t*ts”.

Dannii, who will be appearing on Sky Living’s Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model, also admitted she’s been thinking about having another baby.

The singer has a two-year-old son, Ethan, with her former boyfriend, rugby player Kris Smith.

She said: "I can’t just click my heels together and make it happen. I keep wondering how the hell I do it.

"Once Ethan got to two he started doing the most adorable things and I was like, 'Damn, I want another one.'”

“All my gay friends have been asking if my ovaries are available for rent - they’re close to running after me with a turkey baster.”

The full interview appears in this week’s Grazia magazine and Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model starts on June 20, Sky Living HD and on the move with Sky Go.

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Tulisa To Be Quizzed By Police Over Cocaine Deal

Tulisa faces arrest within days after The Sun exposed her setting up a cocaine deal, police said yesterday.

The former X Factor judge, 24, will be quizzed by cops after fixing the £800 handover with a drug dealer pal.

The shamed singer faced a barrage of criticism yesterday after our story was published.

Among those to mock the former N-Dubz frontwoman was hip-hop star Lethal Bizzle, who tweeted: “LOL #Tulisa.”

Tulisa Contostavlos was secretly taped speaking to The Sun's reporters

He joined others in re-posting a picture of a cola bottle, with the slogan: “Share a coke with Tulisa” which the singer had posted to her page days before.

In among thousands more online comments, she was branded a “chav and a bad role model”.

Nat Edgar posted: “That Tulisa chick is a very silly girl! She’s both lucky n blessed to do what she loves then messes it up with her latest antics!”

Tulisa is to be quizzed by Scotland Yard detectives after we reported how she fixed a £800 handover with a drug-dealer pal.

Cocky Tulisa, who previously claimed she is a role model for young fans, arranged for her pal Mike GLC to supply half an ounce of Class A drug cocaine to our undercover reporter.

She boasted: “Half my phone book sells it. Of course I can get it for you.”

Officers from the Major Crimes Unit were yesterday examining The Sun’s dossier of evidence on Tulisa’s drug contacts and will arrest her and part-time rapper GLC “within days”, a source said.

Meanwhile the singer - normally a prolific tweeter on @officialtulisa - went to ground and spent the day hidden inside her £6million Hertfordshire mansion.

Her £100,000 Audi R8 sports car stood outside as Tulisa and her team had at least six boxes of pizza delivered to the property. Tulisa’s cousin and N-Dubz band-mate Dappy arrived mid-afternoon, hiding in the back of a red VW.

Soon afterwards police visited Tulisa’s home to briefly speak to her PA Gareth Varey and a female friend.

Tulisa - who made £1million from her X Factor stint - was taped telling undercover Sun reporters at London’s posh Nobu restaurant: “Half the guys I know are drug dealers. One’s a massive cocaine dealer. He’s my best friend.”

She asked: “Do you want weed? I’m going to speak to this guy. Whatever you want he’s got it.”

When we double-checked if drugs other than cannabis were available, she replied: “Anything - cocaine.”

She said she did not take cocaine herself but confirmed that she did arrange supplies for pals.

A top TV executive said Tulisa, axed from The X Factor two weeks ago, will struggle to ride out her drugs shame - saying: “It’s going to be very difficult for her now.”

Tulisa bounced back last year after a video was published online showing her performing a sex act. She launched a legal fight against ex-lover MC Ultra, who later apologised.

Yesterday a Yard spokesman said: “We have received information concerning the alleged supply of illegal drugs. We are considering the information received.”

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Cheryl Cole Sexiest Woman Says Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell says Cheryl Cole is one of the sexiest women he has met.

The mogul, 53, had flings with Dannii Minogue and Carmen Electra, both judges on his shows, but he told Radio Times Cheryl stood out.

He said: “When she walked in I thought she was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen.”

Cole lot of love for Cheryl ... Simon Cowell says she is one of the most beautiful women he has met.

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Sharon Osbourne Has Her Old X Factor Job Back For £1.8m

Sharon Osbourne has finally agreed to return to the X Factor - for a £1.8 million deal.

She agreed terms this week and will jet in before the first audition in Glasgow on June 4.

An official announcement is due to be made imminently.

ITV hoped to sign Sharon, 60, last month but her marriage troubles stalled talks.

The Sun revealed she and rocker hubby Ozzy, 64, were living separate lives in Los Angeles after he admitted taking drugs and drinking again.

A source said: “Sharon’s been through hell lately, so X Factor was not front of mind.

“But she loves the show and missed it.

“Things with Ozzy have calmed down but they’re a long way off being sorted.”

Sharon - who has said she does not want to divorce - will return as part of a revamp by Simon Cowell after last year’s series lost over three million viewers.

She will get over £1.5million cash and £300,000 in first class flights between the UK and LA. Five star hotel accommodation, wardrobe and make-up costs are also thrown in.

