Gordon in the morning: If you have tears...

You'd have to be made of the coldest granite not to have a small pang of heartbreak at the desperation of poor Shayne Ward:

FORMER X Factor winner SHAYNE WARD hopes to profit from the show's US exposure by breaking into Hollywood.
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A source said: "Shayne feels it's the time to strike. Being linked with X Factor might help him get noticed."

It might do; I'm sure that there's every chance Aaron Sorkin will be watching The X Factor this week and think "hey, I wonder if the British version of this ever churned out a winner a few years back who has decided to swap from singing to acting who would be perfect for the lead role in my new drama series.