The X Factor 2011 spoilers

Plus Frankie Cocozza reckons he’ll go tonight, and Prince Harry will be at the final!

Kelly Rowland has told X Factor bosses that if they carry through their plan to have the judges swap acts, she’ll leave the show.

As we reported yesterday, as part of a major shake-up of the show, the judges will be asked to swap which category they mentor, but it hasn’t gone down well with Kelly.

She told the Daily Star, “I don’t want anybody touching my girls. I’m not giving Misha and Janet up for anyone. I’d walk before I gave them up.

“Everybody is doing such a good job mentoring their acts. I don’t know why they’d do that.

“When Simon gave me the job he liked the fact I stood by my word.”

The paper adds that in her dressing room, there’s a framed picture of Simon with a note that reads, “Thank you, Lippy, for everything. Love Simon.”

Kelly said, “He calls me Lippy – Simon likes me because I have a smart mouth. I’m not afraid of him and I respect him.

“We would be electric on the same judging panel… can you imagine? But I love being on a panel with Gary, Louis and Tulisa – despite what people say.”

And of both her acts, Misha and Sophie, begin in the bottom two last week while Kelly was still in LA, she said that she thought Louis and Tulisa’s remarks about “bullying” Misha could well have caused that.

She said, “What should stand is what people do on stage.

“They’re not being judged on behind the scenes, it’s time for the viewers to forget about what they’ve heard and judge Misha on her undeniable talent.

“Misha is like, ‘I eat this stage when I come on, thank you and thank you for the meal.’

“Misha is the one I think could make it in the States. We’re at the tip of the iceberg with her. That’s why it’s important for people to vote for her.

“Being in the bottom two has jump-started her.”

Kelly went on to say that she and Tulisa are keen to put the debacle behind them.

She said, “I spoke to her when I was away ill, I saw her at Gary’s house this week and I saw her at the Cosmopolitan Awards. To not talk to Tulisa would be childish.

“Don’t get me wrong, I was very disappointed but we are cool now.

“Everybody needs to get on with it and move on. I have respect for Tulisa. We are not dissimilar.

“We both grafted and made our careers from scratch and have strong work ethics. We’ve agreed to disagree over the Misha debacle.

“This is a competition and it won’t be the last time that me, Tulisa or Gary and Louis have a disagreement.”

In other news, Frankie Cocozza had told the Daily Star Sunday that he expects to be voted off tonight.

He said, “I’m expecting to go. It’s ridiculous that Sophie Habibis has gone and I am still here.

“I’m nowhere near as good a singer as she is – or anyone in the competition, to be honest.

“It’s a singing competition and I’m the worst singer so I should go.

“I’m only here because I got my bum out, basically.

“I’ve been getting so much abuse for still being here but it makes me want to stay in longer so I can piss them off more.

“I’d like to think my time on the X Factor will get me laid for life – but I doubt it.

“I’ve slept with six girls since the live shows started, which takes me on to 70.

“I would really love to add Pixie Lott to the list…and Miley Cyrus would definitely get it too.”

Nice.

Who do you reckon will go tonight in the double elimination?

Our final piece of X Factor news is that Prince Harry has scored four tickets to the show’s live final.

Both he and his brother Prince William are big fans of the show, but as Harry is currently out of the country training to be a helicopter pilot, he had his private secretary call the show’s bosses to arrange the tickets.

And unsurprisingly, Syco and ITV were happy to oblige

More X Factor news soon!

Plus Robbie Williams does a Sinitta! And Kitty Brucknell tries to stand out, again…

Also, Tulisa says Cheryl Cole WON’T be back as a guest judge

During this weekend’s editions of The X Factor, we’ll be seeing how the acts get on at Judges’ Houses, and for one young hopeful, the dream could end this weekend after he suffered a “breakdown.”

16 year old Luke Lucas reportedly “sobbed uncontrollably” in front of Gary Barlow and his assistant Robbie Williams at Robbie’s home in LA.

An insider told The Sun, “He found the pressure really difficult.

“He messed up one of his songs then started crying when he feared he had blown his chance.

“Gary and Robbie were really worried.”

In response to the news of Luke’s upset, a mental health charity spokeswoman, Marjorie Wallace, of mental health charity Sane, accused the show of “playing with people’s minds.”

She added, “It’s like ‘conditioning experiments’ that took place in the Sixties on animals.

“Producers need to take responsibility for potential consequences.”

