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Simon Webbe has said that he thinks he is ready to marry his girlfriend Layla Manoochehri.
The former Blue singer, 29, claimed that his time on I'm A Celebrity... made him realise how much he loves his partner.
"I've been with Layla for four years and I still fancy the pants off her when she walks in the room," he told The Sun.
"I've never been like that with anyone. So many girls before just wanted me as a stepping stone to something. But Layla is so caring. She thinks about me all the time - she's so supportive.
"I said she could bring a mate to Australia and I'd pay, but she said, 'No, I want to be there for you'. This show has really proved to me how much I care for her.
"It dawned on me how much I love her. I'd like to think I'd marry her."
He continued: "All she's ever been is supportive of me. If that's not the qualities of someone you'd want to marry one day then I don't know what is."
Manoochehri, 22, was kicked off this year's X Factor in week two as part of the girl group Girlband.
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Alexandra Burke has been feeling lonely in the X Factor house following the departure of Ruth Lorenzo.
She "feels lost" without the Spanish singer and close friend by her side. The 20-year-old is also apparently "feeling more pressure" after her successful performance last week.
After being hailed by the judges for her rendition of Beyoncé's 'Listen', she "really [wants] to be in the final".
Burke also went out for dinner with fashion legend Jimmy Choo this week, who is rumoured to be designing a shoe for her. Choo heard about Burke through family friend Beverley Knight and was "impressed with what he saw".
The X Factor airs on ITV at 7pm on Saturday and the live results show follows at 8.50pm.
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Ben Shepherd has revealed that he is backing Alexandra Burke to win The X Factor this year.
The former Xtra Factor presenter remembers when Burke was first turned down by Louis Walsh at the judges' houses stage three years ago and is glad to see her back.
"I was working on the Xtra Factor when Alexandra was turned down all those years ago by Louis. Even that day, we were all sitting there going, 'I can't believe you said no to her!'" he said.
"For me, seeing Alexandra come back and seeing her perform I think is really, really exciting because I was there first time round."
He added that he believes the singer has the edge over fellow remaining competitors Diana Vickers, Eoghan Quigg and JLS, saying: "I think Alexandra is going to knick it. I think she really, really is an awesome talent."
I am really looking forward to tonight and next week :D
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X Factor stars JLS have been invited to support Michael Jackson on a tour of the UK.
Louis Walsh, who is mentoring the four-piece group, confirmed that Jackson wants to meet him in Ireland to discuss the matter.
"It's fantastic news for JLS," Walsh told The Mirror. "I hear Michael had been looking around for some fresh young talent for a long time. If talks go well then going on tour with Michael would be an amazing opportunity for JLS."
Jackson reportedly contacted Walsh after watching clips of the boyband's performances online.
A show insider revealed: "Hearing you have Michael Jackson as a fan is a massive compliment and is sure to lift their spirits this week."
JLS will battle for a place in the final in tonight's episode of the ITV1 talent series. Alexandra Burke, Eoghan Quigg and Diana Vickers will also be competing.
Suspect they would not see much of him, his oxygen tent won't be big enough to accommodate another 4 people, surely. :hmm:
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X FACTOR star Diana Vickers survived being booted off the show last week by less than half a per cent.
The Lancashire lass, who missed a week singing with laryngitis, is being shunned by voters.
Early on she was the bookies’ favourite, but show sources have revealed she has won only one week of voting.
After last Saturday’s poll she was only a whisker in front of eliminated Ruth Lorenzo, 25.
Now it is Irish lad Eoghan Quigg who is pulling in the votes. He has not been out of the top two and has led the voting six times.
Current bookies’ favourite, Alexandra Burke, 20, pipped 16-year-old Eoghan to first place last week, the first time she had topped the voting.
An ITV source said: “Eoghan’s been pulling in about a third of votes in most weeks. He’s still in the game but his fans can’t get complacent.
“However, Diana’s a lucky girl. She’s got to pull her socks up.”
JLS are tipped by bookmakers to lose out in tonight’s semi-final.
Meanwhile, superstar Beyoncé Knowles, 27, is in talks to sing a duet with Alexandra if she makes next week’s final.
And 56-year-old Louis Walsh’s manband Boyzone will perform with JLS if they make the final, even though Boyzone’s Stephen Gately, 32, is tipping Alex.
