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" Celebrity Big Brother star Andrew Stone has claimed that Simon Cowell became furious when he discovered X Factor producers turned him down at an audition.  The Pineapple Dance Studios performer said Cowell was devastated to lose him from a previous series of the show, apparently considering him to be &amp;quot;TV gold&amp;quot;.    &amp;quot;Simon wasn&amp;#039;t aware that I had auditioned for The X Factor many years ago,&amp;quot; he said during a Daybreak appearance this week.  &amp;quot;It was about seven or eight years ago - and when he found out that I had auditioned for it and had obviously slipped through the net, he wasn&amp;#039;t too pleased. He did say, &amp;#039;that guy is TV gold&amp;#039; - which is a massive compliment.&amp;quot; Stone said several times during his Celebrity Big Brother stint that he would like to become a judge on The X Factor.  The singer and choreographer was the first to be evicted from the show on Wednesday (January 11) after losing a public vote to fellow nominee Georgia Salpa. &amp;amp;gt; Celeb Big Brother Andrew Stone interview: &amp;#039;Natalie is playing a game&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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