How and why is a person who was bottom two with Ella now an odds on favourite to win with the bookies

He's getting the votes from everyone else.

Because he lived in a bedsit

He lives in a bedsit, he had terrible parents, he was pretty much homeless etc etc

I'll be happy with whoever wins - I would still like Jahmene to do his own thing away the usual winner route. James wants it more too, I think.

I think it's possibly a combination of a lot of money going on him, and them knowing which way the votes are going. I reckon it's pretty close right now, and he's slightly ahead.

I think it might all depend on tonights song and how they perform it. Its very close I would imagen.

The YouGov poll has James at 45% and Jahmene at 38%..... and The Sun did a large poll aswell and James won that one too.... the odds are based on these...i assume, so it will be close.

Bookies aren't stupid. They will have good info on how the voting is going

Yeah, it'll definitely be close. Ashley was beating Charlie in the online polls pretty comfortably, but look what happened there. I think it can go either way.

Anyone else disappointed that he and Nicole didn't break into a verse and a chorus of "Consider Yourself" from Oliver in full Dickensian street urchin garb whilst his divorced 'negligent' parents swigged home brewed gin in the background?

I'd love to know too:sleep:
Misery and average

Where did he get a whole new fanbase from?

Putting him in the bottom two scared people into actually voting?

thought this as well. ella and james in B2 coz their fans thought they were safe. when james went through, fans actually started voting in earnest.