Stevi Ritchie

Stevi Ritchie
Ritchie with Emma Bunton in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Steven Andrew Ritchie
Born	(1980-09-17) 17 September 1980 (age 36) Colchester,Essex, England
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2014–present

Steven Andrew "Stevi" Ritchie (born 17 September 1980) is an English singer and reality television star, known for his appearances on The X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother.

In 2014, Ritchie auditioned for eleventh series of The X Factor, singing "Dance with Me Tonight". Mentored by Simon Cowell, he was not initially selected for the live shows, but Cheryl Fernandez-Versini chose him to be the Over 25s wildcard. After the eliminations of Overload Generation in week 1 and Jack Walton and Lola Saunders in week 4, Ritchie was the last wildcard left in the competition. In week 6, Ritchie found himself in the bottom two with fellow Over 25s contestant Jay James. Louis Walsh and Cowell, voted to send Ritchie home, but Mel B and Fernandez-Versini, votes to send James home. This meant that the result went to deadlock and Ritchie was saved. The following week, he was in the bottom two again with Andrea Faustini and was eliminated by the judges with only Cowell voting to send Ritchie through to the quarter-final, and Mel B, Fernandez-Versini and Walsh voting to send Faustini through to the quarter-final, and he was eliminated, finishing in 6th place. However Ritchie had received more votes than Faustini meaning if Walsh sent the vote to deadlock, Ritchie would've been sent through to the quarter-final and Faustini would've been eliminated.

Ritchie participated in the sixteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother with fiance, Chloe Jasmine Whichello. On 24 September, they reached the final on Day 29 and placed 5th.