Any suggestions whose photo Simon held up to the others and stated this is the winner of the show. He said it a few times and the others just glared at him.

My thoughts are Seann Miley Moore - amazing

Not a chance if that is what he thinks. Top six finish at best for him. Louisa would be the better bet.

Simon is not great at choosing, in his last American Idol he rejected the best ever reality singer now mounting up the plaudits with the Post Modern Jukebox both on social media and world wide on tour. Check her out via PMJ.

It will be very interesting to know - especially as the judges usually write their predictions for Xtra Factor at the start of the live shows. My money is on Louisa, as I suspect Simon isn't quite as keen on Seann as some of the other judges - but I need to watch that part of the show again to see just how serious Simon was being, or if he was in wind-up mode! BTW, each act's photo had their category written on the back, is it possible to make out the rear of the photo?

Seann, 4th Power or Louisa

Knowing Simon, he probably held up a photo of himself.

Seann Miley won't win, and to be honest I hope he doesn't as that way he can use X Factor to establish himself but then sign a record deal and release music that will suit him. Not music Simon Cowell loves and gives to the poor sod who does win.

The reaction the other two gave when he said it seems like it was someone else completely unexpected like Ben Clark or maybe Seann

I'm thinking Seann too he had great stage presence and what a voice. Whoever it was Rita told him he was delusional.

Can't wait to see what she does with her acts. Hopefully the right ones get a seat.
I think Lauren Murray is a cert alongwith Louisa Johnston. I heard Rita comment last night she just loves her

You do all realise that this whole judges picking the acts around the table scene was set up?!

NO!!,Really

It was very probably staged for the cameras, just like the laptop with Grimshaw on it was conveniently facing away from the judges and towards the camera so Simon could do his 'hilarious' closing-the-laptop gag. I'm still laughing at that one. Ho ho ho my sides etc.

Rita loves Seann too I don't think she'd have said Simon was Delusional if it was him but she also loves Ben. Maybe it was Charlie? Simon seems to be the judge who likes her the most out of them. I could see Rita & Cheryl give a reaction like that if it was her.

SyCo was just doing it for theatrical effect; that's my guess.

Anyway, the winner could be any of them. The public are a strange bunch and the demographic who buy most music aren't generally in watching the X-Factor. The winner is not that important. SyCo wants someone who will make him money and those two things aren't necessarily the same thing.

I believe Simon's had a 'Leona' moment this year. She's young, attractive and can hold a note. If she can ride a wrecking ball as well, he's quids in. Interested to see if he gets the girls this year; strings a pulling.

I thought it was already common knowledge that Simon got the overs, unless it was all tabloid speculation. I was under the impression Rita got the girls, Nick the boys and Cheryl the groups so who knows if that's right or not.

Who's that bigheaded lad who thinks he's going to win?
Did Uptown funk mash up last night ?

Any chance of an English translation?

He also said he didn't think Tori Kelly had a good voice, and she was annoying Bet he's eating his words now.

It was quite clear to me.

Really? I must be getting old.

I think it was Mason Noise. Really great singer but full of himself at the same time.

The "you are absolutely delusional" comment from Rita could easily have been cut from a different conversation and used for theatrical expectation. The only, only, only contestant in my mind which could have elicited that response (if it were part of that conversation), would be our man with wings, Papasidero

knowing simon it was probably a photo of his bank book

I feel like if he was going to say "This is the winner" and elicit that reaction, the only likely candidate is Seann Miley Moore, however;


This is far more likely.