In a final showdown between actress Lucy Benjamin and rugby player Matt Stevens, the audience at home voted for their favourite and made Lucy the winner, transforming her from a nervous wreck at the beginning of the series to “an acomplished singer”, in the words of Simon Cowell.

Guest appearances from all the other Battle Of The Stars contestants who united together to sing “I’d like to teach the world to sing” and also from Shanye Ward singing his new single “Stand By Me” added to the evenings entertainment.

It was all down to the audience tonight as they placed their telephone votes to decide between the final two of the last three celebrity acts.

Lucy Benjamin was the first celeb to be told by Kate Thornton that she was going through. Only one place left which went to Matt Stevens rather than Chris Moyles. On hearing that he hadn’t made the final, a gutted Chris said “I’m quite surprised actually.”

It was all up to the public tonight, with the act polling the least number of votes going out.

After singing ‘La Vida Loca’ and ‘I Love you Baby’, the chefs were simply outclassed tonight, with the other acts all upping their game.

Their departure leaves Mat Steven, Chris Moyles and Lucy Benjamin still in the competition.

After the closest audience vote this series, the bottom two tonight consisted of The Chefs and, for the second night running, Nikki Sanderson. With Simon staying loyal to his act, The Chefs he said “Nikki, I like you, but I’m mentoring the boys so, I’m gonna send you home.” Sharon stayed loyal to her own act Nikki and with Louis holding the casting vote, he chose The Chefs to stay, ‘on entertainment value’, whilst saying he thought Nikki’s future was guaranteed and that although she had been in the bottom two for the second night running that she would “definitely get a recording contract”.

Nikki, who was suffering from tonsilitis, tipped Matt to go all the way and win the competition. Fighting off tears, she explained that she could understand Louis’ decision because the chefs were good entertainment value.