It has been rumoured that young Lloyd Daniels is harbouring a crush on fellow X Factor contestant Lucie Jones. And now he has admitted that he is “absolutely gutted” about her departure last week.

“I really miss Lucie, I was absolutely gutted when she went,” he said in his official X Factor video diary. “I was really shocked when she went, because I thought she was the strongest. It shows that you have to vote for the people that you like, so please do – it means so much to us.

“I was shocked that she went. I didn’t know to do when she left because she was probably my best friend in the house after Rikki [Loney] went.”

Lloyd is rumoured to be performing ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ on this week’s Queen themed show. On the performance her said:

“I think this week coming up is my favourite theme. It’s going to be great – absolutely amazing. My choreography is quite mad, so I hope you all enjoy it.”