I'm eating my hat for dinner tonight...
Up until week 6, I really really really disliked Rachel. I couldn't bare her movement or her steely eyes. And I made some unduely harsh comments about her.
But ever since her week 6 singoff my opinion of her totally changed. I don't know if it was her being in the bottom two, but since then she seems to be a totally different performer. I'm sure she said on her video diary that being in the bottom two was a humbling experience and now she's going to perform for herself above the panel (?)and I think maybe she's stopped trying too hard?
She was my favourite performer tonight by quite a lot. In fact, I had a wee tear in my eye during the unaccompanied opening to the song.
So... hat eaten, I'm now a Rachel fan