X-FACTOR!! IT'S BOOTCAMP!! (finally!) C'mon Barry, Relight my Fire!!

[Raahh]

I am looking forward to this- apparently they cull a bunch of them before they even sing. All a humungous set up, of course.

Fab fab fab....

off out to purchase nibbles and alcohol.

Aroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Call her Goldie, Reality. A real XF baby. Who's got the bet on today/tomorrow?

Good luck!

Yay - good stuff reality! can't wait to hear the good news. Good luck m'dear!

I really need to go to bed, but all the best, Reality.

Will check for updates in 'morning.

Bof, if you do go to a better place (and I don't mean fungals), will you leave me something to remember you by?

Go Reality! Push! Or don't.

Good luck Reality!

Stand and deliver Reality, good luck X

You can have all my signed Terry Wogan pics, Sue, if it comes to it. But I feel I am rallying at Reality's news. I might even let her win the popularity contest

I shall lick them and think of you. if you do go.

Right, am off. Best of British, Reality. You may choose one of the following for a name:

Tulisa
Louis
Big Chezza
Spiky Poo
Geraldine
Wanger
Beast the Badger
Bazza
Broooooooos
Weasel

Wow! How exciting! And I'm so gonna win the sweepstake- I told you Barry would do it for you! Good luck- hope it all goes quickly for you, and we have an x factor baby soon! Are you having contractions yet?

Ooooh Reality :o.

The most useful childbirth mantra EVER - "don't forget to breath". If you think you might asphyxiate, breathing is always the solution.

Hurrah Reality.

Gosh, a XFactor Birth. How exciting.

Couldn't join you all tonight as had to watch with my mum instead. Fortunately she appreciates my running commentary.

Emma, hope DS is better soon.
Reality, good luck!
leBOF I refer you to the thread of 2 weeks ago when I had pneumonia. You'll survive, hope the antibiotics kick in soon! Also, you garnered a lot more sympathy than I did. [Sulks]

Oh, and I hate dirty frankie, kitty and roar at Geraldine and badger beast. Very unfortunate choice of words Kelly.

Tulips gets more Cheryl alike in appearance by the week. Next week she will salute.

Sorry, think I may have used the words 'serious illness' slightly flippantly it's just a nasty infection but serious enough to be in hospital for a second night poor baby, and more to the point serious enough to make me miss (most of) factor .

Caught a bit though, high point for me was Geraldine dressed as The Turbanator and low point was Goldie, I've got more chance of buying an album by her Blue Peter namesake.

Get well soon BOF and good luck Reality!

Shoulders, I must just be whinging about it more . I'm rallying already actually, after a couple of days of antibiotics. But I have to say, being a languid recluse fucking suits me

BOF
Any news from reality? Am slightly disappointed that there is not live birth thread. Or is there and I didn't see it?

No, I reckon she is either rallying round her family, or squeezing in a shag to bring the contractions on...

I'll let her update you all though, unless she asks me to give you all the nod. I've heard nothing since a couple of texts after she posted here though, when she was wondering whether to ring the midwife yet.

Good Luck reality - how exciting

I didn't even realise you were due yet - you kept that one quiet

You'll be fine, I know, but I know how disappointing having a plan go to the wall must be. And I bet you're worried, but it will all be ok. Sending you so much love and good vibes xxxx

In fact, I'll do you a Good Vibe Thread...

Oh gosh, sorry Reality. I had a HB with my second, was gutted when it looked like I might have to go in (midwife shortage)

At least you will be inhaling a lovely milky newborn smell and squidging a new baby soon, good luck

Here xx

I think it was really bad form to get some of them to turn up for boot camp only to be told they had been assessed out before they even sang - the judges should not have put them through in the first place. Those people will have got time off work and had to pay for travel.

Yes, the music industry is tough but treating people like cr@p is unecessary clearly.