Lucie Jones: Simon and I never clicked on X Factor
X Factor evictee Lucie Jones says she knew she wouldn't survive a sing-off as Simon Cowell didn't understand her. The 18-year-old, who became the fifth contestant to be knocked out of the competition, said: "We've never really clicked. It's not a personality thing. It's a performance thing." The Welsh singer added: "When I was against John and Edward and it went to deadlock, I thought: 'There is no way they have the least amount of votes'." Lucie...

Lucie Jones: Simon and I never clicked on X Factor
X Factor evictee Lucie Jones says she knew she wouldn't survive a sing-off as Simon Cowell didn't understand her.

X Factor's Lucie Jones 'gutted' to be gone: PHOTO
X Factor's Lucie Jones admits she is devastated over shock vote as her family vow to stitch up Simon Cowell

Jedward 'racked with guilt' over Lucie's exit
John and Edward Grimes have been racked with guilt after knocking Lucie Jones out of The X Factor , she has revealed. Welsh singer Lucie, 18, joined the twins in the bottom two in front of the biggest audience the ITV talent show has ever received, but Simon Cowell elected to decide their fate based on the public vote, leading to Lucie's exit. She said: "John and Edward, bless them, they're the nicest kids... They said 'we feel guilty' and I said, 'why, it's not your fault'. "It's not their...

X Factor: Simon Cowell Seduces Lucie Jones' Grandma And Jedward
X Factor Watch: Simon Cowell seduces Lucie Jones grandma, and makes

Jedward 'racked with guilt' over Lucie's departure
Twins John and Edward Grimes have been racked with guilt after knocking Lucie Jones out of The X Factor, she revealed today. Welsh singer Jones, 18, joined the twins, nicknamed "Jedward", in the bottom two in front of the biggest audience the ITV talent show has ever received. She said the 18-year-old Irish boys, who have been criticised for their lack of singing talent, felt guilty about staying in the competition but, though she admitted to feeling "gutted" and...

X Factor: Simon Cowell performs U-turn to save John and Edward from the boot
Nov 9 2009 By Donna Watson X Factor twins John and Edwards Grimes were saved from the boot last night - by their harshest critic Simon Cowell. It looked like the twins were dead and buried when they were forced to take part in a sing-off with Welsh student Lucie Jones. With the three other judges backing Lucie two to one, Cowell had the chance to see off the twins, known as Jedward. Instead, he backed the boys, meaning the decision was put to the public vote, with Jedward getting through....

X Factor: Lucie Jones' gran threatens to teach Simon Cowell a lesson
  The furious grandmother of X Factor's Lucie Jones has threatened to teach Simon Cowell a lesson after he failed to save the teenager's popstar dream.

Twins 'guilty' over Lucie exit
John and Edward Grimes have been racked with guilt after knocking Lucie Jones out of The X Factor, she has revealed.

Cowell accused of -rigging' X Factor result
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Sinitta wants to adopt Jedward
The X Factor insiders Brian Friedman and Sinitta have revealed all about infamous twins John and Edward. Creative Director Friedman says while Edward has mastered the backflip, John is in fact a better dancer. He said: "You would think because they're twins they would be in sync and in rhythm." Simon Cowell's right-hand woman Sinitta, who was out at MTV's AIDS charity bash for The Staying Alive Foundation, says despite the controversy they are in fact sweet to be around....

Lucie Jones: 'John & Edward can sing'
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X Factor: Lucie Jones says she is 'gutted' to be knocked out in shock Jedward result: PHOTO
Lucie Jones says she is "gutted" to have been kicked off The X Factor after Simon Cowell voted to save John and Edward, the twins known to fans as Jedward.

Lucie Jones: 'Cowell didn't get me'
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X Factor: John and Edward Grimes 'racked with guilt' over Lucie Jones: PHOTO
Twins John and Edward Grimes have been racked with guilt after knocking Lucie Jones out of The X Factor, she has disclosed.

X Factor: Lucie Jones' gran threatens to teach Simon Cowell a lesson: PHOTO
The furious grandmother of X Factor’s Lucie Jones has threatened to teach Simon Cowell a lesson after he failed to save the teenager's popstar dream.   Jean Davies, 74, believes Cowell made the decision to go to ‘deadlock’ in order to protect his remaining three acts from Welsh Lucie.

