X Factor choreographer, Brian Friedman has blamed Louis Walsh for the departure of girl group Bad Lashes last Saturday night.

Brian described the decision to send the girls home as “bull***t”, saying they had the wrong song.

“It was Louis’ fault, 100 per cent,” Brian said.

“I think Bad Lashes had amazing potential. Louis ruined their song. It wasn’t the right song for them – those girls are indie/rock style just like Cheryl said. They should have sung a song more like Wonderwall for their first song and I believe they wouldn’t have been voted in the bottom.”

Brian was speaking at ThisDay Africa Rising event last night and he urged people to think before they vote.

“I expect the weakest performances to be the ones to go home,” he stormed. “I want everyone to start voting based on talent.

“The sympathy vote plays a big part. One of the worst acts last week was Scott and Simon Cowell (his mentor) played it very well. We had a lot of ‘boo hoo’ voting going on.”

The choreographer also gave the new judges line-up his seal of approval.