I’m still gutted. OK, so there was an obvious gulf in quality between the two of them and I’ll grudgingly admit the result was the right one...no, I’m not talking about Celtic. Jedward getting the boot from The X-Factor is what’s on my mind.
Like it said in the 80s Kit-Kat ad, Jedward can’t sing, they can’t dance and they look awful. But they’re fun and they shouldn’t be too downhearted about losing. Just ask Susan Boyle. Six months ago, most of the country, and the world, was stunned when the wee wummin from Blackburn went on stage and let it rip. And last night she was on the same bill as diva Mariah Carey. I wonder who had the bigger entourage? Can’t imagine Mariah getting the bus to go and buy a dress for the show.
But SuBo didn’t actually win the talent contest she was in. She came second to..who was it now..dancing is ringing a bell..they must have been good though – never mind. It hasn’t mattered to Susan. She has had her life turned upside down – for good and bad – since she made her bid to be a professional singer and now she has her debut album coming out.
Now let’s not get carried away. Susan can obviously sing, while John and Edward..well, let’s say they are at least enthusiastic about performing, and that’s being very kind. But my 10-year-old son and his pals aren’t jumping around the school playground doing Subo impersonations – they want to be Jedward. But 10-year-olds obviously can’t afford the texts to vote for the brothers Grimes, and so some bland Robbie Williams wannabe made it through to the next round. That for me is the real shame.
I’ve got a feeling that we haven’t seen the last of John and Edward. Louis Walsh knows how to make money in show business, and if he has any sense, he’ll get them into kids TV presenting. And if Louis is reading this, he can contact me for my cut for that brilliant idea.
Maybe I’m in a minority, as it seems the public grew tired of Jedward. But they didn’t last as long as they did because of their singing ability – it was entertainment and a degree of "Let’s watch car crash TV" that kept them in the competition.
The public can be cruel. Just ask Katie Price. She also came second in her first visit to The I’m A Celebrity jungle – to Kerry Katona, that ideal role model – but gathered a whole army of new fans who saw Katie Price, not the busty businesswoman Jordan.
But second time round, it hasn’t worked out quite so well. The break-up of her jungle-born marriage to Peter Andre, which we all watched, seems to have made her the pantomime villain again, and she has quit the camp after daily trials and an exotic diet of bugs forced on her by the public.
To be fair though, Katie didn’t really need the £100,000 she’s reportedly getting paid for her time in the jungle. Maybe the public thought she was fair game. Come to think of it, pay me that kind of money and I’ll eat all the kangaroo testicles I can stomach. But I think Jedward will get the call before me.
David Coyle is a finalist in stv.tv's The Write Factor competition. The views expressed are not necessarily those of STV plc. If you would like to read more from this writer, use our comment system below.
