Journalist Martin Bashir was the breakout star from the first episode of the The X Factor: Celebrity after telling how his late brother inspired him to take part in the show. Journalist Martin Bashir shocked the X Factor judges with his cover of a Nat King Cole song (Thames/Fremantle/PA)Saturday’s opening episode saw the celebrity contestants getting acquainted poolside at a mansion in the rolling hills of Los Angeles, before making the trip to Cowell’s ocean-side home in Malibu. The celebrity X Factor contestants met at a Los Angeles mansion ahead of the first round of auditions (Thames/Fremantle/PA)The 56-year-old had the star-studded audience – including the notoriously hard-to-please Cowell – dancing along. Former Glee actor Kevin McHale was a hit with the judges on X Factor (Thames/Fremantle/PA)“Tommy died in 1991 and every time I’ve faced a challenge I’ve heard him whispering ‘what excuse do you have? They performed a cover of Kylie Minogue’s Love At First Sight, which did not appear to go down well with the audience.

Source: Irish Examiner October 13, 2019 06:45 UTC