Rachel Tucker, tonight, narrowly missed out on the chance to perform the role of Nancy on a West End stage.

Even after an AMAZING performance of Caberet on last night’s show, and wowing Barry Humphries in tonight’s acting task, Rachel ended up in the sing for the third time.

I suppose that it didn’t matter how she sang that song, Lloyd Webber couldn’t really save her again.

Tonight’s decision just shows how little these shows actually depend on talent and how important it is to be liked. Rachel was by far the best girl for the role of Nancy. She not only had the vocal skills, but she is the only girl who has succeeded week after week in the acting challenges. However, she is one of the more reserved girls, and whilst we feel like we know a lot about the other three, Rachel was still very much a closed book.

Should this have made a difference? My opinion is a resounding no! But obviously it did. People very often vote for who they like, and who they feel sorry for and tonight, that just wasn’t Rachel.

The silver lining of course is that Rachel will probably do very well despite tonight’s loss. She will no doubt have a fistful of job offers by the end of the week and she has had the sort of nationwide exposure that she only could have dreamt of before. It’s just a shame that she had to leave before next weeks final. I don’t know who to support now………