'Straight' X-Factor winner Joe McElderry to live with Rachel Adedeji
After breaking the mystery over his sexuality and claiming he is straight, Metro can now reveal X-Factor champ Joe McElderry is moving into a cosy new pad with X-Factor star Rachel Adedeji.

X Factor fashion showdown: Dannii vs Cheryl: PHOTO
There's no doubt that the competition has been fierce but it wasn't only Joe McElerry and Olly Murs battling it out on The X Factor stage this year. Throughout the series, both Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue have been putting their all into the fight for the most fabulous look and the final was no different. Girls Aloud Cheryl has been daring on a number of occasions (though not always successfully) but all with the help of two stylists, where Dannii has had Fashion experts swooning over her...

X Factor 2010! Cheryl's in, but what about Dannii?: PHOTO
Never fear X Factor fans! The talent show will be back for another series in 2010, and Cheryl Cole WILL be on the judging panel - but Dannii Minogue has yet to confirm her attendance. After Simon Cowell threatened to axe the show only days ago, the speculation over X Factor 's future has finally been put to rest. For a while it was thought that Simon might decide to put the show on hold next year, instead concentrating on launching the format in America . There were also whispers that...

Joe McElderry is the Winner of The X Factor 2009!: PHOTO
Joe McElderry has won The X Factor 2009!! He beat out Olly Murs for the title after a close battle, which you can see from the close numbers on my poll today! After a group song

Gallery: The best of Cheryl Cole's and Dannii Minogue's X-Factor outfits: PHOTO
Last night bought a new start to X Factor winner Joe but with it a sad end to the judges Fashion war we've looked forward to and eagerly followed for the past 20 weeks. It's been five months of who wore the best Saturday and Sunday outfits between Dannii and Cheryl and just as we've seen a turn in the singing winner, we've also seen that in the style stakes. At the start of the series we were convinced Cheryl would out do Dannii like she did last year, but a third of the way in we saw a change...

Cheryl Cole threatens to quit the X Factor: PHOTO
On the back of Joe McElderry winning The X Factor last night, Cheryl Cole is threatening to quit The X Factor now this year's series is at an end. Cheryl has told boss Simon Cowell that she may concentrate on starting a family next year, saying she'd like 'time off with the family, the dogs and just rest I suppose,' but insiders claim that she's actually planning to move to America to pursue a solo career. With reports also emerging that Dannii Minogue is also planning to leave, next year's X...

Stacey Solomon snubbed by Madonna for X Factor duet?: PHOTO
Madonna turned down the possibility of performing a duet with X Factor star Stacey Solomon on Saturday night, it’s been reported - potentially damaging Stacey’s chances of winning the show. The pop superstar had apparently been in talks to team up with Dannii Minogue's act for the final, according to The Sun. However, her team are reported to have rejected the offer because Madge doesn’t have new material or a tour to promote - even though she has new greatest hits album...

Cowell To Spice Up X Factor With Mel B?
Former Spice GIRL Melanie Brown is set to return to her native U.K. - she is reportedly lined up to replace Dannii Minogue on Britain's hit talent show The X Factor.

Out With The Minogue And In With… Mel B???: PHOTO
There are loud whisperings across the pond that Simon Cowell will be replacing Dannii Minogue with Mel B as a judge on next year's X Factor ! Minogue is said to feeling the tug of her biological clock, saying she wants to settle down and start a family, but she's been whining about feeling like the "odd one out" ever since Cheryl Cole joined the judges table last year. So out with the Minogue and in with the new? "Simon thinks Mel would be brilliant as she is outspoken, down-to-earth and won't...

'I only had two hours sleep' admits X Factor winner Joe McElderry as he enjoys his first day as a pop star: PHOTO
Tired, but happy: Joe McElderry joined Phillip Schofield and Holly Willougby on the This Morning sofa today

X Factor winner Joe McElderry's bid for Christmas No1 on track: PHOTO
Joe McElderry's bid for the top of the chart appears to be on course despite a campaign to prevent The X Factor winner landing the number one.

