X Factor result - Kimberley goes back to karaoke in the pub.

After a mimed performance of her new single from last year's winner Leona Lewis, Dermot announced the acts going through to next week in no particular order (apart from messing with the contestants heads and to produce maximum drama for the audience).

So, through safely we had: Leon Jackson; Daniel de Bourg (who looked very surprised); Emily (looking confident); Futureproof; Andy Williams; Niki Evans; Hope (almost jiggling out of their outfits with excitement); Beverley Trotman; Rhydian Roberts (oh bugger, arse, bollocks) and Same Difference (the look of relief on their faces!).

And that left Kimberley Southwick and Alisha Bennett. Hey, I wasn't far off with my predictions! Anyway, the most difficult part of the results show is watching the bottom having to sing their songs again, knowing that they were the least popular with the public and could get canned from the show.

Aw, poor Kimberley lost it when the music started for her song and she began to cry. She got better, but crying at the beginning was going to cost her with the judges. It's a live show and they need someone who'll pull their sh*t together. Alisha did a lot better and gave a stronger performance than earlier. Not stronger vocally, but she delivered the song much better.


Sharon Osbourne was being a drama queen and dramatically refused to vote and threatened to leave the show. Now, I adore Sharon but she's always with the drama that woman. Anyway, no hissy fits for Simon who voted briskly to send home Kimberley. Dannii sent home Alisha after much drama and deliberating. It's live telly Dannii, dammit! Louis chose to send home Kimberley as he reckoned that Alisha was more likely to improve over the weeks. So, that was that, Kimberley was sent home to go back to singing karaoke in her parents' pub and she didn't even get to sing her song once last time as the show must've run over time. It just wasn't her day, poor cow. Bless.

But hey, I got the result right! Maybe I'm not so bad at this sh*t as I thought.

X Factor results - the final twelve are chosen!

Ok, so let's see just how wrong I was..


Dannii made her choice among the boys aged fourteen to twenty four and, although she picked Andy Williams, she sent home Luke Beyer, Dominic Harris and Charlie Finn which left us with Leon Jackson and, wait for it.. bloody effing Rhydian. WTF? One of the things that X Factor does so well is prolong the torture for the contestants. Each one, win or lose, has to go home to face their families and friends who are gathered together and hear the result in front of the waiting cameras. Most manage to put up with this final indignity, but poor little Luke didn't even bother saying anything, he just went into the room and burst into tears. Ah well, I guess his mum must be used to it by now. Since Andy was the only one that I picked earlier, he's gonna be my favourite to do well in this group. With any luck, Rhydian will spare us and make a very sharp exit. Oh, let's hope so. I can't watch weeks of this stuff if he's gonna be prancing around on stage, puffing up his chest and telling us how it's all God's plan.


With the the girls aged fourteen to twenty four, Sharon chose two of my favourites, Alisha Bennett and Emily Nakanda. Mrs O also chose chunky barmaid Kimberley Southwick but sent home Vicki Closs, Kim Howlett and Steph Woods. I'm so glad that Alisha got through, she's definitely my favourite in this group. I also like Emily, but she's kinda quiet and hasn't got quite the same oomph as sassy Ms Alisha.


Next up was Louis with the over twenty fives. Thankfully, he sent home Icaru (back to the shelf stacking and off our TVs, just as things should be), Daniel Days and Zyta and kept Niki Evans, Daniel de Bourg (the hot single dad one) and Beverley Trotman. Although Louis isn't my favourite judge, I like his choices more than any of the others this year and I'd like to see all three do well in the competition and I'd be very happy seeing Dan win. There, I already stuck my neck out and said who I want to win and the live shows haven't even started yet...


Oh, but I'm forgetting the groups, the category that everyone hates and who end up getting canned quickly during the first live shows. Simon sent home Ghostt, I Sette Cantante (aw, such a shame!) and the Stepford Wives, sorry W4. That leaves us with brother and sister act Same Difference and the two manufactured fakey groups, Hope and Futureproof. So they all went home and told their loves ones. But that wasn't the end of the drama. Oh no, there's always a last minute twist on X Factor and this year's was that Hope band member Sisi Jaglef has an outstanding criminal conviction, which is against the rules. Anyway, Sisi was canned by one of the producers, then they called in the rest of the group. After Pheobe, Raquelle, Emily, Charlie and Leah heard the news, they were asked if they wanted to continue in the competition. Without missing a beat, they all said Yes and happily dumped their fellow band member. That's loyalty for you. I guess Simon and Sinitta were right when they said these were a bunch of very ambitious ladies!

Anyway, the first live show is in two weeks as the Rugby World Cup is on instead. I know, the nerve of it! And get this, it's a semi-final, not even the final. Bloody ITV, who do they think they are, the BBC? How're we gonna survive without our X Factor?