Saturday-night TV viewers are already ringing in the beginning of Christmas as The X Factor launched its 14th series.
The ITV show, which kicks off the run of telly talent contests leading up to the festive period, began its first round of auditions to find Britain’s best musical act on Saturday.
It saw judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger dish out a generous supply of yeses as they watched a range of performers, including teenage soloists, beat-boxers and boybands