In other news, when Gary Barlow revealed to his hopefuls that he would be joined by Take That band mate Robbie Williams, they cheered and whooped as Robbie emerged, mimicking Sinitta’s fig-leaf costume.

As fans will remember, Sinitta famously wore just a few leaves while helping Simon Cowell at Judges’ Houses in 2009.

Robbie told the hopefuls, “I saw Sinitta and thought, ‘That’s what I want to do’. What do you reckon, lads?!”

We’ll see those hilarious scenes tonight.

Next up is controversial contestant Kitty Brucknell, and in the latest move to stand out from the crowd of other Overs at Louis Walsh’s home in Barcelona, after performing for the Irish judge and his helper Sinitta, she dived into the swimming pool, fully clothed.

When X Factor host Dermot O’Leary asked her, “Why did you do that?” she replied, “Because I’m hot and I waited all day to get in the pool.”

Again, we’ll see those scenes this weekend.

Our final piece of X Factor news is that Tulisa Contostavlos says Cheryl Cole will NOT return to the show as a guest judge, as has been rumoured.

Speaking to The Sun, Tulisa said, “I can 100 per cent reassure fans I’ll be sitting in that judge’s chair in the final. Cheryl and I talk and laugh at the rumours about her.

“We’ve sat down and had the conversation at her birthday party.

“People are going to make up rumour after rumour. It’s been intense.”

And of how she’s enjoying being a judge, Tulisa said, “Being on The X Factor has made me softer.

“I hope fans see I’m not some chav who swears and beats people up.

“It’s brought out more of an emotional side of me. I’m less kind of like, ‘I don’t need to care what people think’.”

However, Tulisa went on to say that she’s keen to look her best on telly.

She said, “If you’re on TV in front of 12 million people, you want to look nice.”

More X Factor news soon!

Plus more scandal as wannabe is reported to be an escort, and Kitty Brucknell is a “hate figure”

It’s been reported this morning that wannabe Goldie Cheung – who we saw last night making it through the first round at Boot Camp – has quit the show, saying she won’t be used as a “joke act”.

The Daily Mail states that she’s the first person to have ever left after having been chosen to go through to the show’s live rounds.

However, she failed to show up at the £5million villa in Hertfordshire where the other 15 acts who are going through to the live shows are being housed.

Her departure has now left a gap in the Overs category.

An X Factor spokesman confirmed that Goldie, whose husband is a former civil servant, had left the show for “personal reasons”.

The Mail on Sunday went to Goldie’s home and asked if she had left the show.

Goldie said, “No, I haven’t left the show. Who told you that? I haven’t even told anyone that.

“I cannot speak to you. The X Factor have told me I can’t give any interviews.”

The paper goes on to say, “Following a series of conversations with her husband, Hong Kong-born Ms Cheung concluded she was being used by the programme as a figure of fun – like last year’s tone-deaf act Wagner Carrilho – rather than a serious contender.”

In other news, another X Factor hopeful, Francesca Leigh – who calls herself Chess – is said to be leading a “secret life” as an escort.

The Sunday People states that Francesca, who charges £150 an hour, has boasted about how much she earns to other hopefuls at Boot Camp.

A source said: “Chess wasn’t ashamed to admit what she was doing. In fact, she was actually pretty chuffed with it.

“She thought it was a compliment that she was pretty enough to do it and enjoyed the lifestyle she was able to lead as a result of the cash she earned.”

The revelation comes just one day after the show was hit by a scandal involving wannabe Lascel Woods.

The 20-year-old starred in a film that was advertised on a hardcore porn website, which punters forked out around £5 to watch. But Lascel denies making money from the video.

A show source said, “First there was the news about Lascel. Now we have another hopeful with a secret past.

“The judges wouldn’t expect one of their finalists, if she gets that far, to be involved in anything like this.”

Last night, we saw Chess audition as a solo singer, but she was later seen being put into a band called The Lovettes by the judges.

Tonight, viewers will see whether the group makes it to the Judges’ Houses round.

Last night, a friend of Francesca’s said, “Chess is devastated by the claims which she says are completely untrue.

“She says she is really hurt that someone could make up these lies about her.

“All she wants to do is provide a good life for her child and concentrate on her music career.”

Our final look at X Factor news is that Daily Star report today that Kitty Brucknell has become a “hate figure” among her fellow contestants.

The paper states that Kitty has…

- Started a backstage bust-up with pretty hopeful Chrissie Pitt.

