X-FACTOR- Yes, it IS Friday- but tonight at 9pm - it's the start of BOOTCAMP.

[Raahh]

It doesn't feel like a week since X Factor was last on, does it? ...probably because it isn't.

So, though we haven't recovered from Sunday- here is the first BOOTCAMP!

Tonight, Cheryl is choosing her final act- she has the girl's category. And no, you're right, we haven't been told that yet. It's like a whole section of the process has been mysteriously ditched.

Expect musical chairs, crying, and much wailing about making decisions.

Here's the song list

LOLA SAUNDERS
Cece Peniston – Finally

CHLOE JASMINE
Backstreet Boys – I Want it That Way

SHANAY HOLMES
Emeli Sande – Read All About It

STEPHANIE NALA
Chris Isaak – Wicked Game

ORLA KEOGH
S.O.S. Band – Just Be Good to Me

MONICA MICHAEL
Olly Murs – Troublemaker

KAYLEIGH MANNERS
The Lumineers – Ho Hey

TEN SENAH
Beyonce – Love on Top

EMILY MIDDLEMAS
Ellie Goulding- Anything Could Happen

CHLOE O’GORMAN
Whitney Houston – I didn’t know my own strength

LAUREN PLATT
Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror

KERRIANNE COVELL
Sara Bareilles – Gravity

Sadly, Chezza has avoided being Raign's mentor. Which would have been fun.

See y'all tonight.

9pm

She needs a Tune. In both senses.

Could be a red herring though.

That was awful

Fish girl is going to swim with the fishes, isn't she?

Fishmonger needs Fishermans friends

They get to kick people out of the seat, if I recall correctly.

Is Chezza giving her the guppy pout to make her feel at home?

maybe I'm herring something else.

Don't get comfy....

What is with her pleated skirts and trainers?!! Doesn't anyone tell her she looks awful!

She'll be out that seat later.

DH is asking what's going on because he was away last year!

Imagine how crap it would be sitting at home with only the xfactor app for company.

I prefer the old school bootcamp where they'd show the chubby ones and the rhythm-less ones flailing around the dance lessons.

Was Strictly always on on Friday?

Oh bigger you sneakily snuck that one fin.

Fairy- we didn't know then ; we do not know now.

She's a really pretty girl, but that skirt adds two stone to her hips.

I'm not sure anyone is supposed to know what's going on, fairy.

I hope we don't get a repeat of last year where it was about 2 hours of one category and the rest got 5 minutes each.

What is with her pleated skirts and trainers?!! Doesn't anyone tell her she looks awful!

I believe that's what some consider as fashion these days.

Boffers.

FUCK OFF AUTOCORRECT.....jeez, just when you think you have the fucking things trained in Mumsnet speak.

squoosh- dance lessons , and the harmony bit, where they always do 'Bridge over troubled water' or 'California Dreaming'.

It's all wrong these days .

I know Raahh! I said "watch and it'll all beck me clear!"

He's sat like this

And the pointless 3rd episode, also includes 20 minutes of adverts.

And not even a Jl ad.

Sheeeeeesh.

All wrong! I also miss the cautionary tale where the wild ones would stay up drinking all night in their Travelodge hotel room, getting the stink eye from all the swots.