John and Edward Grimes, who rose to fame in 2008 through the show as Jedward, tweeted their gratitude that the show will not returnFormer contestants have celebrated the demise of The X Factor after 17 years on ITV amid claims the show’s stars were mistreated. Production of the show in Britain will end after ratings dwindled. Its last regular series was aired in 2018, with Simon Cowell, Louis Tomlinson, Robbie Williams and his wife, Ayda Field, as judges. SponsoredThe identical Irish twins John and Edward Grimes, who took part in the show in 2009 as Jedward, celebrated its end, tweeting: “Xfactor has been axed Mission Complete”. They have previously hit out at the show and Cowell, its creator, describing him as “nothing but a bad facelift”.

Source: The Times July 29, 2021 15:45 UTC