Another X Factor shocker! Two of Simon’s groups left in the bottom two, Futureproof and Hope, and from the moment this was revealed we knew it was bye bye boys.

I much preferred Futureproof. Hope look good and dance well, but they aren’t very strong singers and they don’t come across as very likable. However it has been obvious from day one that Simon is pushing Hope to win this years X Factor series.

So the two groups sang, even though everyone knew Futureproof was going home, and predictably Sharon and Louis voted to send the boys home, leaving Simon with the casting vote. He voted with the pound signs and not the talent, and so the girls of Hope will live to sing another day.