Wow. Shocking. Ruth Lorenzo’s X Factor journey came to an abrupt end tonight.

Louis Walsh was in tears. No longer will he be able to call her a “little Spanish rock chick”.

In the bottom two along with Ruth was Eoghan Quigg, which throws my theories about the power of the teen vote into complete disarray!

Anyway, I laughed at Dermot’s quick interview with Ruth right at the end – he said “Well Ruth, you kind of came from nowhere…” And she gave him this look that said “I came from Spain, you tool. Weren’t you listening to that part every single week?”

The question is, would you buy a Ruth Lorenzo record?

Now, before you start commenting in BIG ANGRY LETTERS, think about it for a moment. How were they going to market Ruth? Who’s buying power ballads these days? How many records can a busty Spanish rock chick hope to sell in the 00’s?

In case you didn’t notice, Ruth’s departure leaves Dannii Minogue without an act now. Will she go on the offensive against Louis? I doubt it, she’s not as vindictive as Senor Walsh. Poor Dannii, and after her winning big last year with…Leon.