Why does it always happen? We go months without anything decent on telly on a Saturday night, and then all of a sudden you have two good TV programmes on different channels, on more or less the exact same time!

I am of course talking about The X Factor vs. Strictly Come Dancing.

I will post more on this topic tomorrow. But for now, am going to bed. Night!

Update: Morning! Just wanted to add a few words about this whole The X Factor vs. Strictly Come Dancing thing. I fully acknowledge that they are both not top quality entertainment programmes, but they are good, harmless entertainment. They get everyone talking, so they can’t be that bad.

With Strictly Come Dancing, I enjoy the rare opportunity to watch ballroom and latin dancing on our TV screens, and it’s fun to see celebrities (albeit C-list celebrities) putting themselves on the line, both physically and publicly, to raise money for charity. I reckon either Colin Jackson or Zoe Ball will win, as they’re the ones who seem to have the most talent for dancing.

On the other hand, The X Factor is fun simply because we get to see people living the dream. I’m sure there’s something inside all of us that wishes we could become pop stars. I know I would love to be a pop star, but I can’t sing to save my life! We do have an interesting mix of finalists this year, and I think the strongest finalists are Sharon Osborne’s Brenda, Maria and Andy.

Out of Louis’ lot, Shayne is the best one, but I think he’s a bit boring. Chenai is too vulnerable in my view; she needs to toughen up if she wants to win the competition. She has been playing on the sympathy card a bit too much, and while I do sympathise, it is a little off-putting. Chico is too cheesy and doesn’t have the vocal ability (if he does, he needs to start singing instead of just strutting his stuff every week). Nicholas needs to vary his body language, as he seems to use the same gestures every week.

It’s all trashy nonsense, I know, but it’s fun! Isn’t that what Saturday nights are all about??