Brother of Little Mix's Jesy Nelson charged with cocaine dealing

The brother of Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has today been charged with dealing cocaine.

Johnny Nelson, 22, has also been charged with driving while disqualified after allegedly being filmed selling the drug from his Smart car in Hornchurch, Essex.

Little Mix Jesy bullied after win

Little Mix's Jesy Nelson is still being bullied online despite winning The X Factor.

The 20-year-old had a crisis of confidence during the show after some cruel online jibes about her appearance.

And she told Grazia that her band winning the show hasn't made any difference to what people are saying about her.

Simon Cowell concedes defeat

Simon Cowell is already waving the white flag of defeat in the Christmas chart battle that will see X Factor alumni Little Mix go head-to head with the Military Wives.

The TV mogul appeared to concede that Gareth Malone’s Military Wives would snatch the Christmas No.1 spot after X Factor winners Little Mix suffered the lowest sales figures from a  debut single in seven years.

Little Mix have lowest-selling winner's single since 2004

The X Factor winners Little Mix have topped the chart with Cannonball, but the single's first-week sales were the lowest of any of the ITV1 show's top acts since Steve Brookstein in 2004.

Little Mix sold 210,000 copies of Cannonball, making it the fastest-selling single of the year so far and outselling the rest of the Official Singles Chart top five combined.

Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix is "the new Cheryl Cole"

It's just seven days since Little Mix were crowned this year’s X Factor ­winners... and already their lives have changed for ever.

But for pretty Jade Thirlwall, 19 – who is now being compared to one of her biggest pop idols – it has still not sunk in.

Military Wives Choir To Beat Little Mix To Christmas No. 1?

"Little Mix will be unstoppable in the race for Christmas Number One", "there's no point trying to compete with X Factor contestant" - these are the sort of comments that have reared their heads in recent days, as they tend to every year.

Indeed this week one of the kings of the hit Christmas single, Sir Cliff Richard, was complaining that the show had made it extremely hard for anyone else to get a look in when it came to topping the UK singles charts come Christmas.

Little Mix on drugs and booze

Little Mix may be tipped to be the next big girlband, but The X Factor winners have ruled out lots of boozy nights.

The girls have vowed to never end up in rehab like Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding.

In an interview with British newspaper the Daily Mirror, Little Mix star Leigh-Anne said: 'It's sad when you see celebrities getting drunk and ending up in rehab. We're not like that and won't ever be.'

Christmas Carols from Little Mix

Little Mix behind the scenes

The winners of The X Factor 2011 were set to work yesterday — performing dozens of interviews at a frantic pace and smiling for the cameras until their cheeks hurt.

Little Mix will barely have a chance to take off their false lashes or gold trainers for the next two weeks. The media juggernaut will be thundering along on full power until Christmas Day, when they hope to notch up a Number One single with a cover of Damien Rice’s Cannonball.

The girls — Jesy, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jade — are being sold as a modern day Spice Girls, and have had dozens of potentially money-spinning approaches from beauty and clothing brands who want to be associated with them. Early predictions suggest they may earn millions from music and endorsements.

2011/12/13 Little Mix in pictures

N-Dubz Dappy puts the boot into Tulisa's X Factor winners

While N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos was celebrating her group’s win on the X Factor final, her bandmate Dappy was merrily sticking the boot in to the TV talent show.

The controversial rapper was at his Academy 2 gig in Manchester on Sunday night, just after Little Mix were crowned the victors on the ITV1 show, leaving Tulisa in tears of joy in her first year as a talent show judge.

Little Mix Fashion style (Photos)

Little Mix have won The X Factor 2011 but their success doesn’t stop there – the girl band have won legions of fashion followers too.

Here are their exclusive style tips and tricks:

What styling tricks did you learn from The X Factor?

Jade: "I would say if you like something then put it on, that is what
we do and it works for us. The stylist team they wouldn't let us go on
stage unless you are comfortable.

Are Little Mix the new Girls Aloud?

Finally: a group has won the X Factor. The question is, will they do what Louis Walsh predicted ad nauseum after every single performance last weekend and become “the next big girlband?” Or, what he really means, the next Girls Aloud?

Despite the fact that they tend to do well commercially, X Factor history has long looked unfavourably on groups. Little Mix are the first to ever win the show.

Who will be Christmas No 1 - Little Mix or Military Wives?

Now that The X Factor is over, the race to become this year's Christmas No 1 is on. Barring any last-minute shocks, it's likely to be either Little Mix or the Military Wives Choir – two all-female groups flung together for two very different reality-television shows. Who will come out on top?

“The X Factor final was the best night of my life”

Well that’s it then - The X Factor is over for another year! Little Mix are the very worthy winners, but what about the runner up?

Marcus Collins didn’t win the show, but the ever-smiling contestant has admitted that he still had a blast being part of the show and reaching the final.

“Tonight is best night of my entire life,” Marcus told Caroline Flack and Olly Murs on The Xtra Factor. Marcus also admitted that he loved the challenge of being in the final, “I enjoyed singing seven songs, I challenged myself,” he said.

Little Mix beat Marcus Collins in X-Factor Final

Little Mix and Marcus Collins battled it out in tonight's X Factor final - and the girls won.

The show started with a performance from the 5 singers - joined by eliminated acts, including The Risk, Misha B, Janet Devlin, Goldie, Johnny Robinson, Craig Colton and Kitty Brucknell.

Marcus then took to the stage in a fab fuchsia shirt and jacket - with matching shoes - to sing his favourite X Factor song, Jackie Wilson's Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher And Higher.

Tulisa rubbishes all the rumours

X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has rubbished speculation about sleeping problems and weight loss due to show stress.

Speaking to a newspaper listings guide, the 23-year-old revealed she jokes with her X Factor colleagues about having a breakdown.

Marcus and Little Mix thank their fans for keeping them in X Factor

Little Mix and Marcus Collins have made it through to the Sunday night final of the X Factor and they couldn't be more grateful.

Both acts tweeted after the show to show their appreciation to all those people who spent their hard earned pennies voting to keep them in.

Frankie Cocozza didn't try it on with Little Mix

Little Mix insist former X Factor ladies' man Frankie Cocozza never pursued any of them.

The controversial contestant - who was booted off the show for breaking the rules - famously had several girls' names tattooed on his bum and got close to finalist Amelia Lily.

But who else did Frankie try it on with? ‘Not with any of us,' says Leigh-Anne Pinnock, 19.

Little Mix to be the new Spice Girls?

SIMON Cowell is plotting to turn X Factor's Little Mix into the new Spice Girls.

The youngsters will be handed a record deal worth MILLIONS as early as next week — whether they win this weekend's final or not — as part of a masterplan to make them stars on both sides of the Atlantic.

Last night Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall admitted: "We'd love to be as good as the Spice Girls."