I was personally a little shocked to see Ruth in the bottom two last week on Saturday nights X Factor and even after her fantastic version of Purple Rain, could have still be given the boot from the previous poll however, that all may have been due due an error in the telephone voting numbers.
This was highlighted by Fans of Spanish singer Ruth Lorenzo who complained because the wrong number was shown at one stage during the programme.
“We tried for an hour and a quarter, but the lines were busy all the time,” Lorenzo’s mum Eva told The Mirror.
“Then we suddenly realised the number shown on TV was wrong.”
ITV denied this effected the overall outcome resulting in Ruth fighting for her place against Girlband.
A spokesperson commented: “During one short sequence, a single digit was missing from Ruth Lorenzo’s vote number.
“The incorrect number was on screen for less than three seconds, and this was accompanied by an audio announcement giving the correct number.
“The error would not have changed the outcome of the vote.”