X Factor Essex girl contestant, Stacey Solomon, came back to Essex yesterday for her ‘homecoming’, along with judge Dannii Minogue who has been practising her “Essex slang”. For a day out in Dagenham, this was quite a change for Dannii, who has never visited the area before, but she wanted to go along for moral support as they have become close since Stacey has been Dannii’s last remaining act in the competition for quite a while now.
Apparently, Dannii, 38, was up at the crack of dawn, and on her Twitter page revealed “I’m up and getting ready for my home visit with Stacey, yippeeeeeee. Yes! A surprise tour for me!” calling her trip with Stacey “Dannii Does Dagenham”.
Joe McElderry was joined by mentor Cheryl Cole in South Shields on Monday, with Olly Murs heading to Witham in Essex today.