The 8 best meme-worthy moments from X Factor as it’s taken off air after 17 years

ITV has said there are “no current plans” for another series of The X Factor.

During its 17 years on air, the show has helped launched the careers of chart-topping superstars such as One Direction, Little Mix, Leona Lewis, and Olly Murs.

The ITV statement followed The Sun’s report which said creator Simon Cowell has axed the programme and will be rested for “at least five years”. There hasn’t been a series in three years, with the show last airing in 2018 when Dalton Harris won the singing competition.

It marks not only the end of an era in the music industry and reality TV, but it also means no more iconic memes from show.