She quit in 2008 after four years, saying she disliked panel co-star Dannii Minogue, She had also demanded a reported £2million pay deal, which show boss Richard Holloway branded “unreasonable”.

Fellow judge Gary Barlow is still thrashing out a £1.5m deal, while Louis Walsh is said to be close to signing for £1m.

We told yesterday how Nicole Scherzinger is still holding out. Chiefs are considering hiring ex Spice Girl Mel B instead.

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Nicole Choosing Between X Factor And Making Album

X Factor bosses face a battle to sign up judge Nicole Scherzinger for a new series.

The American beauty is having doubts that she can juggle both her singing and judging duties.

Nicole had seemed a dead cert for a return after wowing fans in the last series and had started serious talks with producers.

But the ex-Pussycat Doll is releasing a new album in November on both sides of the Atlantic and will need to be available for promotion.

X Factor chiefs have tabled a “generous” offer - thought to be around £1million - but Nicole has insisted that money is not the sticking point.

She told a pal: “I’m so torn right now. My heart wants me to come back and do the show as I had such a great time last year.

“But my album is coming out and I also need to focus on that.

“I don’t think I can make it work. By trying to juggle the two, one or both will suffer.” Nicole also feared fans would react badly if she did the show then had to jet off to the States midweek for promotional work.

She mentioned negative comments which surrounded former judge Kelly Rowland after her decision to return to LA in 2011, citing a throat infection, which meant she missed some live shows.

Speaking to her confidante, Nicole, who is dating F1 ace Lewis Hamilton, said: “I recall Kelly getting some harsh criticism when she went back to LA and missed a show. I don’t want that to happen to me, as I love working with my acts. That’s what made it so special.”

But friends of the star are advising her to return to the show, claiming she will regret it if she doesn’t.

Show boss Simon Cowell wants the judging line-up to be announced soon to ensure the programme regains its focus. And he said this week that he planned to revamp “every aspect of the show”.

The first round of auditions, which will see wannabes performing for judges without backing music, starts in June, with the show returning in late August or early September.

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X Factor USA New Panel

X Factor Judge ... Simon Cowell The XX Factor! Simon Cowell is a ladies man on the new USA panelMogul will be only male judge as Paulina Rubio, Demi Lovato and Kelly Rowland join showPublished: 21stMay 2013 SIMON COWELL has created his very own version of Charlie’s Angels with the new panel of the US X Factor – and he will be the ONLY man.

Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland will swap the UK show, which she appeared on for one series in 2011, for the American version and sit with singer Demi Lovato and Mexican star Paulina Rubio.

They will join Cowell for the start of auditions in Charleston, South Carolina, today.

Rowland and Rubio replace Britney Spears and LA Reid on the new-look panel, in a bid to raise ratings.

It is the first time Cowell will be the only man on one of his TV talent panels – and insiders say he cannot wait.

Girls run the world ... Paulina Rubio, Demi Lovato and Kelly Rowland sign up for X Factor USA

A source said: “He is hoping the new panel will be a lot of fun. He will either play the three women off against each other or they will all gang up on him. Either way, expect fireworks.”

The original Charlie’s Angels was a US crime drama featuring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. It was made into a movie starring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore in 2000.

Cowell jets back to London this weekend ready for the start of the Britain’s Got Talent live shows on Monday.

He is also expected to confirm the final line-up for the UK X Factor panel this week.

Louis Walsh has already signed up, Sharon Osbourne has agreed a deal and Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger are both expected to sign on the dotted line in the next few days.

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X Factor Spends £6m On Judges

The X Factor judges will get paid a staggering £6Million this year - a £2million rise.

Nicole Scherzinger, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh have signed up again for the 2013 series. And Sharon Osbourne will join them, replacing N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos as the fourth judge.

Bosses splashed the extra dosh on the judging line-up to mark the show’s tenth anniversary - and in a bid to win back the two million viewers who deserted it last year.

Former judge Sharon - who quit the show in 2007 - has signed up for £1.5 million.

The 60-year-old will also get £300,000 to pay for first-class flights from her home in the US and a suite at London’s five-star Dorchester Hotel during the show’s filming.

Gary, 42, gets £1.5million - the same as he was paid last year - while Louis, 60, is now the lowest paid judge on £1million even though he will be the only one to have filmed all ten series.

Former Pussycat Doll Nicole, 34, whose artist James Arthur, 25, won X Factor last year, was the final judge to sign up.

She held out until bosses doubled her pay packet to £1.5million, from last year’s £750,000.

The new deals take the judges’ pay from £3.7million a year to £5.8million, plus expenses likely to run into tens of thousands of pounds. Bosses vowed to use the tenth series to win back the viewers who stopped watching X Factor in 2012.

