DIANA'S MUM REVEALS HER DAUGHTER'S DEVASTATION; XCLUSIVE: HOW EOGHAN QUIGG COULD HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER STAR.Byline: By JULIE McCAFFREY. SHE'S in tonight's X Factor semi-final but Diana Vickers has had a tough time getting there. The kooky singer suffered laryngitis laryngitis, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the voice box, or larynx, usually accompanied by hoarseness, sore throat, and coughing. Acute laryngitis is often a secondary bacterial infection triggered by infecting agents causing such illnesses as colds, which saw her skip a show, was criticised by Louis Walsh Louis Walsh (born August 5, 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Ireland) is a manager in the music industry, and a judge on the ITV1 show The X Factor, which made him famous as a television personality rather than a manager. for failing to dance and had to deal with rumours she was cheating on her boyfriend with teen X Factor rival Eoghan Quigg. To top it all, her performance of Britney Spears' I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman on last week's show was slated by Simon Cowell Simon Cowell (born 7 October, 1959) is a British artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol , who told her bluntly: "It didn't work." One person knows just how the pressure has taken its toll on the 17-year-old Blackburn lass - her mum. Ann Vickers told the Daily Mirror how her daughter has been phoning her in floods of tears from the X Factor house as the talent contest hits fever pitch fever pitch n. A state of extreme agitation or excitement. fever pitch Noun a state of intense excitement Noun 1. . She said: "When Diana phones me in tears, I cry too. I hate knowing she's upset and just want to jump down the phone line to give her a big hug. It's been stressful. "Last week, when Simon said he worried she wouldn't make it to the final, I could see she was devastated. My heart sank and stomach flipped to hear his words. "Diana was in bits. She's still so young but really listens to the judges and takes criticism to heart. It was worse when she was poorly. She was at the studio that Saturday because she really wanted to sing, but doctors said she'd damage her voice. "So I took her back to the X Factor house, tucked her up in bed and sat with her through the night. "But overall, with the pressure of performing live on prime time telly, I think she's coping really well. We're incredibly proud of her." And the doting dote intr.v. dot·ed, dot·ing, dotes To show excessive fondness or love: parents who dote on their only child. [Middle English doten. mum, 57, hit back at Louis for sniping that her daughter never attempts to dance. She admitted: "Diana's actually a very good dancer. She took ballet and tap lessons between the ages of four and 11 and was a nice little performer." And Ann denies that Derry teen Eoghan and Diana are secretly dating. She added: "Eoghan and Diana are just good friends. "There aren't many left in the X Factor house now and those two are of a similar age." CAPTION(S): EMBRACE Diana Vickers with vocal coach Yvie Burnett; SMILES As a child; DISTRAUGHT Diana |
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