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1 November 2009
X FACTOR LOVE AFFAIR?: SPECULATION MOUNTS OVER STACEY SOLOMAN AND JOE MCELDERRY
Joe aiming to be top man with his sexy co-star
Jessica Boulton
Stacey Solomon

X Factor favourites Stacey Soloman and Joe McElderry looked relaxed out shopping yesterday, amid speculation the pair are heading for romance.

Joe's bag seemed to give a big clue to his intentions as he tries to beat off a host of others vying for the gorgeous singer.

Olly Murs and Aston Merrygold have both shown a keen interest in Stacey, 20.

But she and Joe, 18, have grown exceptionally close, becoming inseparable in the X Factor house and spending most of their free time together.

The pair could barely keep their hands off each other on the Xtra Factor last week - and pals confirmed last night that the chemistry was bubbling.

One said: "The two share a very close bond. They love spending time with each other and have a very special relationship.

"Nothing has happened so far, but the seeds of romance are definitely there."

Even the bookies find it hard to separate the pair. Paddy Power has Joe as both the overall and male favourite at 7/2 and Stacey as the top female at 4/1. However Joe, from South Shields, has some tough competition for the single mum from Dagenham, Essex.

Show rival Olly, 25, has claimed he would "date her one day" - despite being in a relationship with Project A's Laura Henderson, 21.

And 21-year-old Aston from JLS, who will perform their new single on tonight's show, has asked Stacey's sister Jemma to set him up on a date with her. The pal said: "Stacey's definitely a favourite with the boys.

"Everyone loves her. But the flirting is nothing compared to her close friendship with Joe.

"That's the one to watch." Speculation was rife after the pair were spotted in London's Brent Cross shopping centre.

They spent hours picking out new clothes for each other and were seen laughing and joking.

Our photos show Joe's new slender frame after he went on a fitness regime, running three miles a day before he started his performing arts course at Newcastle College.

Two weeks ago, Simon Cowell poked fun at him by telling him to "burn his home videos" after they showed him as a tubby teen.

Joe and Stacey returned from shopping to join the rest of the finalists back at the house.

They then raised eyebrows when they appeared on the Xtra Factor. Joe sat behind Stacey with his hands protectively on her shoulders as she was questioned by Holly Willoughby.

Stacey then turned round and rested her hand on his knee.

They had been growing close after a difficult week. Stacey, who is missing her 17-month-old son Zachary, had been upset since a furious row with Danyl Johnson reduced her to tears. Mentor Dannii Minogue also revealed that Stacey had come to her crying because she was struggling to carry on with the show.

Joe, meanwhile, was upset after he accidentally hit Lucie Jones, 18, with a tambourine in rehearsals.

Our source said: "They had both had a terrible week, and that's when they really became close.

"Joe helped to calm Stacey after her row with Danyl - and she comforted him over the tambourine incident. I think Stacey's really pleased to have a close friend in there. He's being a rock to her."

Stacey has been dubbed the "national sweetheart" after winning over viewers with her bubbly Essex charm.

Joe has also shot up in favour after previous favourite Danyl, 27, received the second lowest votes in a shock result on last week's show.

Joe's mum Eileen, 47, has revealed how her son used to have a crush on his mentor Cheryl Cole.

She said: "He has always fancied her, since way before he met her."

Now his affections are clearly aimed elsewhere.

Hicky

X Factor twins bullied at school

X-Factor-Grime_Twins1The X Factor twins Edward and John have spoken to the Sunday Mirror about being bullied at school and having to leave their elite school.

John told the Sunday Mirror

“Everyone experiences tough times in their lives and we’re no different. I think a lot if people will be able to relate to what we went through.”

“There were a lot of mean people around us at school. It could be verbal, mental or physical. I think it was because we stuck out a lot.”

“We always wanted to do things that were different. It marked us out to bullies. People would say, ‘Why are you two doing that?’”

“But we were just trying to live our dream. We always did things people never did.”

“Guys were jealous of us because we were able to talk to all the pretty girls and they didn’t know what to say to them.”

“Some girls weren’t that nice either, though.”

Edward commented “We were there for four years and eventually we changed schools when we were 12 because it got too bad.

“It was kind of hard because we didn’t know what was happening to us but we always knew there was nothing wrong with us.

“We knew we always had each other and we stuck to our core values to get through it. It helped that I had my brother there.”

Hicky

X Factor: Lloyd Daniels is favourite to leave tonight

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Young Lloyd Daniels is the bookies favourite act to leave The X Factor tonight.

Lloyd sang the Katy Perry song, ‘I Kissed A Girl’ on last night’s show. Louis Walsh accused him of cheating during rock week, whilst Simon Cowell said the performance was a milion times better than the week before.

 

Lloyd is sitting on odds of 7/4 to leave tonight. He is closely followed by John and Edward Grimes at 5/2.

Also in looking dodgy are Rachel Adedeji at 3/1 and former favourite Danyl Johnson at 9/2.

Hicky

X Factor: Danyl Johnson had a nervous breakdown

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A former boss of X Factor singer Danyl Johnson, has told The News Of The World that Danyl had a nervous breakdown when a boyband he was in broke up.

Paige Bond claims that Danyl is not over-confident and cocky, but that he wants success so badly that it consumes him.

 

Bond managed Johnson’s band NV, which was intended to rival boybands like Blue in the mid 90’s. However rows over lead vocals resulted in the band breaking up.

“Danyl fell apart. He could barely speak to us after the band split up, other than to say he’d had a nervous breakdown and been to the doctor.

“He wasn’t sure he could carry on being a singer because he was so fed up with being let down by people. He was broken.

“Success as a singer means everything to Danyl. Coming in the bottom two in the X Factor last week will have been shattering. He isn’t the cocky, over-confident person he has been portrayed as.

“The truth is he is extremely loving, caring and sensitive, and all he wants is to be a star.”

Hicky
Just watching a reapeat of last nights show and I am gobsmacked at the self indulgent 'poor me' act by that major irritant 'Danyl'. For goodness sake the twins take a battering every week and come back on smiling, I really cannot believe that Danyl have the absolute cheek to play the pity card last night. I don't like him as a singer and like him less as a person now.
Fairfax

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