The X Factor: It's Boot Camp time!

Well, we’ve seen all the auditions (and what a range of auditions they were) – and tonight, ITV1 will broadcast the first episode of Boot Camp, where all your favourite hopefuls will be put through gruelling tests to see if they’re actually good enough to be in the live finals of *puts on powerful, deep man-voice* The X Factor.
And from previous series, we know it’s no easy ride. After all, this is where all the good ones come up against each other and show their weaknesses, bicker and generally look a bit silly - and this time, they'll be doing it all under the beady eye of a certain Mr Gary Barlow and his panel of Kelly Rowland, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh.
So what can we expect from tonight’s show? Well, for a start, there’s a big party. The judges have organised for all the boot campers to chill out and have a bonding session, which they all seem to enjoy (a bit too much).
But, there’s a little twist. While the acts are all partying, blissfully unaware of their impending fate, the judges have secretly met up and decided that they will be sending nearly 40 acts home before boot camp even begins. And the contestants have no idea!
Discussing the decision, Tulisa explains, “Looking back, when you’re on the panel and you’ve got all these people on that stage, you kind of get lost in the moment…yes they are a great person, they’ve got a great voice, but great isn’t good enough, these people have to be stars, they have to be amazing”.
Gary concludes, “We saw hundreds of people and now we have the measure of where the best are and where the worst are. I think we need to get rid of a lot of people”. Ooh, we like it when Gazza gets all serious.
So it’s after the party when the panel deliver their bad news (ooh, they are mean, yes?). And with some people on the last train home with their tails between their legs, the judges will then divide the 140 remaining acts into 30 groups and get them to sing a signature track from a huge artist. Every contestant must sing a solo part and each group will perform on the Wembley stage in front of the panel. Eek for them!
So will we be seeing Frankie Cocozza on the stage again? Or has he just lost his big chance to tattoo a hundred women's name on his backside? And will Kitty Brucknell get to show off her light-up leotard that we saw previewed in last Sunday’s show? Only time will tell.