X FACTOR contestant Ashley McKenzie has claimed that Louis Walsh got rid of him for tactical reasons that had nothing to do with his singing!

20 year old Ashley was sent home by Louis who chose to save Robert Allen, one of Sharon Osbourne’s acts.

Ashley commented to Now magazine:

“Something that Louis said to me made me think there was a bit of politics going on,�

“He told me: ‘You look good, you sound good and you’ve got star quality.’ But he still sent me home. If he thought I was that good, why would he do that?�

Ashley added, “People forget it’s not just a competition between the acts, it’s a contest between the judges, too.�

Ashley believes that Simon has the strongest X Factor team and that fact is causing fellow judges, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh to gang up against him.

I would probably like to remind Ashley that Louis did choose to save him the previous week and in doing so sent home Kerry McGregor, one of Sharon’s acts. Surely if the pair were voting tactically he wouldn’t have lasted that extra week?