Ok, let me be the first to say, I think Gary Barlow is fit as. Let me also be the first to say he was so out of order on last night's X Factor.
He has turned into Mr Nasty without any of the warm irony that Simon Cowell had. His comments this series may have been fair at times, but actually when you go back he has undermined nearly every act he saw as competition.
Take Janet. She was a red hot favourite, but slowly he started to criticise her every week, which eventually saw Janet mess up her words, look unhappy with her performances and then last week finally get the boot.
I'm not saying it is all Gary's fault, but I think he definitely had something in mind when he chipped away at Janet for the past four weeks.
Last night he praised Misha B but then laid it out on the table that she can't win the show. That may well be true, because no matter what she does, the audience just don't seem to take to her.
Gary blamed untrue accusations from his fellow judges, but rumours can only do so much, and there must have been a fair amount of truth in them for people to run with them and ultimately turn their back on the once favourite of the competition.
I personally think she will go through this week, after favourable editing in her VT, two strong performances and great comments from the judges. If people still refuse to vote her through however, the producers have definitely failed.
Whatever happens though, Misha B will be a star- Tim Burton wants to work with her and she's already signed up to a Disney movie if reports are to be believed, so for her the X Factor isn't the end of the road.
My real beef with Mr Barlow was his comments about Little Mix, which left me so enraged I threw my pillow at the TV. Yes I know, hardly rock and roll, but still!
He waited until the semi finals to air his opinion that the girls had to face the fact that Perrie was the best singer and should be featured more. Ouch.
After praising their friendship and their talent as a group last week, this comment seemed to me a very low blow and you could see how it literally shattered the group on stage.
Looking close to tears, Perrie was forced to be thankful for the comment but protested that they came as a band and are all lead vocalists. The other girls just looked heartbroken at the comment, which is what made me so upset and angry at Gary.
Yes, I'm well aware this is a TV show, but as my boyf pointed out, nothing splits up a girl band quicker than someone pointing out who is the best.
They had got to this point being themselves, having a laugh and yes, all singing their hearts out. If you thought they would take this kind of comment in the semi finals with a pinch of salt, then you were wrong, because they didn't appear for their second song when they should have done.
The X Factor don't mess around with scheduling with no good reason, and my bet is that they were so upset from the comments they weren't ready to go on and Marcus had to take their place.
When they did close the show, you could tell they were rattled and didn't give the kind of performance that they should have done. It should have been the En Vogue to end it all, but the comments that came back clearly showed they hadn't done their best.
Was Gary threatened by the fact they were the 'new favourites' or did he just say it as he saw it, with no regards for what it may do to them? Who knows...
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