Things are getting tense in Nancy camp, it was down to the final six on Saturday night and cut to five on Sunday. The feisty Ashley from Glasgow was given the boot by old Lord Webber and Niamh was saved once again. I was actually quite sad to see Ashley go, I thought she had real potential and would of brought some excellent qualities to the role of Nancy. Her performance on Saturday night was simply stunning and she did not deserve the brutal comments dished out by the judges. I bet we’ll be seeing her on a West End stage some time this year - with her powerful voice and acting skills, they’ll be mad not to snap her up. Oh yes for those of you that don’t know “Slàn leibh” is goodbye in Scottish Gaelic!

So how did the girls perform this week then?

• Jessie: the song didn’t really suit her voice but her movement is getting better each week. I feel that she really should have upped her game in this half of the competition, she just isn’t standing out or improving fast enough to warrant her winning.
• Ashley: lovely voice and moves across the stage seamlessly, I don’t think she was the right person to go.
• Sam: the favouritism is really getting on my nerves now. I can’t quite see what everyone is raving on about. I can see she has a strong voice when she actually sings (in between the shouting and the talking), however this week’s acting task once again proves she can’t cut it as an actress. They need to look beyond the cute face and revealing outfits to see if there is leading lady potential - and I don’t think there is, not yet anyway.
• Jodie: Jodie has the power to keep your attention throughout the song, her distinctive voice and emotional performances are always a pleasure to watch.
• Niamh: last week was the first time I actually noticed how young Niamh’s voice sounds, I wonder if that will be her downfall in the end. It was a solid performance, I don’t think she deserved to be in the sing off - but since she now has the curse of being in the bottom two, she should get used to singing for her place in the competition.
• Rachel: Rachel’s leading lady crown is starting to slip - placed in the bottom three, who’d of thought it! Barry Humphries really has it in for her and her reations suggest she doesn’t care for him much either. She earned some brownie points during the acting task and her previous experience shone through.

So it’s all change on the show and it seems like it’s anyone’s game at the moment. It’ll be tough next week as it’s down to five ladies and I have a terrible feeling that Niamh will be the one to go. But we can never tell what’s going on in Webber noggin so watch this space!

What’s happening with the Olivers?

I was lucky enough to have a week off last week so I didn’t get to blog about the show, but I was so overjoyed that Harry got a place in the final and wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate to him.

The seventh Oliver to secure a place was 11 year old Laurence from Cheshire, he will join Gwion, Chester, Arthur, Kwayedza and Harry in the semi-final. The boys sung Give A Little Love from Bugsy Malone on Saturday night and I have to say it was one of my favourite performances, they really gave it their all. So just one place remains, tune in next week to see a very tense show with some heartbroken Olivers.

So that’s the I’d Do Anything low down from last week, what a show! I can safely say that next week is sure to be a nail biter and am looking forward to some shock revelations and anxious looking contestants. Stay tuned Nancy and Oliver fans.

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