"Presenting:"The X Factor /The X Factor (2004-06)Loose Women (2009-11, 2015—)This Morning (TV programme)/This Morning (2009-12)71 Degrees North (2010) Win or Lose UK (2015—)The X Factor: Battle of the Stars (2006)

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"Kate Thornton" (born 7 February 1973) is an English people/English journalist and television presenter. Early in her career, she wrote for the Daily Mirror, and was editor of Smash Hits magazine. As a TV presenter, she hosted the first three series of The X Factor (UK)/The X Factor and was the anchor of Loose Women for two years between September 2009 to August 2011.

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There was a man who was missing his mother's funeral for the audition. And the moment we stop discussing it 24/7 really is the moment we should stop doing the show. You can't work on a show like this and not love it.

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As hard work as it is, we are so enthused about it.

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It's a real shame -- the end of an era. I can't believe it has closed but times have changed and there is a lot more competition now.

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