[Tom]

Wagner digging himself out of a massive hole was pretty funny, it was quite obvious he said it because he said "I didn't know he was a journalist" then hesitated and came out with a load of BS about how great she is

And about not doing it on the TV- this is X Factor we're on about, I can guarantee Cheryl was told to pull him up about it because apparently she doesn't read the papers so how else would she know? Also, the story was leaked THIS MORNING most likely with the hope people would tune in to see Cheryl v Wagner tonight and they delivered