HEART-THROB boyband JLS aren’t too worried about any costume mishaps, a la Whitney Houston, when they perform on Sunday’s X Factor results show.

In fact, they tell me, they positively encourage wardrobe malfunctions.

The band’s Marvin Humes laughs: “Sometimes we make our own wardrobe malfunctions. Perhaps a shirt might tear open, or just fall off!”

The lads, who finished runner-up to Alexandra Burke on last year’s X Factor, have become the most successful ever band to compete in the talent show.

They scored a number one with their debut Beat Again, and hope to repeat that success when second single Everybody In Love is released next week, sure to be boosted by their appearance on The X Factor on Sunday.

Meanwhile Manchester has become like a second home to the lads of late, with a host of personal appearances here, including tonight’s big Christmas lights switch-on at The Trafford Centre.

And they tell me they’re planning more nights here before Christmas.

Aston Merrygold says: “We love partying here. Manchester is a real favourite for us.”

Source: Manchester Evening News

JLS star Aston Merrygold has professed his love for X Factor favourite Stacey Solomon.

The 21-year-old X Factor runner-up has used his Facebook page to let the world know his feelings for the singer, and has even approached her sister in an attempt to get a date with her.

Posting on his Facebook page, Aston said Stacey has ‘everything in a girl I like’.

Aston posted messages on his Facebook wall shortly after Stacey performed the classic track At Last on the show the weekend before last.

The posts at first were reasonably level-headed, but soon revealed just how highly Aston thinks of Stacey.

Stacey looked YUMMY!!!! she can make me drop to my knees anyday’ he said in one of his early messages.

This was quickly followed by: ‘stunning performance think she’s singing about me’.

And finally, Aston gushed: ‘I think I’m in love with Stacey lol she’s my kind of girl’.

Heat magazine spoke to Stacey’s sister Jemma, who confirmed that Aston had already managed to contact her in an effort to meet up with Stacey.

She revealed: ‘His mate said, “Aston really wants to meet Stacey — can you hook them up?“‘

She added: ‘I was like, “I don’t even get to see her, let alone set him up on a date with her!” He’ll have to work it out himself if he wants to meet her.’

Aston carried on with his Facebook messages saying: ‘Stacey Soloman is gonna be by new GF.’

The singer from Dagenham in east London has become one of the show’s favourites after dazzling performances during the elimination rounds.

Source: Daily Mail

Heartthrob prefers the thrill of the chase

They’ve got an army of female fans, but JLS’s Marvin Humes says the boyband still can’t find love.

He exclusively told Now Online: ‘Girls throw themselves at us but as weird as it sounds, that’s unattractive as it’s almost too easy.

‘Most girls wouldn’t be interested if we weren’t in JLS, so you have to worry about them selling stories on you.’

And Marvin reveals he still enjoys the old-fashioned thrill of chasing his ideal woman.

‘The girls that don’t throw themselves at you are the ones you’re most attracted to because any guy likes the chase,’ he adds.

‘So you have to be a real good judge of character and make your decisions wisely.’

JLS return to the The X Factor to perform their new single Everybody In Love on 1 November.

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JLS and Bon Jovi have been confirmed to perform live on The X Factor on November 1.

Last year’s runners-up will perform new single ‘Everybody In Love’, released on the following day.

Bon Jovi will play their single ‘We Weren’t Born to Follow’ ahead of the launch of their new album The Circle, also out on November 2.

Last week’s live performances from Whitney Houston and Cheryl Cole drew an audience of 13.17 million.

JLS release their self-titled debut album on November 9.

Source: Digital Spy

JLS’s Oritsé Williams has admitted that the group will not allow band member Aston Merrygold to cut off his hair. He joked that singer’s hair style was the secret of the band’s success.

Aston told the radio show You Call The Hits: “Let me tell you this right now.

“As soon as Astie gets a little bit of free time, I’m cutting my hair off.”

Williams cut-in: “Let me let you in on a secret.

“We’ve been together now for two-and-a-half years and in those two-and-a-half years, Aston’s cut his hair off once.

“He had to regrow his hair to get to this stage. At that point, that was when we started to progress and develop success.

“So now there’s no way he’s going to cut it.”

However, Merrygold retorted: “You lot chat so much rubbish!”

Band member Marvin Humes has previously said that Aston Merrygold is so popular with their younger fans because of his hairstyle.

Marvin joked that the Aston sends the girls wild with his fringe.

He told the Daily Mirror: “I think it’s because he’s the youngest and he has the little fringe which all the girls like.”

Aston quipped back: “Look, if you three want a fringe — then just grow them.”

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Marvin Humes, from popband JLS, is fronting a new drive to raise awareness of ChildLine’s new online service.

‘How u feelin?’ is being spearheaded by a new website which provides information and advice on issues that affect children and young people.

ChildLine has counselled more than 2.3 million children and young people. But the addition of the new online service at childline.org.uk means more children can be helped and they can choose for themselves how they contact ChildLine.

It feature games, videos and tools to en courage children to get creative. It also has a ‘daily moodtracker’ to help children express how they are feeling.

If children feel worried or upset, they can email or post a message on the site or request one to one support with a counsellor online.

“Everyone has bad days, even popstars. When I’m touring with JLS it can get stressful and I miss my family, but talking to my bandmates about it makes me feel better,” said Marvin Humes.

“When children find it difficult to talk about their feelings and problems to their friends and family, ChildLine is there for them. Whatever it is, if it matters to children, it matters to ChildLine.”

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JLS’ Aston Merrygold has revealed how her suffered at the hands of racist bullies as a teenager.

The 21-year-old singer — who has become an ambassador for the charity Beatbullying — told The Sun how he stood up to the bullies, who taunted him with racist abuse and for being short.

Aston revealed: “There were some comments made calling me ‘shorty’, but I was also the only black kid in the (football) team and the comments started to reach another level.”

Source: The Press Association

Last year’s ‘X Factor’ runners-up JLS have said that they are backing Rikki and Rachel in this year’s competition.

According to Digital Spy, Ortisé Williams: “We’ve got two friends from last year on there, Rachel Adedeji and Ricky Loney, and they’re both incredible talents so we hope they go all the way.”

“We would love a band to win, I think it’s about time. For us, we’re a band, so it would be like, ‘Yeah, another band’s won, another band’s coming through’.”

“There’s also some great groups, solo males, solo females — it’s a very strong year.”

His bandmate Aston Merrygold said: “Another band would never be a threat because you’ve got so many females, they’re not threats to each other. They’re all doing their own things and they’re still there.”

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JLS smoothie Aston Merrygold, 21, is a bit of a one when it comes to the ladies.

The babe magnet has admitted he fancies Shaniece Davis, 21, and Shar Alexandra, 25, from Miss Frank.

He told pals: “They’re hot. I’m rooting for them, they’re the best group. I’m going to get in touch with them on Facebook.”

Source: Daily Star

A MEMBER of one of the UK’s hottest new bands visited a Harrow hospital as part of his new role as a charity’s ambassador.

Jonathon Benjamin Gill, known to millions as JB from boyband JLS, stopped in at Northwick Park hospital on Wednesday, October 7.

JB has just taken up a role as official ambassador for Rays of Sunshine, a Wembley-based charity which supports seriously ill children in hospices, hospitals, and specialist care centres across the UK.

The singer, who shot to fame as one quarter of JLS after last year’s X Factor, met a specialist paediatrician at the hospital during his visit to north west London, before stopping off at the charity’s offices in Olympic Way to learn more about the work being done.

Source: Harrow Times