Lucie Jones says 'I have no X Factor regrets': PHOTO
X Factor reject Lucie Jones has said that she "has no regrets" over her time on the Reality TV talent show. The Welsh lass told Holly Willoughby on This Morning that she "felt upset" over her elimination from the contest on Sunday night. She said: "I was sad but I felt that everyone deserved to be on the finals and to me it just felt that it wasn't a shock that I was going because everyone was really good on Saturday night." Lucie revealed that mentor Dannii...

Anger at Cowell X Factor Jedward 'betrayal': PHOTO
Angry fans bombarded The X Factor website with messages attacking Simon Cowell after he controversially 'saved' Irish twins John and Edward from elimination. The twins, dubbed Jedward, have been consistently criticised by Cowell for a lack of singing talent, while members of the public have also come under fire for voting for an act in what is ostensibly a singing competition. But last night he let the "public decide" when it came down to Jedward and Lucie Jones, mentored by Dannii Minogue. A...

X Factor Watch: Cowell Wins, Lucie Jones Is A Stepford Singer And Jedward Kill
X Factor Watch: Your daily at-a-glance look at The X Factor in the news: Front pages, hating Simon Cowell, Irish patriotism saves Jedward and Lucie Jones goes down… The front pages: The Sun (front page): “BACK FROM THE JED” “Storm as twins survive sing-off” Daily Star (front page): “The X Factor for Lucie” Daily Mail (front page): “Where's your Wedding Ring Cheryl” Daily Mirror (front page) Lucie lose” Daily Express (front page): X Factor shock as Jedward twins stay in”...

X Factor Recap: Lucie Jones Out, Jedward Rule Forever
X Factor has ditched Lucie Jones. And it hasn't ditched John And Edward. We feel dirty saying this, but we want to kiss Simon Cowell on his face.

News From Across The Pond: Russell Brand Meets Katy Perry's Parents for the First Time; Simon Cowell Faces Backlash from X Factor Fans
• Russell Brand says meeting girlfriend Katy Perry 's parents went well ( more ) • Simon Cowell faces backlash from fans after refusing to make a decision about the bottom two acts on UK version of American Idol, The X Factor ( more ) • Gwyneth Paltrow is set to play the wife of Nicole Kidman in their next film ( more ) • Robert Pattinson says he loves to play “weirdos” ( more ) • Actress Thandie Newton says she has such close male friends because she doesn't flirt with any of...

After a long weekend... It's An X Factor Drama Post: PHOTO
After a long weekend... It's An X Factor Drama Post Once upon a time, she was "so happy"... (We'll miss you, Lucie. Your village needed you more than we did, though.) On with the gossip... Dannii Minogue stands up to Simon Cowell over X Factor seat swap Defiant Dannii Minogue stood up to Simon Cowell and refused to change seats. Just before Saturday’s live show, Dannii, 38, told him she was sitting in her old place – whether he liked it or not. Producers had to change...

Dannii Minogue says 'John and Edward are good kids': PHOTO
X Factor judge Dannii Minogue insisted that she does not hold a grudge against John and Edward after they were saved over her act Lucie Jones on Sunday. Lucie was knocked out of the competition after the judges reached deadlock. The act with the lowest public votes was then out of this year's X Factor. Speaking afterward, Minogue had a dig at the Irish brother's singing abilities, saying: "I just wish all the good singers luck in this singing competition." Dannii told The Xtra Factor:...

Cowell under fire for saving -Jedward'
Millions of X Factor fans were left outraged last night after Lucie Jones crashed out of the show for controversial twins John and Edward. The Cardiff beauty was left in tears after it was announced she

Cowell's John and Edward conspiracy?: PHOTO
X Factor fans have claimed that Simon Cowell's decision to take the result of the elimination battle between Lucie Jones and John and Edward Grimes to the public vote was part of a conspiracy plot, says a report. Sources told a tabloid newspaper that Cowell had "consulted" with X Factor executive producer Richard Holloway before making the controversial decision. Cowell and Holloway were spotted having a serious "discussion" during the advert break before the sing-off...