- Faked tears and pretended to break down in front of the cameras to get attention.

- Caused fights between other hopefuls by bitching behind their backs.

As we saw in last night’s show Kitty came to blows with singer Honey Shazab over what lines to sing while rehearsing for the judges.

But what we didn’t see is that Kitty had to be dragged off Chrissie Pitt after telling her to, “Get on the floor and lick my boots.”

An X Factor source revealed, “Kitty has become the most despised contestant ever. If people thought Katie Waissel was bad they haven’t seen anything yet.

“At one point, she started a fight with Chrissie and the pair had to be separated by security.

“She made an enemy out of practically every contestant due to her crocodile tears, attention-seeking and bitching.”

One hopeful added, “During Kitty’s final audition she pretended to shake and cry in front of the judges.

“One minute she was collapsing saying she couldn’t perform and then all of a sudden the music started and she turned into Lady Gaga with flashing lights.

“She is so see-through it’s embarrassing. She was always pretending to cry to get more screen time.

“She also used to bitch about people behind their backs and stir up trouble. To say she is a hate figure is an understatement.”

And hopeful Beccy Shaw said, “She used to throw herself on the floor and start crying when we were standing around waiting to go on stage.

“I just didn’t understand why someone would do that. There were a lot of arguments and a lot of tears.”

However, Kitty says she is the victim of bullying by all the other contestants.

She said, “I hated boot camp. They were all really nasty to me.

“One girl came up to me saying people were saying horrible things about me and I started looking online at all the awful rumours about me.

“I heard that Louis Walsh hated my guts and I confronted him. I embrace controversy, it’s all part of being a performer.”

More X Factor news soon!

It’s been reported today that X Factor favourite Lascel Wood starred in a hard core porn film which was uploaded to a website where viewers pay £5 to watch films.

Lascel, who we’ll see on the show again tonight at Boot Camp, denies that he made any money from the film, and suggests that someone else uploaded it without his knowledge.

The Sun states, “It is believed to have been shot using a webcam and shows Lascel lying on his own in the nude before going on to perform a sex act.”

A show source said, “I’m pretty sure Tulisa and the other judges wouldn’t expect Lascel to be involved in anything like this.

“You can clearly see everything. Lascel was only 18 or 19 when he did it last year, but he was desperate to make money.

“It was at a time when he was finding it hard to get a job.

“This has come as a massive shock to everyone on the show. Lascel came across as such an innocent, polite young man who had overcome a very challenging start in life.

“To know he would do this on the internet is mind-blowing.

“He was either seriously strapped for cash or involved in a dark world. The X Factor is family viewing. Many people that have dealt with him are livid.”

In other news, it’s been revealed that at this year’s Boot Camp, dozens of acts were axed before they’d even sung after the judges reviewed their taped auditions.

The Daily Mail states, “The night before the 186 acts were due to take to the stage to perform for judges Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, Kelly Rowland and Louis Walsh, the panel once again looked over tapes of the contestants’ first auditions and made the decision to send nearly 40 of the hopeful acts home.”

While discussing the decision, Gary said, “We have seen hundreds of people; I think there are some people that don’t deserve to be here. It’s time to get serious.

“We saw hundreds of people and now we have the measure of where the best are and where the worst are. I think we need to get rid of a lot of people.”

Tulisa added, “Looking back, when you’re on the panel and you’ve got all these people on that stage, you kind of get lost in the moment…yes they are a great person, they’ve got a great voice, but great isn’t good enough, these people have to be stars, they have to be amazing.”

Kelly said, “I just want to make sure that we get the best people.”

And Louis concluded, “This is going to be the toughest most brutal bootcamp in X Factor history.”

The next day, the judges split the acts into four groups, and Kelly told them, “Last night while you guys were out enjoying yourselves, we decided to take a look back at your auditions.

“We reviewed them all on tape, there are some incredibly talented people standing before us, the bar is set extremely high this year.

“We only want to work with people we truly believe can go all the way…if you are in the group to the far left, we believe you have potential and you’re staying in the competition.”

Gary added, “Guys, we have had a chance now to review everything, we don’t believe that everybody standing here today actually has the chance to make it.

“It’s been a really tough decision but some of you are going to be going home right now.

“The group to the left of centre here, I’m so sorry guys, your all going home, to everyone else, we really look forward to working with you this week, see you soon.”

The remaining hopefuls were then set the first challenge of Boot Camp and were divided into 30 groups and given a a signature track from six of the biggest artists in the business.