Joe McElderry: X-Factor 2009 winner: PHOTO
Geordie boy Joe McElderry, 18, was crowned X-Factor's 2009 winner last night after a weekend of battling it out against Stacey Solomon, 20, and Olly Murs, 25. The performance-studies student from South Shields, will be in the running for this year’s Christmas number one, with his cover version of Miley Cyrus’ song,   ‘The Climb’, which goes on sale in stores today. His victory was the second in a row for Cheryl Cole as the fellow Geordie also coached last...

X Factor winner Joe McElderry admits he is a virgin before revealing sexuality: PHOTO
Joe McElderry, The X Factor winner, has said admitted he is a virgin who is straight but does not have time to chase romance - and denied suggestions he fancied mentor Cheryl Cole.

X Factor winner Joe McElderry trailing in chart battle with Rage Against The Machine after net campaign
Dec 15 2009 X Factor winner Joe McElderry faces his own Climb after sales figures today showed that he is trailing in the battle for the Christmas number one. The teenager is running behind Rage Against The Machine's Killing In The Name, which is being championed by an anti-X Factor Internet campaign. However, when a CD version of McElderry's track The Climb is released on Wednesday it is thought he will overturn the lead. Until now the battle has been waged on downloads alone. The...

X Factor Winner Joe McElderry 'To Become New Zac Efron': PHOTO
X Factor mogul Simon Cowell wants to transform winner Joe McElderry into the new Zac Efron, it's been reported. Plans are already said to be in place for the 18-year-old singer, who triumphed in last night's talent contest final, to be flown to American in the New Year. He is expected to put pen to paper on a lucrative £5million deal, which could see him follow in High School Music star Efron's footsteps. X Factor winner Joe McEdlderry is embraced by mentor and judge Cheryl Cole. A source...

Music news: Exclusive: X Factor winner Joe McElderry says victory was 'all for my mum': PHOTO
Dec 14 2009 Mark Jefferies Joe McElderry wins X Factor Image 2

X Factor Winner Joe McElderry Records Duet With Cheryl Cole
X Factor: Joe McElderry beats Olly Murs to win the top telly talent show and to him the spoils. Christmas is coming, so Joe is a certainty to score the Christmas number 1. Next time you see Joe he'll covered in twinkling fairy lights and smiling in a snow globe. Anorak rounds-up the papers: The Sun (front page): “TINSELTOON

Mel B To Replace Dannii Minogue On “The X Factor?”: PHOTO
Former Spice Girl Mel B is being courted to replace Australian pop star Dannii Minogue on Britain’s hit talent show The X Factor . Show founder and British music mogul Simon Cowell is seeking a new judge for the 2010 season of the hugely-popular singing contest after Dannii told him she wants to quit the program to start a family. Simon now has his sights set on Mel B as Dannii’s replacement. A source tells Britain’s Daily Mirror: “Simon thinks Mel could be brilliant as...

The Xtra Factor: PHOTO
Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dermot O'Leary, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh appear on 'The Xtra Factor'. Shown on ITV2England

X Factor: Joe McElderry and Cheryl Cole tipped for duet: PHOTO
Joe McElderry, The X Factor winner, is being tipped for a duet with Cheryl Cole, his mentor on the show.

X Factor Winner Joe McElderry Reveals His True Sexy Feeling For Cheryl Cole, In Photos
X Factor Joe McElderry tells us that he is not gay. Did anyone think he was? The Sun's front-page headline puts the fact down for posterity: “JOE: I'm straight but girls can wait (AND I DON'T FANCY Cheryl”). Who said Joe fancied Cheryl Cole? The 18-year-old from Tyne and Wear said: “Oh, who doesn’t fancy Cheryl Cole? Come on!” That was yesterday. Today things have changed. Fancy Cheryl or not fancy Cheryl, Joe McElderry won't shag her. As the Mirror says on its...

Joe McElderry wins X Factor: PHOTO
Teenager Joe McElderry surrounded by his fellow finalists after winning the latest series of The X Factor. Photograph: Ken McKay/Rex Features

Joe McElderry's X Factor single - all the details: PHOTO
The full details of Joe McElderry’s debut single have been released as the likely Christmas number one goes on sale online - find out where to purchase it here. His winner's single The Climb is available for digital download now on a variety of sites including iTunes ,  7digital , PlayDigital , Amazon , HMV and Tesco . Those after a physical CD don’t have to wait too long though, as copies will be in the shops on Wednesday December 16. The Climb was originally performed by teen...