Outraged Amelia Lily fans have been taking to Twitter to vent their frustrations over judge Kelly Rowland’s decision to send Amelia home during tonight’s live X Factor show.
Sophie Habibis was tipped to be leaving the competition, but in a shock decision Kelly chose to save Sophie and wave goodbye to Amelia.
Amelia burst into tears on hearing Kelly’s decision and was so distraught that she couldn’t speak, leading to angry Twitter messages from upset fans.
@AmeliaLilyFans tweeted: “So gutted! She deserved to go through more than anyone! Kelly is gonna regret not taking her through!!”
@AmeliaLilyArmy was just as angry and wrote: “She was the only one who could actually perform, this isn’t the end”, while @TeamAmeliaLily said: “What a joke.”
The Twitter fans are so angry that they have started a twitition to bring Amelia back to the competition, and some fans have even suggested having a fifth category mentored by Cheryl Cole for the four acts who have been sent home.
Speaking to The Xtra Factor, Amelia said of Kelly’s decision:
“I’m just looking at the whole thing as being a massive experience and what an opportunity. This is just the beginning for me and I’ve loved it from day one.
“I got into the final four girls, what an achievement and I’m just looking forward to my future now
“The highlight of this experience was meeting all the contestants. I love them all in individual ways and the hardest thing is saying bye to them.”
She also tipped Misha B, Craig Colton, Nu-Vibe and The Risk as the ones to watch and said that she won’t give up and will continue performing:
“I think I’m very individual, and apparently I’m a trendsetter already with my pink hair. I’m just going to keep doing my best, keep going on stage and doing what I do best and rocking it.”
The other acts sent home in tonight’s show were Jonjo Kerr from The Overs category, James Michael from The Boys and 2 Shoes from The Groups.
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