Stevi is ROO-ining X-Factor! Footie star claims contestant is destroying show's reputation
Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2014 by Dailystar.co.uk
MANCHESTER United ace Wayne Rooney has blasted Stevi Ritchie for ruining the X Factor.
CAN'T SING: Wayne Rooney (left) blasted Stevi Ritchie, while even Simon Cowell (right) admits he can't sing
The England striker led an all-star backlash against Stevi, saying he should have been kicked off long ago.
He believes that someone who has as weak a vocal as him should never have made the X Factor live finals.
Stevi, 34, escaped the boot in the first of the weekend’s double eviction - angering celebrities watching the show at home.
The famous fans reckon he should never have lasted so long in the competition while good singers have been eliminated.
Stevi’s days on the show look numbered as the wave of criticism over his performances and singing ability gathers pace.
Fans slated his bonkers Egyptian-style display on Saturday.
But some stars think the damage has already been done to the brand and the ITV talent show has become a joke.
Taking to Twitter, Wayne, 29, blasted: “I hope Stevi Ritchie wins X Factor - that will stop the poor acts going to live shows in future.
"Good singers going out while he stays?”
Corrie’s Catherine Tyldesley, 31, also raged: “Eyeliner, honey, feathers, pharaoh's, you can throw all the crap you want onto that stage - he still needs to go.
"Nice guy - but come on?
"Wtf has he got on? He looks like a giant...Golden...Shiney... Be**end”
Meanwhile, EastEnders babe Rita Simons, 37, tweeted: “And Stevi lives to see another day.
"I have no words!
"Oh sorry I do #pantomime.”
And Olympic gold medalist Greg Rutherford, 28, said: “NOOOOO!!! Stop killing Elton! I love Stevi but... No.”
Despite the growing public backlash towards Stevi, his mentor is sticking by him.
Simon Cowell, 55, has defended him by admitting that the wacky wannabe is his guilty pleasure.
He said: "There's lots of clubs you can turn up to where you just hear good singers.
"The thing about Stevi is he's not a good singer, but for some reason like a guilty pleasure I do look forward to him.
"He stands for every kind of normal guy who's fancied a shot at The X Factor, and he's been given that shot."
But he admitted that he doesn’t expect Stevi to make it to next month’s final adding: “The British public always get it right in the end.”
Last night’s show saw Take That appearing for the first time as a threesome as they performed their latest single These Days.
After their special guest slot, Cowell went straight over to former X Factor judge Gary Barlow and gave him a hug.
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