But which of the contestants impressed the judges enough to make it through to the next stage of the competition, Judges’ Houses, and which will be going home?

Find out on the X Factor on ITV1 tonight at 8pm and Sunday night at 7.30pm.

More X Factor news soon!

Plus one wannabe has a wardrobe malfunction, and an all new John Wilding impresses that judges!

It’s been reported today that at the Judges’ Houses stage of the show – where Tulisa has taken her Groups category to Greece – the feisty new judge has ditched one of the acts for engaging in a sexy romp, which Tulisa had specifically banned.

When the eight groups arrived in Mykonos, Tulisa warned them all that partying and getting involved in relationships was forbidden in order that the wannabes focused solely on their performances.

However, The Sun states that six wannabes engaged in a sexy romp, so they were immediately axed and sent home.

She told her acts, “If they’re just mucking about, just for fun to have a s*** when they should be rehearsing then I’m not into that at all.

“My villa was purposely higher up so I could see their villa at night-time.

“I could see who was awake and who wasn’t and was also listening to see who was rehearsing and who was not.”

An insider said, “The groups are always a bit more wild than the solo singers because there is more of them and they are from both sexes.

“And when you bring them to a sun-kissed party island like Mykonos hormones can get too much and young people get together.

“But Tulisa was furious when she found out and gave them a tongue lashing.

“The groups have never won X Factor and she is determined to change that, but she needs her acts to be dedicated.”

In other news, one of the wannabes that we’ll meet in this weekend’s auditions show was horrendously embarrassed when a wardrobe malfunction meant her boob fell out of her top.

The auditionee, Natasha, had the mishap while demonstrating to the judges how she dances in her room at home.

She told Gary Barlow, “When I rehearse, I rehearse in my bedroom or my living room, because I sing and dance at the same time, and I like doing sexy dancing.”

She also flashed her knickers during one dance move!

Our final look at X Factor news is that this weekend, we’ll see hopeful John Wilding trying out for the judges again.

As you may recall, the last time he was on the show, he made it to Judges’ Houses but was rejected before getting to the live shows.

But this time, he’s almost unrecognizable since he’s lost a lot of weight, had £5,000 worth of work done on his teeth, and has revamped his image.

Don’t miss John’s audition this weekend!

More X Factor news soon!

Plus, Robbie Williams mimics Sinitta’s fig leaf outfit at Judges’ Houses, and Samantha Brookes says her lesbian lover is her “rock”

It’s been reported today that Cheryl Cole is heading back to the UK version of The X Factor after successful talks with Simon Cowell about reclaiming her spot on the judges’ panel.

The Daily Star states that Cheryl will return as a guest judge during the live rounds of the show.

However, an insider told the paper that new judge Tulisa is “terrified” that Cheryl’s return may mean the end of the road for her on the show.

The insider added, “It’s an extremely closely-guarded secret. And while nothing’s set in stone, everyone involved knows it’s going to be the most explosive thing The X Factor’s ever seen.

“There have been several conference calls and ideas have been discussed.

“Both Simon and Cheryl are aware such a return would be huge for the ratings. It would be a massive story.

“The panel have been finding their feet slowly but it’s no secret Cheryl was Simon’s golden girl.

“Of course, there would be worries she’d be replacing someone. Cheryl could totally outshine Tulisa.”

In other news, Take That star Robbie Williams shocked Gary Barlow’s Boys category wannabes when he was revealed as Gary’s assistant at Judges’ Houses in LA.

When Gary announced who would be helping him, Robbie then appeared naked except for a fig leaf prominently placed over his privates, much to Gary’s amusement and surprise.

A show source told The Sun, “It was hilarious. Gary, the contestants and crew were stunned.

“Robbie just stood there stark naked apart from these tiny leaves.”

The ‘outfit’ was apparently the idea of Robbie’s wife, Ayda, who recalled Sinitta dressing similarly when she assisted Simon Cowell in 2009.

The source added, “Ayda has a cheeky side and convinced Rob it would be a good laugh. He was immediately game.”

We’ll see Robbie’s stunt in two weeks when the Judges’ Houses round airs.

And finally, Samantha Brookes – who we met at the auditions stage last week – has revealed that she’s head over heels in love with her lesbian partner Sinead Murphy.

31 year old Samantha described Sinead as her “rock” and added that it was Sinead’s faith in her that gave her the impetus to try out for the show.

