This Morning fans were left completely distracted as Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary were joined by not one but three classic X Factor stars. The ITV daytime show's hosting duo have previously been joined by former Big Brother stars and on Friday (February 24) they continued with their nostalgic look back at some of the people from the UK's biggest TV shows.
Alison and Dermot were joined live in the studio by Chico, whose real name is Yousseph Slimani and made it to the quarter-finals of the ITV singing competition back in 2005 when it was only in its second series, and Stevie Richie, who finished the X Factor in sixth place in 2014.
Meanwhile, Wagner, who made it all the way to the final of the show back during series seven in 2010, joined the group via video link from his home in Brazil. And it was as bonkers as people would have expected.
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But This Morning viewers were quickly taken aback by Wagner's appearance as while the 66-year-old still had his light long longs, he was also sporting a dark beard. One asked: "Is that wagner #thismorning." Another said: "WOW! Wagner's hair on This Morning, I had to look twice when did this happen?" While a third added: "What the hell has Wagner done to his beard #ThisMorning."
And it wasn't just Wagner's appearance that got those tuning in talking as Chico also caused a distracted. The now 52-years-old has grown his black hair out, styling it into two thick braids which hung by his shoulders and was partially covered by a fedora hat which he wore as he sat on the famous sofa.
One viewer tweeted: "Are the plaits attached to Chico's hat? #thismorning." Another wrote: "Chico has pigtails #ThisMorning." And a third posted: "Chico has plaits! #ThisMorning."
Speaking to Chico, Alison said: "I remember everyone calling out to you, 'Chico Time,' do you remember that? Do you still get recognised now?" to which he replied: "All the time." The former singer now works for his own wellness retreats with locations in Bali, Croatia and Portugal, added: "I was at my retreat villa in Portugal, there's hardly anyone there and a person stopped and said, 'It's only Chico!'"
And This Morning fans were pleased to see the trio on the programme. One said: "I will always love #Xfactor and @THESTEVIRITCHIE has to be one of the nicest people ever to audition! Chico and Wagner also legends #ThisMorning." Another posted: "#thismorning wow chico Wagner and stevie... good old days of x factor."
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