All the way through she said how much she loved Sean - yet she throws him under the bus. Awful fake woman...

I agree and when talking about Sean going on the Xtra Factor just now she was smirking and trying not to laugh along with Simon

Was she voting tactically???

Without a doubt.

She's a puppet. she's doing wht she's told to do. they're all fake with this shock horror thing.

Rita should be ashamed of herself. based on the sing off I pick Mason to stay. what a load of rubbish.

No, just following the script.

Probably not a fan as he's one of the few blokes she's worked with that she can't shag.

She's being slated on Twitter - hopefully this will help end her pitiful career...

She needs to clean her lug holes out if she thinks Mason Noise was the best in the sing off.

I thought she definitely preferred Sean but voted him out so Nick would have to vote/have the deciding vote for the drama but he ended up just chickening out.

Not at all, he just showed some dignity and decency unlike Rita who has none clearly.

It will be amusing when she is put in this position with Lauren and Moira no doubt very soon

No, she voted him out because she's a big pal of Grimmy, and that's what he asked her to do.

The producers love Mason don't they.

They gave him 30 seconds of airtime to show his audition. Since then, they've given him loads of airtime with his diva strop, the six chair challenge, kicking him off the competition then bringing him back for the live shows, and now saving him over someone who can actually sing really well.

It's as if Mason signed a contract that made him benefit the most. That place in the final is looking more and more promising. Shame they're putting all this effort into making Mason Noise happen. He'll be forgotten in 18 months time.

Is this throwing someone under a bus the new forum buzz-phrase?

This!

Nope.

I first became aware of the expression in 2013, and it has probably been around longer than that.

She voted him out because she's paid to do what her bosses tell her to do.

Rita was just following orders.

Rita didn't do so well on The Voice.

She's a no good 'mentor' ....thats what she is! !!

If this farce is back on next year.....I can't see her returning after what shes contributed thus far......zlich! !!

I am pleased I am not the only one thinking that her behaviour is way out of line.

She's always liked Mason and Seann so it's not suprising she chose Mason .
I think she just didn't want to give Mason 3 votes which would have led to him leaving so by sending Seann home to take it to deadlock instead . She probably thought Seann was the safe one though.

I was very disappointed when I first read Rita had signed up to the XFactor, as although The Voice is controlled to a certain degree, The XF is a completely 'sell your soul' position to take up.
She should have been slated back then, she is doing as all her predecessors have done; what she is told to do.

Only reason I ever liked Louis as a judge was because he embraced the scripted madness of it all.

Not really a Rita fan., but... I kind of think she following orders. They probably have someone talking to them through an earpiece. Very surprised that she saved Mason though.

Rita pi$$ed me off when she did that all part of the script ZZZZZ