Sinead told The Sun, “I love Sami so much. She calls me her rock but she is mine.

“She has an amazing voice and she’s growing in confidence by the minute.

“I am the only person in the world she loves more than Louis Walsh!”

Samantha went on to reveal that she and Sinead are desperate to start a family by adopting a child.

She said they “would be great mums”, adding: “I’ve been told I can’t have children but I want to adopt.

“I want children more than anything. I don’t really have any contact with my mum so when I have children I want to be really close to them.

“Sinead is my rock. She’s amazing and takes everything in her stride.”

More X Factor news soon!

On tonight’s edition of X Factor, we’re reportedly going to meet another batch of hopefuls who are set to wow the judges and the audience with their performances.

One of those who impress is buxom singer Samantha Brookes, who The Sun say is “better than last weekend’s star singer Jade Richards.”

Samantha reportedly gets a standing ovation tonight for her rendition of Whitney Houston’s One Moment In Time.

And 31 year old Samantha tells Louis Walsh that she has a crush on him.

When he asks, “What do you want out of this? Fame, fortune, men?” Samantha replies, “I want you. I’ve got a crush on you.”

She even gives Louis a special dance and wiggles her backside at him. The paper adds, “But she horrifies his fellow judge Kelly Rowland by showing off her bizarre double-jointed dance moves.”

Sam tells the judges, “I really want to be successful, to make an album, to give people goosebumps.

“I can sing but I can’t dance because I’ve got a funny arm.”

Kelly apparently tells her not to slim down, adding, “You know what your size is honey? Sexy. You’re size sexy.”

An X Factor source said, “The judges didn’t expect another act like Jade Richards — but Sam could have the edge on her.

“Sam really looks like she’s got what it takes to go far in the competition.”

Also tonight, we’ll see Kelly Rowland convincing a girl band member that she needs to ditch the three others she sings with and go solo.

The four strong band, Twisted, are rejected after they sing Adele’s hit Someone Like You, but The Sun says that after the audition, Kelly runs after 26 year old Chrissie Pitt, 26, and urges her to dump pals Paige Flaherty, 17, Katie Orrock, 22, and Cheryl Moody, 27.

She tells her, “This is your opportunity. Look at me. Don’t let anyone take this away from you.”

Chrissie — who made it to Boot Camp last year — then “sails through” when she auditions solo.

And finally, another big hit with the judges is Lascel Wood’s audition, which turned out to be the first time his mother had seen him perform.

20 year old Lascel was fostered at the age of four because his mum suffers from bipolar disorder. He says he turned to singing for comfort.

We’ll see him tonight singing Kings of Leon track, Use Somebody.

He tells the judges, “Going into care made me feel a bit lost but it wasn’t my mum’s fault. It was down to her illness.

“We’ve always been close but she never saw me perform.

“I started singing when I was a young child with my little karaoke machine in my bedroom.”

More X Factor news soon!

Plus, Kitty Brucknell in hospital dash drama

The Sun today reports that ex-con Derry Mensah – who apparently “sailed through” Boot Camp – is banned from joining his would be mentor in the States.

The ban comes because given that Derry has a criminal record, he can’t get a visa to visit the States.

The paper adds, “Derry will be mentored by N-Dubz star Tulisa in Greece with the bands.”

It seems it was Kelly Rowland’s idea that Derry be part of a group rather than singing solo.

And apropos of which judge landed which category, it seems that Kelly got the Girls, Tulisa the Groups, Gary the Boys and Louis the Over 26s, if what the paper says is correct.

Both Gary and Kelly took their Boot Camp finalists to the States, while Louis went to Spain and, as mentioned, Tulisa went to Greece.

In other news, wannabe Kitty Brucknell was reportedly rushed to hospital after suffering an allergic reaction to mosquito bites, which made her leg “swell up to the size of a melon.”

The Sun states that the incident happened during the Judges’ Houses round at Louis Walsh’s Barcelona home.

A friend of Kitty’s told the paper, “Kitty was really freaked out by it. She got a series of bites all over one of her legs which made it swell up to the size of a melon.

“She was really worried about it.

“A doctor examined her and gave her an injection in her bottom in order to bring the swelling down.

“She was really embarrassed to make a scene but it really upset her.”

The paper adds, “Kitty has faced a series of dramas since appearing on the first audition show a fortnight ago.

“Her kooky performance led to a series of hate pages being set up on Facebook and she has admitted receiving death threats.”

More X Factor news soon!