Niki's
next, says booted Bev
By Kevin Widdop
BOOTED out Beverley Trotman has revealed that her X Factor
exit was inevitable because of her age… and thinks Niki
Evans will be next.
Primary school teacher mum-of-two Beverley Trotman, 37, from
Luton, Beds, was the sixth act to be voted out after being mentored
by Louis Walsh in the over 25s category.
Bubbly Beverley was voted into the bottom two along with girl
group Hope, who looked to be heading for the chop after being
voted into the sing-off for the third week in a row.
The show went into deadlock after the groups received two votes
apiece from the judges and Beverley was shown the door after receiving
the fewest votes from the public.
She said: “I’m keeping it real, absolutely.
“Let’s face it they’ve [Hope] got that longevity,
they’ve probably got the element of doing anything and I’ve
got a family, I’ve got my children and everything.
“I’ve got my husband and a very, very supportive
family.
“And so my path is obviously different.
“Again, being real, do you think Niki will have the opportunity
to win it? I don’t know, but I’ll back her, of course
I’ll back her.”
There have been growing rumours this week that Simon Cowell’s
Hope girls have been beset by rumours of in-fighting and tantrum-throwing.
It was reported that Charlie Mole stormed out of a recording session
over a row over their song choice of Christina Aguilera's Hurt.
Beverley revealed: “They are naughty sometimes and loud
and scream at the top of their voices sometimes.
“But they’re doing well for their age.
“Yeah, they have their moments. We all do, don’t
we?
When we stamp our feet and all the rest of it. We can all remember
being 15 and 16.
“We can all remember being 15 and 16, but how many people
get the opportunity to be 15 and 16 and thrown into the limelight?”
Now Beverley, who said she received the backing of the guest
mentors every week, such as Girls Aloud and Westlife this week,
believes that friend Niki will not make the final.
And she said that it means “nothing” that Hope have
been in the bottom two for three weeks in a row.
She said: “Hope, Leon and Rhydian. That’s who I
think will probably be in there.
“Of course I’m backing Niki, I’m going to be
backing Niki every week.
“My phone bill is going to be ridiculous now.”
Now Beverley, who admitted she would have preferred Simon as
her mentor, said she will consider her options before making her
next step.
She revealed: “Louis’ cool.
“I have to say, to be honest, I did want Simon because
everybody does and Simon says it like it is.
“But I will just look at anything now. I just think that
I have a lot to offer and the children route is one option. The
theatre is another option.
“Maybe a record deal is another option but these are all
things that I am happy to look at.
“Going into TV presenting or working with charities to
do with children.
“For me it’s been an extra special journey.”
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