The X Factor: Celebrity lineup confirmed - meet the contestants
Simon Cowell's ready. Are you?
It's time... to face... the music. (And Simon Cowell. And Louis Walsh. And Nicole Scherzinger.)
The X Factor: Celebrity, to give it its official title, is imminent, and now we know who's going to be taking part. Due to land on our screens next month 2019's lineup includes reality stars, ex-Strictly pro dancers, soap actors, models and a broadcast journalist. There's even a rugby star supergroup.
Meet the contestants here...
Brendan Cole and Jeremy Edwards
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan is teaming up with Hollyoaks and Holby City star Jeremy in the Groups category.
The Islanders
Yes, it's a Love Island class of 2018 supergroup formed by Wes Nelson, Zara McDermott, Eyal Booker and Samira Mighty.
Jenny Ryan
Quiz champion Jenny (who teatime TV viewers will know as The Vixen from The Chase) was spotted in one of the first trailers for the show.
Jonny Labey
Soap star Jonny, who played Paul Coker on EastEnders, was the first winner of ITV's celebrity dancing contest Dance Dance Dance a couple of years back. Can he do the double?
Kevin McHale
Kevin used to be in the boyband NLT and found international fame playing Artie on FOX's musical comedy-drama Glee.
Max and Harvey
Identical twins Max and Harvey have a big social media following, and host their own CBBC TV show called Max and Harvey: FOMO.
Olivia Olson
Singer, actress and writer Olivia rose to global fame as Joanna in Love Actually, and she's also voiced characters in animated series from Phineas and Ferb to Adventure Time.
Ricki Lake
You may remember Ricki as host of her long-running, self-titled talkshow – but don't forget that she also played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray!
V5
Social media influencers Sofia, Alondra, Laura, Wendii and Natalie have come together to form V5.
Try Stars
And there's a rugby supergroup here in the form of Ben Foden, Levi Davis and Thom Evans.
Victoria Ekanoye
Victoria's probably best known to TV fans for her role as Angie Appleton in Coronation Street. She also played Rachel in E! drama The Royals.
Martin Bashir
Martin is a broadcast journalist whose Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales about the breakdown of her marriage to Prince Charles made global headlines. According to his Wikipedia page, he enjoys playing bass guitar and even released an album in 2010.
Megan McKenna
Megan, who described her casting as "a dream come true", first shared her journey from reality star to singer in a TV series called There's Something About Megan back in 2017. She released her first album last year.
Hayley Hasselhoff
Actress and plus-size model Hayley comes to The X Factor: Celebrity fresh off the fashion week runways – she recently modelled Serena Williams' new size-inclusive clothing line in New York City.
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