Many Rhydian Roberts fans, who tried to vote for him win the X Factor on Saturday night have insisted that there was a fault with the phone system, that prevented them from getting through and registering their vote.

One fan, Emma Newton, told The Sun: “I tried and tried and tried to vote for Rhydian and the phone was constantly engaged.”

Samuel Legg, from Yeovil, Somerset, added: “I could not vote for Rhydian even after trying hundreds of times and constantly checking I had dialled the correct number.

“If the voting was close and one could not get through, were there enough lines? Was there some form of miscarriage?”

But a show spokeswoman last night denied any conspiracy, saying: “Both acts had the same number of lines available for fans to call.”

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