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Simon Cowell and crew have tried to keep it under wraps, but somehow the names of the final 12 X factor contestants have been leaked.

A member of the Unreality TV forum last week revealed to us some of the final 12 X factor contestants, she says she found out from people who had attended bootcamp. We have no idea if the information is 100% accurate, but it does make interesting reading.

Today the front page of the Daily Star newspaper is covered with the news that they now know the names of the full twelve finalists, and Simon Cowell is said to be furious!

A source said: “It’s our worst nightmare. We’d hoped to keep it all hush-hush and now someone’s blabbed.”

The newspaper have very kindly agreed to keep the names secret, probably in case they get sued by ITV. But they did reveal that girl band Hope has reached the final stages.

So what do you think? Who would you like to see reaching the live shows?