Katie Waissel is apparently blaming Cheryl Cole’s song choice for her exit on yesterday’s X Factor.

Katie sang Sex On Fire by King’s of Leon, but apparently this was a choice she disagreed with. She claimed that Cheryl told her told ‘lump it’ and sing it anyway.

Katie claims Cheryl favoured Cher Lloyd in the competition. A source said:

“Katie didn’t want to sing it – she knew people would be having a laugh at her expense. She was devastated and thinks Cheryl has proved that she doesn’t care about anyone but Cher, who she has dubbed her ‘mini-me’.”

Dannii Minogue is mystified why Wagner is still in the X Factor, she has revealed in an interview with the Mirror.

“I thought Wagner would have gone in the last couple of weeks, but he hasn’t, which is frustrating.” she said.

She has also said that she is scared of giving Cher Lloyd honest comments.

“She’s had a few really good ­ performances but she’s not consistent,” Dannii said. “I was afraid to tell her what I thought in some of her performances. I don’t think she’s trying to be scary. It’s a front because she’s probably more fragile than anybody else.”

Pussy-cat doll and girlfriend of Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton Nicole Scherzinger has slammed Simon Cowell’s decision to keep Katie Waissel in the competition despite her frequent appearances in the bottom two.

“I was shocked at Simon. He is normally so in tune with the public.” Scherzinger was quoted as saying in Reveal magazine.

Nicole is widely tipped to be a judge on the American version of the X Factor, due to start next year.

Cheryl Cole will be performing her new single Promise This on Sunday’s results show.

Cheryl is apparently to sing live, , unlike her controversial performance last year. The single will be released the following day. A source told the Sun:

“Cheryl will be dancing and singing at the same time. She’s really excited about it and has been practising non-stop.”