‘The X Factor’ United Kingdom results preview: Will Anton Stephans, Che Chesterman, Reggie

I watched last Sunday’s results show on catch-up and saw what a full-scale, 18-lane, slack-jawed, flop-armed, catastrophic cack-and-feathers pile-up Blardigan made of the elimination announcement, and I was jealous. “The set and the outfit might be fake, but I am real”.

“Rita could give you the phone book and you could sing it”, the former Girls Aloud singer said.

“You just took us to those handsome notes”.

Yesterday he sang One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, and there were boos from the crowd as Grimshaw said: “It still feels like an act to me, it doesn’t feel real or raw”. Rita Ora felt compelled to back Che saying: “Looking at both journeys and seeing you Anton evolve and come into your own spotlight, you deserve of where you are today, but there’s no comparison I’m keeping Che”.

Fortunately, Anton wasn’t too disheartened by the final decision.

Guest Nathan Sykes, formerly of The Wanted, performs his solo single Over and Over Again and host Olly Murs is hoping to make up for his announcement gaffe last week by delighting the audience with his new single Kiss Me.

There is always a moment with singers in these competitions – Fleur with Uptown Funk, Leona with Summertime – I think you’ve just had that moment with this song. We’ve had to see how it goes.

The fate of the contestants is now in the public’s hands as one more act will leave the competition this week.

Eliminated finalist Seann Miley Moore has been chosen by the judges to join the remaining acts – plus Mason and Anton – on the show’s live tour.

The X Factor continues on ITV on Saturday 28 November.