Hallo. As you know there is a wild card. And I want you to be my wild card Stevi. That's
rubbish, init. I know, I know.
He's still standing better than he ever did? Was?
Feeling like a true survivor!
He is still standing, just not in the show.
Yeah.
Stevi Ritchie's the latest act to be voted off the X Factor.
Thank you guys, thank you.
Hallo! Alright?
What's your pose? Like-
I'd say that.
And you need like a ding! Do it again, ready?
Yeah.
Ding!
- That's the way. That's me. - How are you feeling, absolutely honestly?
Honestly, I am- Obviously, we're all gutted. Only The Young and that are all gutted that
we've come so far but so near. But I am really happy with how I've gone out, how it's all
ended. I ended on a really nice number, a big note and I've come this far, final six,
on tour and I'm really happy. The public have got behind me and I'm so happy for the other
five that are still left in. I couldn't be more happier.
I mean, you didn't get through to begin with, so this must be a complete bonus.
Oh my God, yeah. I mean, seriously, after judges houses and Simon said no, he didn't
wanna do that by the way, but after Simon said no, I thought, 'That's it, go back to
reality, back to my phones.' And, literally, I was just prepared to go, 'Okay, forget it
now Steve. You've had your bit of fame. No fortune, but fame.' And I thought, 'Great.'
And then I get these calls saying can you come meet up and all that, like, okay yeah,
will do. And I went to this hotel, I was waiting there to say goodbyes to everyone and Cheryl,
the most stunning woman you've ever met in your life just walked through the door and
you're like, 'Who the heck is that?' And then she's just like, wow, wowzers. Wowzers in
my trousers, literally. Seriously. And she sat next to me and she said I'm her wildcard,
it's like, 'Are you for real? Seriously?' It was immense, it was so nice, I couldn't
get over it and then, of course, week 7 of live shows of 10. C'mon.
On the subject of Cheryl, can you give me a little accent?
Oh, I'll do my best. Okay, here we go, I'm not very good at accents, as you can tell,
as I'm a cockney. Hallo. As you know, there is a wild card and I want you to be my wild
card, Stevi. That's rubbish, I know. She's got the sweet voice, Cheryl. I think you know,
you know. Why aye, man! And all that, y'know. Sound like I'm on Biker Grove, man! I dunno,
I can't do a brummie accent.
We've gotta do the other judges now, so, Mel B.
Is this a joke? I mean seriously, is this a joke? I mean, what the hell was that? I
mean, there are better signers that you Stevi, I have to say. See, I dunno.
Is Mel B from Edinburgh?
I hope not, no. I told you I'm crap at accents, Lucy. You know what I mean? I love them, by
the way, Mel and Cheryl. Love you.
Louis Walsh, he's easy, c'mon.
Okay, I'll do my best.
Okay, top of th- no! Yes! We're gonna get you on Saturday night TV. Yas! Yas! Yas! We
think you're very very nice indeed. Yus Stevi, you got the X Factor! We think you'll be in
the final. Yas! Yas! Yas! I dunno.
And ending on your BFF, c'mon.
Best friend Simon.
You know what, Stevi, um, I thought that was actually a very good performance by you. Does
this thing with the hand, dun he. Like that, you know. So, you know what, you're my hero.
You're very good at him.
I'm alright. I'm not great.
Are you really BFFs in real life?
Yeah, we are, generally away from the cameras and stuff, we are friends.
Do you emoji each other on What's App and stuff?
No, you know what, we follow each other on Twitter and all that, Simon. I've got his
PA's number. Obviously everything goes through his PA. I mean, I said to him last night,
I wanna stay in touch with you Simon and I think he will stay in touch with me, I genuinely
hope he does. I'm sure he will because he's an absolutely lovely guy. We are friends,
you know, and he's been a great mentor to me. I proper welled up in his dressing room
last night.
Awh, corn on the cob and scampi take two, please!
Absolutely. I'm thinking of taking him Colchester on a night out and having a drink, you know?
I think he'd be good after a Jägerbomb.
Yeah, I think- Oh, I'd love to see the man drunk. Oh, it'd be hilarious. I'd make sure
I take videos and snaps and all sorts. I love 'im, absolutely genuine geezer, honestly.
Love it, obviously geezer.
He's a proper man.
Got some fan questions for you becasue they loved you. Stevi was trending last night,
you're so famous. Becky says if Simon wasn't your mentor, who would you want to be?
Who would it want to be? I'd say, I have to go with Cheryl because she brought me back.
But I do love Mel as well.
They're both fit.
They're stunning, I look at 'em and like. Tongue out sort of thing. Not tongue wagging,
tongue out.
I'll get in trouble for saying that. Yeah, I'll probably say Cheryl because she brought
me back.
Okay, Emma wants to know if you were a gladiator from the 90's TV show, who would you be?
I would say I like Cobra. Remember Cobra? Yeah, with the karate and all that. Because
he weren't too big, he was just athletic and everything, so, Cobra.
Not a secret reason why you're Cobra?
Well, not down there in the trouser department anyway, don't get me wrong, I'm not ****** snakes
and all that, you know what I mean?
Ryan wants to know, his office Christmas party is circus themed this year which offers a
world of opportunities for costumes. What should he go as?
Ooh. I would go possibly wearing next to nothing. Literally bare all apart from just keep some
gold pants on or something like that and have slicked back hair and make-up on and everything,
you know what I mean? I think that'll work.
Yeah, nice one, you hear that Ryan? Good. And with your gold outfit and you had honey
everywhere, how long did it take you to get off it, by the way?
Sorry babe.
See ya later, bye. How long'd it take to get the honey off your chest?
You know what, this'll surprise you Lucy, I come off stage literally as I'd done my
performance, and there was like a ****ing rush. Oh ****, I swore there, so sorry. There
was like a rush to literally get me made up, had all the honey literally showered off,
basically. Hair washed like that. Done up, make up on within minutes and the team all
came together and got me ready for the first elimination. And I'm like, 'Wow, how'd you
do that?' And it was so touch and go. Bit like my sex life, touch and go, so it was
quite immense.
And on the subject of your sex life, what are them rumours about Sarah Jane? What is
going on?
You know what, there's so much- it's really flattering to know the world loves to know
about my love life but nothing's happened between me and SJ. I've never slept with her,
never went back to her hotel, I only bloody wish I did because I wouldn't be ****** hiding
it, I'd be keeping it out there in the paper! So nothing happened, we are friends, I love
SJ so much and she's one of my favourite ever women I've ever met in my life, so.
So what's the move next with ladies then?
Well, I'm single, ready to mingle and my fingers' ready to tingle, so who knows what will happen.
Message into the camera for the ladies that are single.
Well, you know, I'm single, I'm ready to mingle and and something else is ready to pringle.
No, I won't say that word. I'm ready, are you looking for love? Elton John. I dunno.
But, anyway, I'm single so get in touch via Twitter and What's App, although you ain't
got my number, and Facebook. Please do, tha'd be awesome.
Thanks Stevi!
Thank you very much!