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Kate Louise Thornton is an English journalist and broadcaster, best known as the first presenter of The X Factor and for presenting daytime shows including Loose Women and This Morning. In 2010, she c
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The X Factor is a British reality television music competition – that spawned the global X Factor franchise – created by Simon Cowell. Premiering on 4 September 2004, it was produced by Fremantle's Br
Kate Thornton
…Kate Louise Thornton (born 7 February 1973) is an English journalist and broadcaster, best known as the first presenter of The X Factor (2004–2006) and for presenting daytime shows including Loose Women (2009–2011) and This Morning (2009–2012). In 2010, she co-presented the first series…
Simon Cowell, creator of The X Factor and the second longest-serving judge in the programme's history
Louis Walsh, longest-serving judge on The X Factor in all but two series.
Sharon Osbourne, a judge for the first four series, and then again in 2013, and 2016–17
Dermot O'Leary served the longest as the programme's host from 2007, with a one-year break in 2015