X Factor: 2011

Reports on BBC are saying Frankie has been axed from the show.

Yeah...check the last page.

Sorry about that..... I only saw the bottom two posts, ie missing your post.

It'll be interesting to see if/how quickly we get a re-cut of the M&S advert.

Interesting - and now they've done the double elimination that would leave them just two for the final weekend unless they are willing to have an axed contestant voted back in - although that opens up a can of worms from the usual complainers, even though it is an absolutely legitimate way to solve the issue.

They have just aired the M&S advert before the regional news on ITV1. Frankie still in it.

Yep Frankie still there.

Reports (unconfirmed - and likely gossip) that Johnny will be approached to re-join the competition. I hope that is the case.

If there is no replacement candidate there will have to be a week without an elimination, which would be a mistake given the current ratings issues.

The only other candidate with a chance of being reinstated would be James, however I feel this is more unlikely.

The advert is to be edited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/08/frankie-cocozza-m-and-s-x-factor

Here's the moment Kelly Rowland found out that Frankie had gone...

Ha ha. One of the judges cares less about this programme than I do.

Prediction for the Sun's front page tomorrow.

Frankie Go-Go-zza

Listen to the ITN journo...

"I didn't mean to, eh... I didn't meant to... I like mean to, like... I didn't realise you didn't know".

Isn't it awful to hear a professional re-phrase themselves completely for lack of vocabulary.

Yuck.

Apparently The Risk are in line to come back due to Frankie getting the heave....