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Diana - skating on thin ice?

01 Nov 08

Hot wheels land Diana in hot water

One of the hottest controversies of The X Factor 2007 was when the roller-skating dancers accompanying singer Alisha Bennett skated her out of the competition.

It was always going to be a dangerous move, then,  for mentor Cheryl Cole and choreographer Brian Friedman to have Diana Vickers add six rollerbladed dancers to her act as she performed the Blondie hit Call Me.

Choreographer Brian Friedman went one step - or should that be roll - further by having Diana herself don not just extra short shorts but also a pair of skates - although, to our surprise (and Louis'!), she didn't actually get up and join in with the dancer's moves.

There was huge consternation from Louis over Diana's lack of dancing and it is true she hasn't attempted much in the way of complicated choreography in the competition so far. However there was plenty going on behind her!

There were girls swirling in the air around Diana's head and skates swishing in all directions as she delivered her song.

Simon seemed horrified by the whole thing, telling Di she "was lucky she couldn't see what was going on" behind her, adding "one of the dancers looked like she'd just stumbled onto the show".

And while he had high praise for Diana herself, with her voice receiving some of the highest praise of the week, he told the northern singer that her routine was "arguably one of the worst routines I've ever seen in my life".

Do you agree with Simon? Have your say below!

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eaer9829/11/2008 14:47:24

but in the show she was wearing high heels! RUTH TO WIN!!!!!!

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annabel_x15/11/2008 23:17:09

corrie! thankyou! someone else who is clever enough to realise that she wasnt wearing rollerskates! she was wearing high heels!!!!!

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corrie.11/11/2008 17:56:57

Diana is Amazing. But she was wearing big silver Gorgeous High heels. Not rollerskates. x

conorlovesdiana11/11/2008 17:43:38

the person below obvisouly dosent have a clue about talent.. i suppose you probably think that rachael is good

claudia_sid08/11/2008 23:08:33

diana darling i really dont like youu..i mean ur voice and i cannor belive how simon is impressed..i think he s getting older and want to have blondes with no talent like u near ...i really hope u will not win ..u dont diserve it ..u are 0 comparing to other winners .....shame on u simon ...

annabel_x08/11/2008 16:35:44

i come back to what i said before she wasnt wearing skates on the night! she was wearing high heels!! Diana to win! :D x

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abi...06/11/2008 20:01:12

*cough* Eoghan to win *cough* Diana is good though =)

mew zakuro06/11/2008 16:02:42

Well different is sometimes good because she is taking a new step to X factor I reckon!

mew zakuro06/11/2008 16:00:51

It is not Diana's fault that she has an accent it just affects her voice a little so Simon is wrong just because the skaters done all the dancing does not mean she is not good on this show and the title of the article shortcut is wrong! Skating on thin floorboards you mean!

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plmqaz05/11/2008 20:56:14

If it was a singing competition then there is no way that Leon should have won last year. If you just what to listen to a voice then buy a CD put on a headset and sit in a corner. There are people out there who want to see the complete package which is what the x factor should be about.

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