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Diana Wichtel: For crying out loud

By Diana Wichtel In Television

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Take your protein pill and put your helmet on: The X Factor NZ has shot off into outer space. I’ve only been fitfully following it, but anyone could see it was preposterous to chuck Jackie Thomas off the show. The Greymouth singer’s version of Skinny Love was so good it had you wondering if these exercises in sadomasochistic light entertainment might have some point after all. “I think I’ve just witnessed a performance from the winner of X Factor,” blurted Mel Blatt. Daniel Bedingfield trilled, “New Zealand has found a new sweetheart!”, but even the tartan ...

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