Stevi Ritchie

Stevi Ritchie

Ritchie with Emma Bunton in 2014
Background information
Birth name Steven Andrew Ritchie
Born (1980-09-17) 17 September 1980
Colchester, Essex, England
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2014–present

Steven Andrew "Stevi" Ritchie (born 17 September 1980) is an English reality television star, best known for his appearances on The X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother.[1]

Career

2014: The X Factor

In 2014, Ritchie auditioned for eleventh series of The X Factor, singing "Dance with Me Tonight". Mentored by Simon Cowell, he was not initially selected for the live shows, but Cheryl Fernandez-Versini chose him to be the Over 25s wildcard. After the eliminations of Overload Generation in week 1 and Jack Walton and Lola Saunders in week 4, Ritchie was the last wildcard left in the competition. In week 6, Ritchie found himself in the bottom two with fellow Over 25s contestant Jay James. Walsh and Cowell, his mentor, opted to send Ritchie home, but Mel B and Fernandez-Versini, who had the casting vote, opted to send James home, resulting in Ritchie being saved by the public vote through deadlock.[2] The following week, he was in the bottom two again with Andrea Faustini and was eliminated by the judges with only his mentor Cowell voting to save him, becoming the last wildcard act to leave the competition. He finished in 6th place.[3]

Performances during the show

2015: Celebrity Big Brother

Ritchie participated in the sixteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother with fiance, Chloe Jasmine Whichello. On 24 September, they reached the final on Day 29 and placed 5th.[4]

Other appearances

In August 2015, Ritchie and Whichello appeared in an episode of Keep It in the Family. He also appeared in a celebrity edition of Channel 4 game show Benchmark in October 2015. He has made appearances on Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women.

Personal life

Ritchie and fellow contestant Chloe Jasmine began dating during their participation on The X Factor, and announced their engagement on 12 July 2015. Ritchie has a daughter, Summer, from a previous relationship.[5] On 18 April 2016, it was announced that Ritchie and Chloe Jasmine called off their engagement and split up.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Baillie, Katie (2 September 2014). "X Factor 2014: Contestant Stevi Ritchie changes name to stop confusion with porn star". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Willis, Tanya (16 November 2014). "Jay James loses public vote to Stevi Ritchie after judges take it to Deadlock on The X Factor results show". Daily Mail (DMG Media). Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Smith, Ryan (23 November 2014). "Stevi Ritchie bids X Factor audience an emotional farewell as judges vote him off the show". Daily Mail (DMG Media). Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Agius, Nicola (24 September 2015). "James Hill wins Celebrity Big Brother 2015 beating Austin Armacost into second place as the header". Daily Mirror (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Rajani, Deepika (12 July 2015). "X Factor couple Stevi Ritchie and Chloe Jasmine are engaged!". OK!. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chloe-Jasmine and Stevi Ritchie SPLIT just months before wedding with claims their romance became "toxic"". Daily Mirror. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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