Somewhere in Wales a lonely factory worker is crying as Andy drops out of X Factor betting...

X-Factor / Chicken Dinner / 13 November 2007 / Leave a Comment

Chicken Dinner round up the last week in X Factor

For those lucky enough to be in an industrial part of Wales today, listen closely and you may hear a faint howling coming from a nearby factory as Andy returns to the rest of his life in asbestos removal. Fast forward 20 years, and he'll be weeping into a karaoke mic, still trying in vain to master that Snow Patrol number that he axe-murdered at the weekend. Meanwhile, for one of the following the promised land of luxury cocaine and group sex is still a reality. But which one?

Rhydian
One part Pavarotti to one part pre-jail Gary Glitter, Rhydian [1.66] to win on Betfair is running away with it. He insists you should take him seriously, and should he sing Smile (Chaplin) or Over the Rainbow (Garland) - proven winning songs which are bound to feature in the next few weeks - victory is his.

Niki
Still in contention, even at [7.8]. With much of the viewership made up of angry put-upon mums, she's their ballsy Shirley Valentine with a weepy back-story. After the shocking trombone-through-the-legs debacle from last week which did nothing but leave a dirty smudge on the mind, she's back on track.
If instead of Rhydian she gets to do Over The Rainbow - Cowell's favourite song - she could steam back into the top spot.

Hope, Leon and Same Difference
Tucked in behind the front two are the singing WAGs, Hope [8.6], trembling Leon [17] and the overgrown toddlers that make up Same Difference [15.5]. Going against Hope is that voting girls won't like them, against Leon is his iffy voice and even iffier dancing, and against Same Difference is 2,000 years of Western civilization. Leon is growing in confidence, which could count against him. Once a delicate, sobbing young Scottish urchin, should he morph into an obnoxious could-be-winner, his appeal could evaporate (like Ben, third, last year). Rumours that he's been prodding himself against one of the Hope girls won't help either. Same Difference will not win, but their bubbly hatefulness could appeal to doddery nanas, whose shouted vote into the automated phone message could be the highlight of their weekend.

Alisha and Beverly
With no chance at all are Alisha and Beverly. Beverly can sing but can't get past Niki, and now that she's featured in the bottom two, she's got a serious fanbase problem - no one has ever won after appearing in the 'sing off'. Alisha is only still alive for one reason - because Sharon has no other acts. Expect the other judges to talk up her performance excessively for another couple of weeks yet, until even they can't bring themselves to lie through their teeth again.

* Watch long-faced Andy's reaction to his eviction here