{"id":141008,"date":"2023-09-08T13:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=141008"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:50:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:50:01","slug":"itv-star-olly-murs-gutted-as-he-reveals-real-reason-his-hit-primetime-show-was-axed-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/tv-movies\/itv-star-olly-murs-gutted-as-he-reveals-real-reason-his-hit-primetime-show-was-axed-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV star Olly Murs \u2018gutted\u2019 as he reveals real reason his hit primetime show was axed | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GUTTED Olly Murs has revealed why ITV&#x27;s Starstruck has been axed.<\/p>\n<p>The Olly-fronted Saturday night entertainment show saw wannabe performers dress as their favourite artists in a modern day twist on Stars In Their Eyes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/remarkable-tv-itv-plc-reproduced-708740777.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Amateur singers belted out classic tracks in front of a star-studded panel featuring Beverley Knight, Shania Twain, Adam Lambert and Jason Manford.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The Sun at the National <span>Television<\/span> Awards, Olly explained: &quot;Presenting is something I have always loved doing. Starstruck was amazing but that isn\u2019t coming back.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I am gutted it is such a great show. In this game, things change so quickly. The ratings did really well but in terms of money and stuff like that, it just didn\u2019t work.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The winners of each of its two series walked away with a whopping \u00a350,000 prize as a result of their pitch perfect singing efforts.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE ON OLLY MURS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wright-house-comp.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Inside Mark Wright &#038; Michelle Keegan&#8217;s star-studded housewarming &#8216;festival&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newspress-collage-23521690-1692217755755.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Olly Murs gives first look inside his incredible wedding party \u2018festival\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Uncanny lookalikes of Ed Sheeran, Adele, Lady Gaga and Meat Loaf all impressed on the big stage.<\/p>\n<p>Olly went on to admit he&#x27;d relish the return of another ITV entertainment show that has bitten the dust.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sharing his thoughts on the possible return of The X Factor, he said: &quot;I love any show that gives people a crack at this industry. 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