Thanks to Joe’s official website www.joe-music.com fans have been given a special treat in the form of holiday snaps! Earlier today they uploaded a selection of photos from Joe’s skii holiday.

To view them in their entirety, just head over to his website or alternatively click here.

Photo Credit: Joe-Music

Joe took to Twitter today to deny he was heading out to LA next week to meet casting execs. In reply to a fan, Joe denied the report insisting he was staying in the UK. Must admit, we’re pretty relieved!

@chloe2703 no its not true wish I was going this week could do with some hot weather haha!
about 10 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to chloe2703

 

Joe has slipped 1 place on the Official UK Top 40 this week, after Lady Gaga moves up 2 places to grab the number one spot with her song Bad Romance. The top ten looks like this:

1. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
2. Joe McElderry – The Climb
3. Black Eyed Peas – Meet Me Halfway
4. Ke$ha – Tik Tok
5. Cheryl Cole (feat. Will.i.am) – 3 Words
6. 3OH!3 (feat. Katy Perry) – Starstrukk
7. Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
8. Rihanna – Russian Roulette
9. Robbie Williams – You Know Me
10. Chipmunk (feat. Talay Riley) – Look For Me

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles

Joe’s version of The Climb has already made its way onto the top of the 2009 charts, after just three weeks of release! As revealed on Radio 1 earlier this afternoon, Joe has the 5th best selling single of 2009 with his winners song, The Climb. This is one place up from last weeks end of year charts, where Rage Against the Machine were narrowly ahead. The full top ten of 2009 can be seen below:

01 01 Lady GaGa – Poker Face
02 02 Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
03 03 Lady GaGa feat. Akon & Colby O’Donis – Just Dance
04 04 Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love
05 06 Joe McElderry – The Climb

06 05 La Roux – In For The Kill
07 07 Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
08 08 Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name Of
09 09 Alexandra Burke feat. Flo Rida – Bad Boys
10 11 Black Eyed Peas – Meet Me Halfway

UPDATE: Joe has also scored the best selling single of the year in Ireland! He narowly reached the top spot, where he is also number one for a third week, just ahead of the Black Eyed Peas. Click here for more information.

Remember to check back later to see if Joe is still number one in this weeks Official UK Top 40!

Alexandra Burke took over this weeks News of the World’s Celeb XS column and included a small tidbit on Joe’s recent Austrian holiday!

X Factor winner JOE McELDERRY deserves a skiing holiday after the RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE campaign.

If that happened to me I would have been a little upset.

So I’m so pleased that Joe is the first chart topper of 2010.

He’s going to have girls throwing themselves at him!

You can also see an exclusive picture of Joe skiing in the article! Click here for more on Alexandra’s column.

Joe McElderry is set to jet off to LA next week to meet Disney studio chiefs about a possible signing, according to the Daily Star.

Joe could earn up to £5million next year if Disney decide to turn him into the next Zac Efron.

A source told the Daily Star: ““Joe has being adjusting to his new-found fame and fortune by taking his whole family to Austria on a ski-ing trip.

“The last few weeks have been incredibly stressful for the shy lad, so he wanted to escape all the pressure and just have fun with his family.

“Bagging a high-profile role in a Disney musical would guarantee huge success around the world. You only have to look at Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron and The Jonas Brothers to see that.

“He will be prepped on how to come across during his castings this week and could fly out as early as next week to audition.”

Joe’s debut album is released in the fall.

Joe managed to throw in a tweet earlier tonight, despite having just returned to England today!

having in a early nite haha !! flight was delayed for the snow bt got home evetually x about 3 hours ago from web

So rockstar! Remember you can follow Joe on Twitter here!

Joe McElderry has revealed that he would like to bulk up before the release of his debut album later this year, following advice from his X Factor mentor Cheryl Cole.

Joe is quoted by Heat magazine as saying: ‘”Cheryl tells me I need to eat more. She says I’m too skinny – everyone does. I lost weight on the show. You’re working so hard and you can’t put in what you take out. It’s the adrenaline.

“I need to bulk up. And I’d like to get a brace and get my teeth sorted out.”

Joe can be seen in this weeks Heat magazine – which includes a new interview and photoshoot. Scans can be found on the forums.

Photo Credit: Heat

Joe McElderry returned to the UK today after his New Years holiday in Austria. He revealed on Twitter this morning that he was coming home after his week-long skiing trip, which he spent with his family.

Its time to come home !! up early to get to the airport xx about 15 hours ago from web

Welcome home Joe, we missed you! Remember you can follow Joe on Twitter here.

What do we think guys? Could this be a song Joe could work with and have chart success? Have you written a song for Joe? Let us know!