‘The X Factor’ UK notes: Anton Stephans, 4th Impact, and Louis Tomlinson news

Anton Stephans’ perfect philosophy – With the Judges’ Houses phase of “The X Factor” starting up this weekend, some of the acts are getting a chance to have more time in the spotlight than they’ve had to date thanks to press interviews. This includes Anton Stephans, who is a personal favorite from a few different vantage points. He’s a great performer, but he’s also funny and passionate and could have some sort of career in television even if he doesn’t win the season.

We love what Anton had to say to the Mirror in preparation for the next round, mostly because it shows gratitude for the product. Here’s his response to the oh-so-generic question as to what has been the “toughest” part of the contest so far:

“It’s not tough, it’s joyful. It’s the most cathartic thing I have even done, it’s like therapy. It’s been the best decision I have ever made, I miss it when I haven’t been doing it. I’m just not sure what I am going to do when this ends for me.”

4th Impact’s motivation – The girl group formerly known as 4th Power is a favorite to go far, and now some of their motivation for wanting to win has been made clear: They want to help their father, who has a brain tumor. Almira, 27, is the oldest of the four sisters in the group, and she explains the following to the Mirror:

“Our dad can’t work now as he has a brain mass and when it gets bigger he is going to be blind. He needs an operation but we don’t have the money to pay for it. That’s one of the main reasons we want to do the X Factor.”

We’re not usually swayed by sad stories, but the reality here is that this is a pretty tough one, and we also think that 4th Impact has the talent to make it far regardless.

Judges’ Houses promo – Finally, take a first look at some of the drama that is coming up below! Louis Tomlinson is one of the biggest sells, but you’re also going to see Mark Ronson and others helping out the judges.

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