The X Factor: Celebrity kicked off last night (12th October) and saw a host of famous faces not usually known for singing attempt to impress judges Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh in order to progress to the live shows and eventually win a record contract.
The first act to take to the stage at Simon’s Malibu home were The Islanders, a super group made up of Love Island 2018 stars Wes Nelson, Samira Mighty, Zara McDermott and Eyal Booker.
The Islanders performed a rendition of Shawn Mendes’ hit There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back, shocking viewers with their impressive vocals.
Viewers were particularly wowed by Wes Nelson, who added his own rap verse to the song, and took to social media to shower him with praise.
“I'm sorry but I can't get over how good Wes is at everything!! His personality, singing, ice skating and rapping!! He's gonna go far in life,” wrote one fan.
Another added: “Sorry but can we just take a moment to talk about how well Wes Nelson can rap, and Samira can sing??? I’m still shook.”
A third gushed: “Is there anything Wes can’t do?”
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Celebrity X Factor contestants - SLIDER
1 of 14Megan McKenna
Reality star Megan McKenna has ditched her reality roots in recent years to focus on her music career, releasing a country album called 'Story Of Me' in 2018. Will she impress the judges?
2 of 14The Islanders
Love Island stars Samira Mighty, Eyal Booker, Zara McDermott and Wes Nelson have all teamed up to create the ultimate Islander super group.
3 of 14Jenny Ryan
As well as her current appearance on Celebrity MasterChef, The Chase legend Jenny Ryan is also about to showcase her singing talents.
4 of 14Kevin McHale
American actor Kevin McHale is no stranger to the music world! Kevin appeared on hit show Glee as Artie Abrams, before landing a music deal with Universal Music Group.
5 of 14Ricki Lake
She's known best as chat show host out in America, but Ricki Lake has appeared in a number of musicals in the past.
6 of 14Hayley Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff's 27-year-old daughter Hayley has also signed up for the new show.
7 of 14Brendan Cole and Jeremy Edwards
After being sacked from Strictly Come Dancing, Brendan Cole has jumped ship and signed up alongside former Hollyoaks actor Jeremy Edwards.
8 of 14Martin Bashir
British journalist Martin Bashir has taken part in a number of controversial interviews in the past, including one with Michael Jackson and one with Princess Diana in 1995.
9 of 14Victoria Ekanoye
After quitting Coronation Street in January this year, soap star Victoria Ekanoye has landed a role on Celebrity X Factor.
10 of 14Max and Harvey
British lads Max and Harvey have enjoyed a massive rise in fame thanks to the app musical.ly. Although they've both been performing since they were kids, the duo have now performed to massive crowds across the world.
11 of 14Olivia Olson
You'll probably recognise her from playing the role of Joanna Anderson in Christmas movie Love Actually, but actress Olivia is no stranger to the world of music, releasing a number of soundtrack albums.
12 of 14Try Stars
Rugby stars Thom Evans, Ben Foden and Levi Davis have all teamed up to create a Sports Supergroup called Try Stars.
13 of 14Jonny Labey
Former EastEnders actor Jonny Labey is known for playing the role of Paul Coker, but he's also appeared in a number of stage plays, and he was a contestant on Dance Dance Dance in 2017.
14 of 14V5
Social media stars Sofia, Alondra, Laura, Wendii and Natalie have joined forces to create girl group V5.
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The judges also heaped praise on The Islanders, with Simon telling them: “You can all sing!”
“Yeah, and they look great,” added Louis, while Nicole told them they had “potential.”
Another act to impress was The Chase quizzer Jenny Ryan (aka The Vixen) who belted out Queen’s Somebody To Love and received a standing ovation from the judges.
Unfortunately the same can’t be said for former Strictly Come Dancingstar Brendan Cole and Hollyoaks actor Jeremy Edwards.
The pals performed as a duo but failed to wow the judges, leaving them clearly unhappy with the critique.
“They were really mean and that’s upsetting because it’s like okay we’re trying. I don’t know that was a bit mean. I don’t like people being mean,” Jeremy told his fellow contestants after the performance.
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It wasn’t the first time he’s hit out at the judges either after previously labelling their criticism as unnecessary.
Speaking to The Mirror, Jeremy said: “This was just me, I can’t speak for Brendan on this… Brendan is more used to it than I am.
“They edited down quite a lot of what Howie [Mandel] said and I’m gonna be completely honest with you, I don’t think a lot of it was necessary.”
Brendan added: “Luckily Nicole and Simon were really nice to us,” with Jeremy addin:, “And Louis was nice. At one point I wanted to say, ‘dude, you’re not even a judge so can you shut up. It only matters what these three say'."