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Comment from dizzy


    09.51, 16/12/2007

I did and won lots of money.


Comment from sjhoward (author of the post)


    11.09, 16/12/2007

Less than Leon, though, I’d venture…


Comment from dizzy


    12.19, 16/12/2007

Indeed yes. But as soon as the Kylie thing was done it was in the bag


Comment from Jonathan Rothwell


    12.56, 16/12/2007

Was I the only one who cringed when watching the two seconds that I saw when flicking from BBC1 to BBC4?


Comment from sjhoward (author of the post)


    14.09, 16/12/2007

dizzy: I think you might be right… definitely the best of the duets – not that that’s saying much.

Jonathan: Yes. Yes you were.


Comment from dizzy


    16.34, 16/12/2007

When it comes to X Factor, Pop Idol, American Idol etc etc I am ALWAYS right 😉 Even more right than Simon Cowell in fact. Actually that’s a lie, I lost money once this series when something really odd happened and Hope and Future Proof were both in the bottom two. I was laying on them (which was silly) but have managed to get make all the money and then some on Leon.


Comment from sjhoward (author of the post)


    21.32, 16/12/2007

Have you got your application in to replace Louis?




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