Britney on The X Factor

Usually on the X Factor, guests are invited to perform live on stage and also tutor the contestants who are performing one of the guests songs that week. People like Mariah Carey (as odd as she was), Will Young, and Take That have all spent time with the contestants, giving them advice and generally coming across as genuinely nice and talented people.

But not Britney.

This woman thinks she's so big, she doesn't need to spend time with the contestants. Hell, she doesn't even watch the show behind the scenes and bother to note who's performance was good. Instead, she skirts the question from the lovely Dermot (after her performance) with a lame answer, where she - mistakenly - thought that if she said "I love being in London" would make it all OK.

Mariah sang live. It was fab. Will Young sang live. Wonderful. Everyone sings live when they come on the show. It's a talent show about singing and the least the so-called pros can do is show the contestants how it's done.

But not Britney.

Oh no, she simply struts around the stage for 2 minutes miming (appallingly) to her latest CD. It's so embarrassingly obvious too. I don't know how she got away with it.

Then the judges, led by the sycophantic Simon Cowell actually give her a standing ovation. It's nuts! At least James Corden (of Gavin and Stacey) - who I now love - spoke up about it on the Xtra Factor afterward. Good for him! (his comments are just over 3 minutes into the following video - enjoy)

Who's next?

Now that 'the' Doctor has resigned, speculation of who will replace him is rife. Here are a few of my suggestions. If you're reading this, (new showrunner) Steven Moffat sir, you may borrow my top three if you like ...

1) Matthew Macfadyen

He was in the first couple of seasons of 'Spooks' as the lovely yet kinda dry Tom Quinn. He's played Mr. Darcy, a couple of movies and can now be seen in BBCs 'Little Dorrit' - a kind of Doctor Who reunion show written by Charles Dickens. he has the look, the (hate this word - overused by Dr Who fandom) gravitas, and I reckon would look good with a long flappy coat!

2) Rupert Penry-Jones

Matthew's replacement in Spooks could be David's in Who. More of an action-man Who. And possibly the sexiest Doctor yet? It's not likely but he has recently left Spooks so you never know. Maybe it's time we had a Doctor who had a (um) bit of a big cock swagger about him?

3) David Thewlis

This guy is already quite a popular choice on Outpost Gallifrey. A bit of a 'traditional' Doctor would be OK after the madcap Tennant. Possibly best know to todays kids as the werewolf professor in the Harry Potter movies. Although similar to Tennant he'd be more quirky and sweet and a little dark.