Meet Team Minogue
05 Oct 08
Dannii feels the heat in St Tropez...
Dannii woke up in her St Tropez mansion "absolutely convinced that I had made the right decision".
Ms Minogue and her aide Emma Bunton had spent the previous day listening to the Over 25s category sing for their chance to be a star.
Glamorous Louise Heatley, ex popster Suzie Furlonger and ex golf pro James Williams were hopeful. Said James; "Opportunities like this don't come around very often and I've tried to grab it with both hands".
Louise told the cameras, "The journey has been amazing. To go home and tell my kids that I've not got through would be too hard. I've got to do this for us all".
But unfortunately Dannii did not deliver good news.
She told James, "You gave us so much performance, charisma and good looks - but you're not going through".
To Louise she said, "You represent this competition so well, but yesterday wasn't such a great day for you. You haven't made it".
Also disappointed was ex 411er Suzie Furlonger, who'd said simply, "I'm really scared she's going to say no". And true to Suzie's foreboding, Dannii told her, "You're not going through".
While three Over 25s commiserated, three more were lost in celebrations. Ruth Lorenzo was told, "What we love about you is your emotion and your compassion but we're scared it is completely taking over you. We're worried that we need someone in the show who is going to be able to get through the show. Even so, you're in our final three".
Daniel Evans heard Dannii Minogue say, "What I need is the ability to move the audience - you saw I was moved when you performed yesterday. I also need to know if this guy is a star. Is he the guy I see up there in the final show? You are. You're in my top three".
And Rachel Hylton, who'd fluffed her words during her performance of Christina Aguilera's Beautiful, also snapped up a final 12 place. Dannii told her, "What I love about you is your character, and your spirit, and most importantly your spontaneity. Sometimes it crosses the line and gets out of control. I've had to weigh all of that up and I've made a decision. Rachel, you're in my top three".
And Rachel stood on the top the stairs at Dannii's villa and let out a huge scream. She grinned ear to ear and said decidedly,
"You get chances like this once maybe twice in a lifetime - I ain't messing this up!"
Going through to be mentored by Dannii Minogue in the Overs category are:
Daniel Evans, a 38 year-old dad-of-three from Essex, now living in Spain
Rachel Hylton, a 26 year-old mum-of-five from South East London
Ruth Lorenzo, a 25 year-old Spanish PR exec, now based in Surrey
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