The X Factor: Battle of the Stars was a UK celebrity special edition of The X Factor

The X Factor (UK)

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, which screened on ITV, started on 29 May 2006 and lasting for eight consecutive nights. Pop Idol

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was meant to air in its place as Celebrity Pop Idol but was stopped shortly before transmission, when ITV picked The X Factor over it.

Nine celebrity acts participated, singing live in front of the nation and facing the judges of the previous The X Factor series, Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. Voting revenues were donated to the celebrities' chosen charities.

It was reported on 26 August 2006 that Simon Cowell had axed the show, describing it as "pointless" and adding "we are never going to do it again."

Categories

– Winner

– Runner-up

Category (Mentor)	| Acts
16-24s (Sharon Osbourne)	Michelle Marsh Michelle Marsh (model) Michelle Marsh is a British glamour model and television personality from Royton in Greater Manchester, England.-Career:Before becoming a model, Marsh worked as a care assistant at a nursing home in her hometown of Royton....	Nikki Sanderson Nikki Sanderson Nikki Ann Sanderson is an English actress and glamour model who is best known for playing Candice Stowe in the television soap opera Coronation Street and Dawn Bellamy in ITV's Heartbeat...	Matt Stevens Matt Stevens (rugby player) Matthew Stevens is an English rugby union player, who plays at prop for Saracens F.C. and .He can cover both sides of the scrum and most of his England caps have come at tighthead. He formerly played for Bath Rugby club...
25 and overs (Louis Walsh)	Lucy Benjamin Lucy Benjamin -Career:Born Lucy Jane Baker in Reading, Berkshire, England, she took the stage name of Benjamin after her brother. Benjamin trained at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead. Her first acting role was as a child actor in Doctor Who in 1983 playing a young version of the character Nyssa...	Gillian McKeith Gillian McKeith Gillian McKeith is a Scottish nutritionist, television presenter, and writer. She is the former host in the UK of Channel 4's You Are What You Eat and Granada Television's Dr Gillian McKeith's Feel Fab Forever, and as of 2010 presents Eat Yourself Sexy on the W Network in Canada...	Chris Moyles Chris Moyles Christopher David Moyles is an English radio and television presenter and author, who currently presents The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night on Channel 4....
Groups (Simon Cowell)	Paul Paul Daniels Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:...  and Debbie Debbie McGee Debbie McGee is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company...	James James Hewitt James Hewitt is a former British household cavalry officer in the British Army. He had an affair with Diana, Princess of Wales for five years, receiving extensive media coverage after revealing details of the affair.-Early life:...  and Rebecca Rebecca Loos Rebecca Loos is a Spanish-born Anglo-Dutch model and media personality, who was brought to media attention following claims that she conducted an affair with the married football player David Beckham—while employed as his personal assistant...	The Chefs

Results summary

Contestants' colour key:

– Simon's contestants (Groups)

– Sharon's contestants (16s to 24s)

– Louis' contestants (Over 25s)

		Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5*	Day 6	Day 7	Day 8
	Lucy Benjamin Lucy Benjamin -Career:Born Lucy Jane Baker in Reading, Berkshire, England, she took the stage name of Benjamin after her brother. Benjamin trained at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead. Her first acting role was as a child actor in Doctor Who in 1983 playing a young version of the character Nyssa...	2ND	3RD	Bottom two	1ST	1ST	2ND	1ST	Winner (Day 8)
	Matt Stevens	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd	Safe	Safe	Runner-up (Day 8)
	Chris Moyles Chris Moyles Christopher David Moyles is an English radio and television presenter and author, who currently presents The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night on Channel 4....	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd	Eliminated (Day 7)
	The Chefs	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	5th	4th	Eliminated (Day 6)
	Nikki Sanderson Nikki Sanderson Nikki Ann Sanderson is an English actress and glamour model who is best known for playing Candice Stowe in the television soap opera Coronation Street and Dawn Bellamy in ITV's Heartbeat...	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	3rd	Eliminated (Day 5)
	James James Hewitt James Hewitt is a former British household cavalry officer in the British Army. He had an affair with Diana, Princess of Wales for five years, receiving extensive media coverage after revealing details of the affair.-Early life:...  and Rebecca Rebecca Loos Rebecca Loos is a Spanish-born Anglo-Dutch model and media personality, who was brought to media attention following claims that she conducted an affair with the married football player David Beckham—while employed as his personal assistant...	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Day 4)
	Michelle Marsh	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Day 3)
	Gillian McKeith Gillian McKeith Gillian McKeith is a Scottish nutritionist, television presenter, and writer. She is the former host in the UK of Channel 4's You Are What You Eat and Granada Television's Dr Gillian McKeith's Feel Fab Forever, and as of 2010 presents Eat Yourself Sexy on the W Network in Canada...	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Day 2)
	Paul Paul Daniels Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:...  and Debbie Debbie McGee Debbie McGee is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company...	Bottom two	Eliminated (Day 1)
Bottom two		Gillian, Paul & Debbie	Gillian, Michelle	Lucy, Michelle	James & Rebecca, Nikki	Nikki, The Chefs	—	—	—
	Simon's vote	Gillian	Gillian	Michelle	Nikki	Nikki	—	—	—
	Sharon's vote	Paul & Debbie	Gillian	Lucy	James & Rebecca	The Chefs
	Louis' vote	Paul & Debbie	Michelle	Michelle	James & Rebecca	Nikki
Eliminated		Paul & Debbie 2 of 3 Votes	Gillian 2 of 3 Votes	Michelle 2 of 3 Votes	James & Rebecca 2 of 3 Votes	Nikki 2 of 3 Votes	The Chefs Bottom	Chris Bottom	Matt Runner-up
									Lucy Winner

• On Day 5 The Chefs: Jean-Christophe Novelli, Aldo Zilli and Paul Rankin and Ross Burden had the lowest spot while Matt and Nikki were tied.

Trivia

Rebecca Loos

Rebecca Loos

Rebecca Loos is a Spanish-born Anglo-Dutch model and media personality, who was brought to media attention following claims that she conducted an affair with the married football player David Beckham—while employed as his personal assistant...

 replaced Andrea Catherwood

Andrea Catherwood

Andrea Catherine Catherwood is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist.-Early life:Andrea Catherwood was born and raised in Belfast where her mother, 'Adrienne McGuill', was an announcer and newsreader at Ulster Television from 1959 to 1969, and also presented 'The Romper Room', from...

, who was originally scheduled to appear as James Hewitt

James Hewitt

James Hewitt is a former British household cavalry officer in the British Army. He had an affair with Diana, Princess of Wales for five years, receiving extensive media coverage after revealing details of the affair.-Early life:...

's singing partner, but was not allowed to appear after ITV News bosses refused to give her permission.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-388059/Late-news-No-X-Factor-Andrea.html