A source said: “We’re really confident about this panel and we’re putting our money where our mouth is.

“Nicole deserved a pay rise after coming first and second last year. Also she’ll be there for the audition shows this year so we’re getting more bang for our buck.”

Yesterday show boss Simon Cowell, 53, said: “Three words I never thought I’d say - welcome back Sharon.”

As The Sun previously revealed, The X Factor will now feature two sets of auditions.

First, the hopefuls will face the judges in an intimate audition room.

And if they receive three or more yes votes they will go on to perform for the panel again in an arena.

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Sob! Watch Rylan’s Exit interview!

Sob! Watch Rylan’s Exit interview! - X Factor - Xtra Factor

Watch Rylan’s exit interview! See Also X-RATED! Watch Rylan get a massage from a sexy Swede  Praise be, hallelujah! Watch Jahmene perform a gospel song! Mega lolz! Watch Ella's heee-lair-ious hommage to hairspray here!  Totes emosh! Watch Rylan sob over Ella’s elimination!

We’re in bits and there’s no comforting us. The entertainment juggernaut that IS Rylan Clark has left the competition and we’re still blubbing like babies. With this in mind, here’s the Essex boy’s final interview with Olly and Cazza to enjoy again and again and ... (ok, you get the picture). *Warning! This clip contains his hil’air Judges’ Houses reaction to getting through.

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Louis: ‘Tulisa is in love!’

Louis: ‘Tulisa is in love!’

What a dreary Monday! We’ve lost the entertainment juggernaut that IS Rylan Clark and it’s been raining cats and dogs all day.

On days like these, there are only three things that can raise a smile. A king size box of Krispy Kremes, an unlimited supply of Channing Tatum movies and a chat with gossip guy, Louis Walsh.

As ever, the long-standing Judge is on funny form and full of cheeky comments about Tulisa, Caroline et al.

Here, The X Factor stalwart spills the beans on seeing Tulisa starkers (oops!) and setting Union J up with fans, (yes, please!). Enjoy, it’s one helluva read...

Union J were ruddy brill on Saturday’s show...

Union J came out of nowhere on Saturday night and delivered! The guys really stepped it up and became a proper boyband. They’ve honed their craft and have grown into proper men.

Do you still think Chris Maloney is a bit naff?

Christopher is a good singer but he doesn’t look like a popstar. He’ll always be a cruise ship singer to me. On the other hand, Jahmene and James look like bona fide entertainers.

What makes Jahmene and James so special?

They’ve both got the whole package; stage presence, charisma, shedloads of talent... They’re the real deal. What you get backstage is the same as what you see on screen with those two.

Do you think Union J could be the next One Direction?

There is room in the market for another big boyband. Union J are one of the most exciting bands I’ve worked with in quite a while. These guys tick all the boxes. I genuinely think we’re looking at the next big thing.

Any plans to set ‘em up with any celeb popstars?

I’d like to see them date non-celebrities. Some ‘real’ girls who’ll treat them well and help keep them grounded. They’re such a pleasure to work with - they’re good guys.

Tulisa seems to have a twinkle in her eye...

I think she’s in love. I can tell - she looks really happy and is letting me get away with murder on the show! I enjoy winding her up by calling her a WAG. It’s such a shame to have lost Ella but Tulisa has lots going on in her career with her album and so forth. She’s one busy bee!

Have you heard from the big boss of late?

Simon chatted with me a few weeks ago. His hands are pretty full at the moment with the American X Factor. He hasn’t been interfering with what we’re doing over here - he’s letting us get on with it.

What’s been the biggest shock so far this series?

Ha! Walking in on Tulisa with no clothes on. I sauntered into her dressing room and she was totally naked. That gave me quite a shock! She looks great though, it has to be said.

Any goss? James told us he fancies Caroline Flack...

Hmmm... I’ve spied them flirting on Xtra Factor. They’d make a cute couple, he certainly looks like her type. My only concern is that at 24, he’s a little too old for her.

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ONLY ONLINE! Watch Ella’s best bits here!

ONLY ONLINE! Watch Ella’s best bits here! - X Factor - Live Performances

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We’re still in a state of shunned shock. The phenomenally talented Ella has left the show and we’re at a loss over what to do besides sob uncontrollably. With this in mind, we’ve put together a montage of the stunning singer’s top moments on The X Factor. From that awesome audition to those unforgettable live performances, this little lady was born a star.  

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Judges' favourites, The X Factor UK 2012

Judges' favourites, The X Factor UK 2012- Live Performances

The Judges reveal their ones to watch!

Ever wondered if the Judges have favourites? Here, our fabulous four reveal the Contestants they can't help but have a soft spot for. Pssst! Tulisa also confesses to LOVING Grumpy Gary. Us too - he's so sexy when he's stern. 

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