Annie Barrett

Simon Cowell, American Idol We know who. We know when. And now we know how. Twelve years ago, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Liam Payne auditioned separately on season 7 of The X Factor UK. Famously, they were grouped into a boy band and ultimately finished third.

Simon Cowell, American Idol Former X Factor contestant Tom Mann is grieving the loss of his fiancée, Danielle "Dani" Hampson, after she died on what should have been their wedding day. In an Instagram post on Monday, Mann, who was a contestant on season 11 of the show in 2014, revealed that Hampson had died in the early morning hours of June 18.

Andy Whitfield, who starred in the first season of Starz’ Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has died of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Sydney, Australia. Spartacus was the Wales native’s first big break; most of his previous work was in Australian television. Whitfield was diagnosed 18 months ago while preparing for the second season of Spartacus. Starz announced in January that Liam McIntyre, another Australian actor, would take over the role.