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X Factor

The nation faced shock last night as Ella Henderson left the X Factor (maybe not a favourite due to the fact she was voted out.)

Ella Henderson and James Arthur were in the sing off during last night show. As emotions ran high on the stage, judged faces turned pale at the thought of sending one of the acts home.

As the judges simply couldn’t come to a conclusion and with two votes each the acts faced deadlock.

Where is the future of the X Factor?

Well, every year there has to be that one act that makes us laugh or cringe (or both in this case) this year it’s Rylan Clark.

The fact that an act like this is making it further than someone with talent, says to me that the public are assuming that acts like Ella and James will be safe. They won’t.

Week after week Rylan is making it closer to the final, the only solution here is for Rylan to pull out of the competition. There WAS bundles of talent in this year’s competition and now the show is rapidly turning into a joke.

Ella left with pride last night – who will be next? James Arthur (no doubt the best solo male talent seen on the show since Olly Murs in 2009.)

This show was once about finding unique talent and watching them transform into a star. Now it’s all about the entertainment and the ignorance of the public is turning the music industry into a clown show.

When will the X Factor realise that they will eventually lose viewers to real talent shows like The Voice if they don’t start to show real appreciation for a beautiful talent like Ella’s.

Something new and exciting!

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Issue.com is another form of showcasing my work - I have recently uploaded a freelance article for Mayhem! based in Portsmouth.

Your Past Will Always be Your Future...

One day your feeling down, and it hits you that there was a moment in your past that you felt nothing but happiness. It's not like you to feel like this because everything seemed to be going just fine - then that one thing happens that flips your day upside down.

You just want to curl up in bed, eat all the calorific food in your cupboard and well, cry. Your not alone, there are countless times of the year you feel like this and the only way to solve it is to dig deep and find that time in your life where you felt happiest. You may be asking yourself why is it that a writer like me is feeling like this... I could sit here and write all day long, but the truth is that if your reading this the chances are your looking for your own solution. Maybe hearing mine might make you feel a little better, and it might point you in the right direction to finding your happiness.

I study, all day, every day. I am constantly questioning my own thoughts and feelings and the question why is always there. The one thing I can't question myself on is that one feeling that we always dread in our life. Love.
I have an amazing boyfriend, and what is soon to be an amazing career but there are days like today that I feel down. The way i deal with my unhappiness is to look back at my photo's on Facebook, and through my tweets to remind myself that life isn't so bad.
Arguments will always come your way, there will always be a brick wall along your path, big or small you will climb it. There is no stronger tool than your heart and you will find that this will guide you to do whats right.
It's been three years of what feels like a rocky path, but for every section i get past, there is always happiness for a little while. You would never be human if you didn't feel sad - but sadness is something you will overcome; not something you should fight.

So here I am, eating my sweets, my flat mates are on a trip to the shop to get me more... but you know what; this time I might just put them in the drawer for the next time I'm feeling like the whole world is against me.