X FACTOR 25/11- ***SAT and SUN at 7.30pm*** - It's the Semi final-and the theme is 'Cool Britannia' !

[Raahh]

So, finally they all sing together. And the Cutkelvins have a high view of themselves, as the theme is classic British songs- so they are doing an original .

I think they may leave.

Here is the song list.

Kevin Davy White : The Beatles – 'Come Together'
Rak-Su : Sweet Female Attitude – 'Flowers'
Grace Davies : David Bowie – 'Life on Mars?'
Lloyd Macey : Elton John – 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me'
Matt Linnen : The Rolling Stones – 'Gimme Shelter'
The Cutkelvins: 'Nothing Like You' (original track)

I am not sure what criteria they are using to decide what is 'Cool Britannia' Nut I'd hardly put Rat Soup's offering up there either

I'm still not feeling 100% after last week's migraine, so it is touch and go as to whether I will watch . I've been up all night with stomach pains. (I will spare you the rest of the details) So tonight I'm drinking water.

They can't even dress Lloyd in a jacket that fits.

I will do it squoosh

Oh I liked Tracey, she was a character. Not bland like most of them.

AND SHE DID LOOK LIKE SADE, SO THERE!

Squoosh, if you can tell me what presents to buy for my lot I’ll happily wrap all my presents & yours!

There is only 6 on the tour? I'm sure there are usually more.

dillite I wonder where the other child is? and how long til one of the women sells a story about him

squoosh I will do your wrapping for you! I love wrapping and I do a bloody god job as well

The tour will be a bit shit if it’s only those 6

Raahh they can't afford to pay more than 6

I don't mind wrapping. I get all my kids stuff online, pretty much, and it gets delivered to my work. I take an afternoon to wrap it all, but the stress comes when the piles of presents don't even up (I forget what I've bought, and someone always comes up short)

Thanks Raffles she's been working out there and home 2 days before Christmas, she's having a great time but she's only getting settled now and then she's home!

I cannot wrap without a proper sellotape dispenser, it's honestly the best thing I EVER bought! I hate wrapping, I'm useless and in a previous job I had to gift wrap and the customers used to look at me with a WTF look haha

To be fair the tour would be shit even with all the contestants on it, I can’t even remember who went home last week - that’s how good they were.

"DAD'S HONOUR X Factor’s Matt Linnen reveals he’s got three kids with two different mothers – but won’t talk about them on the show to win votes"

So carting kids out doesn't count as talking about them?

Speaking of, the other day I saw this man wearing a hoodie that said "SINGLE FATHER- the only hero worthy of worship". I genuinely felt like punching him.

Last year I bought those sellotape circle thingies, they were great. Probably saved me a fortune in dental fees...

Indeed nancy I can't remember anyone. XF is so disposable memory stuff

nancy I am in agreement with you there, I don't think X factor has ever been so shit!

dillite you can do mine! I have a friend who always gives such beautifully-wrapped gifts, with sparkly, curly ribbon and lovely matching tags. My gift to her always looks like I let the cat wrap it and is, quite often, tagless, because I underestimate how many I'll need.

dillite Kudos to you for restraining yourself, I probably would've said something to him

I wrap very neatly, I don't do fancy ribbons though, just one of those stick on sparkly bow things on top with a little name tag.

It's Pin Head!

Oh you kind souls, my presents will be sent to your homes within the week for you to titivate. And I will only charge you a modest sum for this honour.

nancy get your loved ones a ball of twine, a road atlas of the UK, some Mint Matchsticks, and a vintage 1980s Beano annual.

I'm glad he isn't actually naked.

Is he singing "I'm standing in daycare" ? ]

My DSis wraps presents extraordinarily, they are things of beauty. My wrapping is hit despite the industrial sellotape dispenser that should make life easy

One year I wrapped all dds presents to look like santa’s Tummy ( red paper, black ribbon, gold sparkly belt buckle & black buttons) it took me bloody hours & I actully felt disgust at myself for being such a twatty mum