She looked stunning in that white dress

The way Craig smacked his lips when he sang was especially annoying.

I was well sodded off that Ben wasn't mentioned in the little vids (even worse that Rob was - ooo finished 7th and now in panto ...), but at least Andrew mentioned him doing well.

Can't help noticing that the other Josephs still don't have a patch on Ben's performance skills ...

Which considering the role might involve a bit of acting and being believable....might be a downside?

ahem

*grins* ... glad I'm not the only one feeling a little bit bitter! ... (I have a cold though, so I'm feeling properly grumpy today!)

... you're right though, the group numbers just have no energy without Ben ... and "The Boys Are Back" was properly rubbish without him ... his dancing/stage presence and all round performance just always added something to everything he was in ... and the group numbers just aren't worth watching unless you can look out for little Ben performing his ass off!

Glad Andrew mentioned him though!

is denise van outen miming her vocals? they dont sound live in the way the others do.

Yes I thought it sounded like it was mimed too.

Well, Lewis looked like he enjoyed that! ... enjoyed Denise more than John ...

OMG Lee is wonderful in this. Denise is a lucky woman.

Yeah its not as good without Ben in it, especially when they sang the boys are back in town At least he got a tiny mention I suppose

Nice seeing John Barrowman though

Terrific entertainment this show, pleasantly suprised. A lot of genuine talent on show.

Absolutely LOVED the 'All I ask of you' duet between Lee and Connie. Lee's face was so expressive.

That was a really nice show, it was fantastic to see all the contestants again. I wonder is andrew lloyd webber is thinking of casting connie and Lee in Phantom after that performance. By the way how come Ben wasn't mentioned at all?

Just watched the last ten minutes or so of this and WOW. The Lee/Connie duet was absolutely mesmerising and I usually get bored with that song. I wish I'd watched the rest of the show now.

He was mentioned by ALW as being in Hairspray. Maybe he didn't want to appear.

When you compare the quality of singing in this show to the likes of X Factor it really is nigth and day. X Factor looks amateurish in comparison.

I enjoyed that a lot. They were all good especially Lee.

Great to see so many of my favourites again but I also missed Ben. Still they did show clips and mention how well he was doing so he was not forgotten.

Really great show. It's amazing how much all of them have grown in confidence and improved. Connie and Lee's duet was wonderful, Connie really seems to have got over her vocal difficulties. And I was slightly tickled that the Maria's outperformed Denise van Outen (imo of course) It's a shame that Ben couldn't be their though

On a random note, was it just me that though Aoife looked worringly thin? she needs to get some food down her.

enjoyed this but would have enjoyed it more if ben was there

I really enjoyed this
especially the duet between Connie and Lee - Thought that was amazing

lovely to see them though
anyone know why not everyone was there??
I missed a little near the beggining. xxx

Same I loved it. Missed the first half of the show but I'm just glad I caught the end

I think Lee is certainly a much better singer that Rydian Roberts from the X Factor who is often compared with. Apparently lloyd webber is considering Rydian for Phantom but I think Lee should get the part instead.

Anyone know if this programme is going to be repeated?

The Connie & Lee duet was brilliant

My first post in the ADWD forum, hello one and all

The Connie/Lee duet had be in tears ... absolutely beautiful, mesmerising, gorgeous ... really help ALW considers a recast of Phantom in the future, he can't ignore how brilliant that was.

xxx

Great show.