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Post by ericcantona203 on Feb 25, 2006 11:15:26 GMT 1
from the mirror
ANT AND DEC TOO BUSY TO BE IDOL 24 February 2006 .. SO ITV BRINGS ON CELEB X-FACTOR ITV bosses have scrapped plans to stage a Celebrity Pop Idol this summer - because Ant and Dec are just too busy.
The show was planned as a way to reunite the Geordie duo with TV's Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell. But the popular pair, who are just about to release their first movie, are already swamped with work.
Luckily ITV bosses had an alternative up their sleeves: Celebrity X Factor.
The show, complete with Cowell and fellow judges Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, will start in the spring and pitch non-singing stars against each other - with the bosses deciding who goes it alone and who becomes part of a group.
Cowell dreamed up the idea after his other project - Star Duets - was scrapped because the BBC got in first with Just The Two Of Us.
New ITV entertainment boss Paul Jackson said: "It'll be a huge treat to see the celebrities under pressure from Simon."
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Meanwhile Ant and Dec are busy promoting movie Alien Autopsy for April, before interviewing the three princes for the anniversary of The Prince's Trust. Then Ant gets married, and in August it's The All Star Golf Tournament - which is likely to be on ITV this time rather than Sky.
September brings a new run of Saturday Night Takeaway, then it's off to Oz for I'm a Celebrity, followed by, er, Christmas. And they might shoehorn in a new gameshow called Poker Face. Phew!
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Post by tom on Feb 25, 2006 17:24:01 GMT 1
i thought paul ogrady was doin poker face, or is it because hes bin moved on to channel 4 hes not anymore
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Post by ericcantona203 on Feb 25, 2006 20:21:23 GMT 1
I thought Paul was doing a variety show Simon Cowell created but rumours are Paul isnt happy with itv
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Post by tom on Feb 25, 2006 21:26:46 GMT 1
the variety show being poker face .... and a celeb pop idol would have flopped because its been off for so long
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Post by ericcantona203 on Feb 25, 2006 21:29:10 GMT 1
i thought poker face was about Poker the card game
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Post by catsno1fan on Feb 28, 2006 19:32:42 GMT 1
lol Paul o grady will never present on itv anymore, which is a real shame i think!
Chaz xx
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Post by tom on Feb 28, 2006 19:39:51 GMT 1
ahh well so pokerface isnt the "excorcist factor" as some places claimed .... and repeats of paul ogrady from monday if any1 interested
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Post by ericcantona203 on Feb 28, 2006 20:51:18 GMT 1
oh cool i hope they show Cat's appearance again
Anyone know when Pauls show starts on Channel 4?
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Post by tom on Mar 1, 2006 19:57:26 GMT 1
28th march ive heard ...
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Post by ericcantona203 on Mar 1, 2006 21:36:19 GMT 1
gr8 i cant wait
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