Between all the nice people being voted off (Sophie, you were robbed); the most talentless wretch going - who always gets his own entrance and his own postcode for his hair - exposing himself as all class on the Xtra Factor; and Kelly Rowland expecting us to believe that she flew all the way to LA to experience a head cold, this year’s X Factor is turning into a river of acrid bile running through the London Underground. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if the irrepressibly nice Johnny (who can actually sing, who knew) explodes in a plume of cherry blossom on a mountainside. Indeed I did spend most of the weekend watching Ghostbusters II and Kung Fu Panda. And bloody X Factor.
Now the tale of joy to seep from the camp involves Kitty Brucknell’s forehead giving one of The Risk’s interchangeable members (they’ve got one of the dudes from Nu Vibe singing with them now after one of them decided singing covers in front of millions for a few weeks wasn’t for him) Derry (that being the one who had sex with the lesbian) some racial abuse.
The Sun reports: “A source revealed Kitty was lying on a sofa in a practice room when the 20-year-old asked her to move. Derry claimed Kitty lost her temper and stormed out. And he believed she said the words: ‘You evil black b******, f*** you Derry.’ Another singer witnessed an incident between them and Derry formally complained to Katie Hobbs, a member of the X Factor production staff. Britney Spears impersonator Kitty, 26, vehemently denied allegations she made a racist comment and the matter has now been resolved… Last night a source close to Kitty said: ‘She is absolutely not a racist and would never say such a thing. She is devastated that anyone would believe it. Yes, there was a row and Kitty has apologised. She hopes they can move on.’ A show spokesman said: ‘There was an argument that was looked into by production. The matter was resolved’”.
Well, praise the lord for that.