With only three weeks to go until the X Factor final, the contestants are beginning to feel the strain. As the pressure builds, many of the singers are rumoured to be at breaking point, with only young Joe McElderry taking it all in his stride.
A pal of Stacey Solomon’s told The Sun that she is worried that the public will tire of her ‘wooden performances. They said:
She said: “She knows she’s a good singer, but she’s not energetic and can look wooden.”
The final eight X Factor acts are reportedly set to earn £100,000 on this year’s live tour, proving that it is worthwhile to enter the X Factor, even if you have no chance of winning.
The Sun reports that half of the money is made up from pay cheques and the other half from bonuses and an unnamed finalist from last year said: “The tour is the most lucrative part of being on the show. Even if you don’t win, it can set you up for life.”
An X Factor spokeswoman said: “We do not discuss any financial details of contracts for the tour.”
Cheryl Cole has reportedly invited Joe McElderry and Lloyd Daniels to her house for dinner. I wonder if her husband Ashley Cole will also be there given the recent rumours of imminent marriage problems.
The Mirror reports that Cole promised the boys to cook her legendary Spag Bol if they survived the vote off this week.
Lucie Jones was singing with a sore nose last night, after she sustained a hit on it from a flying tambourine.
During a rehearsal for the acts group performance last night, the singers were told to throw their tacky white tambourines in the air. Unfortunately, Joe McElderry misfired his and it flew straight at Lucie Jones face.
Lucie’s grabbed her nose and shouted: “Ouch! What the hell did you do that for? It really hurt.”
This week’s X Factor theme is Diva week and given that Whitney Houston is their big star guest, we can probably expect to hear more than one of her tunes.
Some of the contestants songs have been leaked and we’d love to hear what you think of the judges choices for their acts.
X Factor singer Joe McElderry has revealed that he has received lots of fan support since his audition was aired on Saturday night.
Joe wowed the audience and judges alike with his version of Luther Vandross’s ‘Dance With My Father.’
McElderry told The Shields Gazette: “The support has been fantastic. There have been people staring at me in the street and someone even asked for my photograph.”
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