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Fans have finally been given their first look at the Celebrity X Factor line-up, and it promises to be a wild ride as athletes, TV personalities and reality stars all step out of their comfort zones to put on a the show of a lifetime.

The upcoming series, which does not have a start date yet, will feature 14 all-star acts attempting to impress judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger.

Former Towie regular-turned-country star Megan McKenna leads the way in the competition as she already plenty of experience as a professional singer.

She'll be competing alongside former chat show host Ricki Lake and The Chase star Jenny Ryan.

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Rugby player Ben Foden, who’s ex-wife is Una Healy from The Saturdays, has teamed up with fellow rugby stars Thom Evans and Levi Davis to form a boyband named Try Star.

Hot on their heels will be boyband Cole and Edwards, made up of Strictly pro Brendan Cole and actor Jeremy Edwards.

And if you thought you’d finally seen the back of Love Island, you’d be wrong, as Wes Nelson , Zara McDermott , Eyal Booker and Samira Mighty head into the competition as The Islanders.

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The group will be tough competition for the other celebs, as Eyal is a former pop star and Samira used to be a West End performer.

The Islanders will be battling it out against Latin girl band V5, made up of bloggers Sofia, Alondra, Laura, Wendii and Natalie.

The final group act in the running will be popular social media stars and CBeebies presenters Max and Harvey.

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In the single acts, it’ll be a battle of the soap stars as ex-Corrie babe Victoria Ekanoye goes head to head with former Eastenders star Jonny Labey.

Veteran TV presenter Martin Bashir and David Hasselhoff's daughter Hayley Hasselhoff will also be out to impress alongside actor Kevin McHale, who is better known as Artie Abrams from Glee.

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Love Actually fans will also be in for a treat as the film’s young star Olivia Olson, who sang an impressive rendition of All I Want For Christmas Is You in the film, battles it out for the top spot in this year’s celebrity singing show.

The start date for this year’s Celebrity X Factor is yet to be confirmed, although rumours suggest it will be around mid-October.

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The celeb version of the show is a spin-off from the usual one we are used to, and it will be hosted by Dermot O’Leary.

Speaking about the new X Factor show, Simon Cowell told The Sun: “The time feels right, and it will be a huge change.

“We haven’t exactly confirmed the dates or the order of the shows, but essentially there are going to be two versions of X Factor running this year. I think it’s going to be huge, it’s the best I’ve felt about this show in ages.”

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