Newspapers are reporting today that X Factor reject, Diana Vickers is blaming her mentor Cheryl Cole for her departure from the show last Saturday night.

A source reportedly told The Mirror: "First came the tears and then came the tantrums. Diana was acting like a spoilt kid. She and Cheryl had words backstage and Cheryl felt she needed to spend time with Diana."

The source added: "She felt she should have been allowed to quit last week rather than be booted off. She knew that she’d already reached her peak. She felt she had lost the judges’ support."

I would doubt that there is much truth in this story and it sounds like a bit of mixing to me. Diana spoke to us on Monday and seemed very gracious about her loss and hopeful for the future. Her song choices for Saturday night were not bad, but at this late stage of the competition talented people have to leave and unfortunately for Diana, this week was her time to go.