Crooner James Morrison, 24, is lined up to sing with Diana, 17, while boss Simon Cowell, 49, has not made up his mind who will duet with Eoghan.
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Simon Cowell has claimed that next weekend's X Factor final will be the most unpredictable in the show's history.
Alexandra Burke, Eoghan Quigg and boyband JLS will all compete for the £1 million recording contract following the elimination of Diana Vickers last night.
Speaking on The Xtra Factor, Cowell insisted that he is currently clueless about who will be triumphant on the night.
"You know what, I think this is, without question, the most open final we're ever going to have," he explained. "Any one of these three could win it now.
"No one's going into this final as an underdog and I wouldn't like to put my money on any of them right now. It's all going to be down to performances [and] song choices on the night."
Cowell also confirmed that he has special guests lined up to duet with each act, but refused to reveal their identities.
The X Factor final airs from 7.10pm on ITV1 next Saturday.
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FURIOUS Dannii Minogue has accused X Factor producers of editing the show to make her look like a bitch.
In an amazing interview that many fear could seal her exit from the programme, the pop princess claims she has been made into a villain to boost ratings.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star Sunday, Kylie’s younger sister tells how:
She attacked Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh for not caring about their contestants enough.
The show is edited so much viewers don’t get to see what is actually happening.
She and Cheryl have become incredibly close during the series.
Dannii, 37, said: “We all know there is very little reality in reality TV. The producers want to make the most dramatic and best show they can.
“At the audition stage it was edited so Cheryl and I never said a word to each other but that wasn’t the case.
“It has been an incredibly tough year and I haven’t ever known anything like it. But despite what everyone says Cheryl and I actually get on great.
“She gave me a big hug last week after Ruth [Lorenzo] was voted off. And she has been so supportive to me in the last few weeks.
“Nobody ever reports that though, instead everyone makes out how we can’t stand each other.”
Taking a swipe at Simon and Louis, Dannii claimed that she and Cheryl were the only judges still doing any mentoring.
She added: “It does hurt not having any acts left because I’m one of the few mentors who actually spends any time with my acts.
“Cheryl and I are a lot more sensitive about how our acts feel because we are performers ourselves.
“We know what they are going through and how hard it can be. Simon and Louis come from more of a manager background and prefer to mentor from afar.
“Maybe Cheryl and I are also a bit more maternal because we’re women.”
Despite the bitter backlash she has received, Dannii said she hoped to be back next year.
She added: “The X Factor is such an amazing show. It can be incredibly tough and draining but I do love it.”
Dannii also revealed how Ruth plans to launch an opera career despite being booted off last Saturday.
She said: “Ruth and I really are good friends. We see each other and speak all the time.
“I was devastated when she was voted out. She is a world-class performer and has been trained as an opera singer, her voice is amazing.
“I don’t think I’m being biased when I say she should definitely have been in the final but I’m sure she will have an amazing career anyway.”
The Aussie babe also showed her softer side by urging fans to vote for Cheryl’s act Alexandra Burke to win as she believes she has the biggest international appeal.
Backing Alex to follow in Leona Lewis’s footsteps, Dannii added: “She has an incredible voice. You can really imagine her being massive all over the world, whereas you can’t with some of the other finalists.”
Dannii believes Irish teenager Eoghan Quigg, 16, will be Alexandra’s toughest competition.
But she added: “He’s not really my thing. It would be hard for him to crack America unless you went down the whole High School Musical route. But if anyone could make it happen for him though, it’s Simon.”
From Daily Star on Sunday
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Hang on what edititng has been done now to make her look bad
She has no acts left now, how can she be made to look like a bitch?
I thought this was all over
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I agree that the show is massively edited to bring out a certain 'narrative'.. I'm unsure though whether Dannii is being made out to be a "bitch" but I really hope she's back next year.
I am really glad Ruth and Dannii are still good friends. :) If there's something positive that Dannii can take out of The X Factor this year, it's that she has made a good friend in Ruth Lorenzo. I'm really glad Ruth will be launching an opera career too. I really hope she's successful, she deserves to be.
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Eh Hello Dannii but it was a different story last year when Sharon was being potrait as an utter bitch to you, it's a different story when the shoe is on the other foot. Tough cookie if you're not Mr Cowell's favourite now.
