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The X Factor is once again at the centre of a controversial row over newspaper claims that Diana Vickers was well enough to appear on last Saturday night's show.
Viewers were told that Diana couldn't perform a song on 'Mariah week' because she was suffering from laryngitis, however, the Daily Mirror has a video of her sounding in good voice during Bonfire Night celebrations - just several days before the show.
This appears to contradict claims made during the programme that she first complained about her voice the pervious Sunday and missed rehearsals because she was confined to her bed all week.
Fans of the series are now speculating that the real reason she missed the show was because she would have struggled to perform a Mariah Carey song.
Diana automatically got through to this week's show while Laura White was voted off in one of the most controversial decisions in X Factor history.
More than 21,000 people have now signed a petition to bring back Laura to the contest. Laura was an early favourite to win the show and blamed her departure on newspaper stories about her lovelife along with tactical voting by the judges.
What do you think of the claims about Diana? Do you think Laura should get another chance? Let us know what you think...
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Most are playing on sympathy of one sort or another arn,t thay
Posted by: seamicky5 on Mon Nov 17 03:43PM | Report abuseno
Posted by: knights675 on Mon Nov 17 03:43PM | Report abuseDiana cant sing! total waste of space. and get rid of rachel, she cant sing either!
Posted by: linzi_rankin on Mon Nov 17 03:46PM | Report abusesome peopl just need to realise that not every one thought laura was a very g singer!!! that is te reason she ws voted off, an as for th papers having this video showing dianna in good voice just days b4 last weeks show, why not show the public and maybe some of us will believe it. Dianna is 1 of the bestsingers inthe contest and laura deserved to go
Posted by: charlotte_smalwood on Mon Nov 17 03:46PM | Report abuseDiane Vickers is the worst singer on X Facter and She is always whining I hope she is voted off next week
Posted by: lynda.badger4 on Mon Nov 17 03:52PM | Report abuseOMG - i think that if she was clearly seen out screaming on bonfire night then she should be booted off the show - i hate the way she keeps putting her hand up to her face when singing its really irritates me. Laura went and shouldnt have .
Posted by: luvvlybubbly on Mon Nov 17 03:53PM | Report abuseYes laura should be brought back, it was terrible,the 2 girls in the bottom last week should not have been there,they are or were the best of all of the acts on the show. I think the judges should have no say on who stays and who goes it should be with the public vote only.
Posted by: anthony.heasman on Mon Nov 17 03:54PM | Report abusegive the girl a chance she was ill you could tell that this week. laura was voted out so leave it at that i don't think she sang that well and had no charisma!!!!!!!
Posted by: yvonne.hickey on Mon Nov 17 03:55PM | Report abuseI think laura should be allowed to come back she has a great voice . The deciding vote should have come from the public. As for Diana if it is proven that she has lied then she should be sent home mrs s stevens cornwall
Posted by: neil.stevens3 on Mon Nov 17 03:57PM | Report abuseIf diana was unfit then it can't be helped but it should be voted on by the public,just being automatically qualified for next show leaves it open to abuse and unfair to the other performers.
Posted by: anthony.heasman on Mon Nov 17 03:59PM | Report abuse