Former X Factor sensation Joe McElderry has left fans gobsmacked with his dramatic transformation. The 2009 champion, who ...

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This week, Theatre producer Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group announced that X Factor winner, Joe McElderry, will ...

Starring X-Factor winner Joe McElderry as Pharaoh and Adam Felipe as Joseph, we journey to Egypt as Joseph, his father's favourite son and fiercely envied by his 11 brothers, is sold into slavery ...

and played perfectly alongside Adam Filipe (Joseph) and Joe McElderry (Pharaoh). The whole cast is a joy to watch, with so much humour and talent, and the children are incredible. This is ...

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Wearing a gladiator-style costume, Joe appeared almost unrecognisable to fans who remembered him from his X Factor days. At one point, he even went shirtless during a dramatic scene, showcasing ...