Jake Quickanden

Jacob "Jake" Quickenden (born 3 September 1988)[11] is a former lifeguard from Scunthorpe.[12] He reached judges' houses in The X Factor Series 9, but Nicole Scherzinger rejected him.[13] He has also worked as a presenter on Chart Show TV.[14] He has revealed that Daniel Merriweather or Ed Sheeran would be his dream duet.[1]

Quickenden landed in the bottom two in week 3 against Only The Young and was eliminated, with only his mentor Mel B voting to save him. He finished in 12th place.[15]

Just weeks after being eliminated, Quickenden began participating in the I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! Series 14th.[16] He finished as the runner-up behind Carl Fogarty.[17]

Football
Jacob "Jake" Quickenden plays football mainly as a winger or forward and began his football career as a youth player for Scunthorpe United before a spell playing in Australia. He then went on to play for Frickley Athletic in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League, Premier Division.[3] Most recently he has been playing for Lincolnshire club Bottesford Town in the Tool Station Northern Counties East Football League.[4]