The X Factor: Celebrity - who's in the Saturday night ITV show?
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GROUPS: CBBC FOMO'S very own Max and Harvey will be testing their vocal talents in the groups category. The twin brothers, 16, first became famous on the social app musical.ly in March 2016. Since then, they have released their own songs, toured and featured in their very own CBBC documentary, My Life: Max & Harvey.
GROUPS: Reality TV stars Samira Mighty, Zara McDermott, Wes Nelson and Eyal Booker are making up another group having appeared on Love Island. You might have seen Wes Nelson before as he appeared on the most recent series of Dancing On Ice and even made the final! Meanwhile, Samira Mighty has performed in the West End in London. But what will they be like singing together?
GROUPS: Rugby stars Thom Evans, Ben Foden and Levi Davis will also be appearing in the group category. Evans used to play for Scotland, Davis represented England at under-18 and under-19 level, while Foden plays for Rugby United New York and also played for England. Their group will rather suitably be named Try Star!
GROUPS: Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Brendan Cole is teaming up with his friend of 10 years, Hollyoaks and Holby City actor Jeremy Edwards. You might also know him from starring in CBBC's Millie Inbetween! We wonder if Brendan has shown him a few moves to get him ready for their X Factor debut?
GROUPS: Social media stars Sofia, Alondra, Laura, Wendii and Natalie will switch their cameras and ring lights for microphones as they make up a five-piece group called V5. Between them, they have around 11 million followers and more than 250 million views on YouTube, so we're sure they'll be hoping these fans get behind them on the X Factor too!
THE UNDERS: Former EastEnders actor Jonny Labey has already won ITV's Dance Dance Dance in 2017 and recently launched a cabaret night in London's West End. It sounds like he has quite a few hidden talents, so he could be one to watch!
THE UNDERS: Reality TV star Megan McKenna is no stranger to singing, as she has been working to pursue a career as a country singer. We'll have to wait to see whether or not the judges think that she has got what it takes.
THE UNDERS: Olivia rose to fame when she played Sam's love interest Joanna in Love Actually, singing Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You at the end of the film. In a Comic Relief special called Red Nose Day Actually in 2017, she played Joana once more and even released an album in 2018.
THE UNDERS: Kevin is best known for playing Artie Abrams in the hit series Glee. He used to be in a pop group called NTL a few years ago and has since released EPs on his own. Will you be rooting for him?
THE UNDERS: Reality TV star and model Hayley has made a name for herself promoting messages around body positivity. She has modelled since the age of 14 and recently released a plus-sized clothing range in the UK. Hayley also features as a fashion expert on ITV's This Morning.
THE OVERS: You may recognise Jenny as one of the chasers from ITV quiz show The Chase, but she has also competed on The Weakest Link, University Challenge and Mastermind. Jenny was initially hired to write the questions for The Chase, but chaser Anne Hegerty recommended that she was good enough for the hot seat! How will she fare in the X Factor hot seat though?
THE OVERS: Martin Bashir works as the religion editor for the BBC, having worked as a journalist all over the world. He became famous back in 1995 after doing an important interview with Prince William and Prince Harry's mother - Diana, Princess of Wales.
THE OVERS: US star Ricki Lake first found fame when she took on the lead role of Tracey Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray. She has appeared on lots of TV shows since then and has even had her very own chat show. She'll need to do more than be a good talker to do well in this programme, though!
THE OVERS: Actress Victoria Ekanoye is best known for her role as Angie Appleton in Coronation Street, after arriving on the famous cobbles in August 2017 and leaving in January earlier this year. As well as featuring in this new series of X Factor, Victoria also appears in the new CBBC adaptation of The Worst Witch books.
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