Oh X Factor how I love you so! The final twelve have been chosen, one of them to be crowned the 2010 winner. But who will it be? The groups: FYD, 1 Direction and Belle Amie. The girls: Katie, Cher and Rebecca. The boys: Nicolo, Matt and Aiden. The over 28s: John, Mary and Storm. […]

I wasn’t going to comment on last night’s X Factor live show, but what was Dannii Minogue playing at? Is this the sister of gay-icon Kylie? Because what, no, really, what did Danyl Johnson’s performance have to do with his sexuality? I am lost for words. I think Danyl was amazing, a true talent and […]

Following dreams often leads to rejection, insecurity and uncertainty. It isn’t always nice and the individual is often left wondering why they’re putting themselves through so much pain. But, as XFactor continues to show us (think of Alexandra last year), it is a brave person who shakes off that rejection and carries on. The basic […]

Last night’s X Factor show was all about the youngsters, but I found myself focusing on the reactions of those around the young stars, the people they’d brought along to support them. Lucie Jones had such an innocence about her. Her parents’ reactions ‘did it’ for me, touched something inside of me that made me […]

Because of the live audience, last night X Factor felt cruel. It felt like the cool kids were picking on the not-so-cool ones and it left me feeling a bit uneasy (clearly because I will, regardless of years, always be a not-so-cool kid). It’s the fact that we all now know that the auditions have […]

… it’s back! I HAVE to comment, but I’ll be brief: Dermot was squeezable, I loved single parent Stacey’s reaction to Louis (‘I can’t believe you’re saying my name!’), Joseph from South Shields brought on my first tears of the new series by singing ‘Dance with my Father Again’, Duane’s rendition of ‘Ain’t no Mountain’ […]