They warm our cockles in the cold winter months, only to disappear forever when the cruel, cruel votes don't go their way. Whatever happened to our favourite talent show loin-teasers? It's time to reminisce about the heart-melting singing hopefuls from reality TV history, from the days of Davina to the reign of Dermot, from Pop Idol to The X Factor, from Korben to Leon. Before you ask, we haven't played Mr. Nasty on this one - it's never Chico time on Gay Spy.

Korben from the first series of Pop Idol in 2001. Hmm. Haven't we seen him in G-A-Y recently?

As if young Gareth needs any form of introduction! His hair looks a lot better these days, doesn't it?

Ainslie Henderson from the first series of Fame Academy in 2002. We'd let this Scottish guitar-strummer twiddle our plectrum any day of the week.

Mikey from Popstars: The Rivals a.k.a Mikey from Phixx. Sarah Harding: why on earth did you ditch this man?

We all know who this young man is - he's X Factor champion, Gay Spy favourite and tormentor of midgets everywhere, Mr. Shayne Ward!

Ashley McKenzie from series three of The X Factor with some woman whose name we can't quite remember.

Ben James-Ellis from nine-part boys-in-loincloths spectacular Any Dream We Do. He's currently playing Link, the Zac Efron role, in the West End production of Hairspray, you know.

Ssshhh... don't tell anyone, but you might be hearing a lot more from The X Factor's Andy Williams on Gay Spy very soon.

Loin-teasing Leon Jackson, the X Factor champion of 2008? We can but hope.