There's a new series of the X Factor

How exciting for all the people setting out on their X Factor "journey" tonight. Because it changes your life, doesn't it? Fame is only just round the corner.

How, you might wonder, does one of the other stars made by this poke-and-prod show spend the day of the new series?

By jumping off a pier, if you're Jonathan Ansell out of G4. Not because of remorse or loss, but because his career now involves taking part in the Worthing Birdman competition. It's a fairly safe bet this isn't a sign of an imminent booking of an arena tour.