Gifty hits out at Honey G after she beats Ryan Lawrie in The X Factor sing-off but then says she could win the show
X FACTOR star Gifty has hit out at Honey G after the controversial rapper beat Ryan Lawrie in tonight's sing-off.
Viewers were left reeling when Gifty was sent home earlier this month after a tense sing-off with girlband Four Of Diamonds but now she thinks Honey G could actually win the show.
Taking to Twitter, Gifty wrote: "Guys she won. A. Sing. Off. I'm shook."
She then followed it up to say: "Guys I think Honey G is going to win...I can actually see her performing with @MissyElliott."
Naturally her fans were shocked at her second statement with one follower saying: "@GiftyLouise you're drunk. you should sleep. now."
Gifty replied with a string of crying laughing emojis.
Honey G was controversially kept on the ITV singing show by three of the four judges – leading to resounding boos throughout the studio audience.
She performed a mash up of Missy Elliott’s hit Get Ur Freak On and Work It before chanting ‘I say save, you say… me’ , while Ryan performed Ed Sheeran’s Lego House on his guitar.
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Taking to Twitter to vent their anger, viewers complained that talent was being sent home over Honey – who many believe is a fake act.
One person wrote: “@xfactor if you honestly think HoneyG has talent then it’s time to call an end to this show, what a disgrace 😡😡😡😡.”
While another tweeted: “Absolute disgrace, somebody with real talent goes home while that joke Honey G stays. “
And someone else added:” Xfactor is an absolute joke. If this doesnt prove that its all rigged I dont know what does because who the f**k would vote Honey G in?.”
Gifty's comments come after X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger admitted that Honey G's weekly 'raps' are starting to wear thin.
Speaking at the UK screening of new animated Disney film Moana, in which she voices one of the characters, she opened up about comments she made last night about the rapper.
The 38-year-old singer had given the 'North Weezy' rapper a standing ovation, but admitted that the act was beginning to become repetitive.
When asked today whether she thought that the joke had gone too far with Honey G, she said: “I don’t want to be rude and say she’s a joke, because she is very entertaining and she puts a lot of hard work into what she does.
“I just realised, you know, I’m very honest with my critiques and I’ve really enjoyed it. I just started to feel that this week, I was like ‘Wow, am I starting to see the same thing?’”
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