βX Factorβ singer Holly Tandy has revealed things are already getting cut-throat between this yearβs contestants, and live shows havenβt even started yet.
This time around, in a change of pace for the show, there will be no themed weeks during the live shows, which Holly claims has led to a bit of competition between the acts in terms of which songs theyβll be performing.
Speaking to The Sun, the teenager confessed: βIβll tell you whatβs competitive: song choice.
Holly concluded: βSo you canβt tell anyone what songs youβre doing because people will steal it.β
In what weβre sure is a move that had always been planned rather than a last-ditch attempt to drum up interest in a show fewer than people than ever before are actually watching, Simon Cowell has once again tinkered with the format of this yearβs live shows, resulting in something weβre still struggling to get our heads around.
This year, the weekendβs live shows will contain one elimination in each episode, with the performances spread out over two nights, depending on what category the acts are performing in.
The traditional sing-off has also been replaced by a simple elimination for the act who receives the least amount of public votes, while the top two will reportedly battle it out for a βmoney canβt buyβ prize.
See how Holly and her fellow competitors get on when the βX Factorβ live shows kick off on Saturday (28 October) at 8.20pm on ITV.