X Factor's favourite underdogs: Where are they now?

It's the end of an era. Honey G has finally been eliminated from The X Factor after proving every single critic wrong and reaching the eighth week of the competition and placing fifth in this year's series of the show.

Don't get us started on Ed Balls getting voted out of Strictly on the same night. It really was quite the evening.

Honey G was dismissed as many as a comedy act but for Anna Georgette Gilford (the lady behind the shades) music is no joking matter and she's deadly serious about a future in the music industry.

Being an under-dog on The X Factor has never stopped people from scoring success after the show however, just ask these former contestants. Who's laughing now, huh?

Chico was the first X Factor act who showed viewers that the show was about so much more than some nice people singing songs on Saturday night television. He placed fifth on series 2 of the show in 2005, which was won by Shayne Ward.

Following the show, Chico scored a No.1 single with his track, It's Chico Time, which became a catchphrase during his time on the show. He never released and album, but did star in a BAFTA nominated short film and has been a regular on TV panel shows and gameshows ever since.

Nowadays he is a professional personal trainer and can be seen rocking some seriously impressive abs on his Instagram.

Since appearing on series 6 in 2009, Jedward have released 17 singles and three albums - all of which have gone to No.1 in Ireland. They also represented Ireland at Eurovision twice (!!).

Oh and then there's their Hollywood career. They played themselves in Keith Lemon: The Film and Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No. They appeared in a number of kids TV series, including three series of Jedward's Big Adventure on CBBC, signed with a major modelling agency and launched their own mobile phone.

Wagner was a controversial contestant on the seventh season of X Factor, staying in the show until week 8 - much to the annoyance of eventual winner, Matt Cardle.

He has stayed out of mainstream spotlight since his time on the show in 2010, but remains in the music business.

You can order personalised videos from his Facebook page, where he will sing Happy Birthday (or a hit of your choosing). In exchange for cash, of course.

Poor old 2 Shoes got booted off the 8th series of the show in week one but it was probably for the best. One half of the Essex duo, Charley Bird, was heavily pregnant for their one and only live performance on the show.

She gave birth 4 days after Little Mix won the series in 2011.

Charley has since left the spotlight behind her, but second shoe Lucy Texeira is now a professional Beyoncé impersonator. If you're going to impersonate someone, make sure it's the best.

Speaking of Rylan, it's strange to think that one of the most popular men on TV once thought his future lay in the pop world. British television would be a much duller place without Rylan, that's for sure.

Rylan did pretty well on the show with mash-up after mash-up, week after week, lasting until week 8 but eventually losing out to Union J in the sing-off. As much as everyone loved him, he was never going to beat James Arthur, was he.

As well as winning Celebrity Big Brother in 2013, Rylan has presented Big Brother's Bit On The Side, This Morning and in 2016 returned to the show to host sister show, The Xtra Factor.

Chloe and Stevi were contestants on the 11th series of 2011, which was eventually won by Ben Haenow, with Chloe eliminated in week two while Stevi made it to week seven.

They became a couple after the show and appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2015, reaching the final of the show and placing fifth - as a couple.

Chloe was a model before the show and continues to work in fashion now, while Stevi is gearing up to play Chester The Jester in a Sleeping Beauty pantomime in Clacton this winter.

Where's that second Reggie 'N' Bollie single? That's what we've been asking ourselves since the duo released their debut hit in May 2016.

They've been quiet since peaking at No.26 in the UK charts, but they did turn the Christmas lights in Dudley, Kirkby and Croydon this winter, so at least they are keeping busy.