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Niki's next, says booted Bev

BOOTED out Beverley Trotman has revealed that her X Factor exit was inevitable because of her age… and thinks Niki Evans will be next.

Primary school teacher mum-of-two Beverley Trotman, 37, from Luton, Beds, was the sixth act to be voted out after being mentored by Louis Walsh in the over 25s category.

Bubbly Beverley was voted into the bottom two along with girl group Hope, who looked to be heading for the chop after being voted into the sing-off for the third week in a row.

The show went into deadlock after the groups received two votes apiece from the judges and Beverley was shown the door after receiving the fewest votes from the public.

She said: “I’m keeping it real, absolutely.

“Let’s face it they’ve [Hope] got that longevity, they’ve probably got the element of doing anything and I’ve got a family, I’ve got my children and everything.

“I’ve got my husband and a very, very supportive family.

“And so my path is obviously different.

“Again, being real, do you think Niki will have the opportunity to win it? I don’t know, but I’ll back her, of course I’ll back her.”

There have been growing rumours this week that Simon Cowell’s Hope girls have been beset by rumours of in-fighting and tantrum-throwing. It was reported that Charlie Mole stormed out of a recording session over a row over their song choice of Christina Aguilera's Hurt.

Beverley revealed: “They are naughty sometimes and loud and scream at the top of their voices sometimes.

“But they’re doing well for their age.

“Yeah, they have their moments. We all do, don’t we?
When we stamp our feet and all the rest of it. We can all remember being 15 and 16.

“We can all remember being 15 and 16, but how many people get the opportunity to be 15 and 16 and thrown into the limelight?”

Now Beverley, who said she received the backing of the guest mentors every week, such as Girls Aloud and Westlife this week, believes that friend Niki will not make the final.

And she said that it means “nothing” that Hope have been in the bottom two for three weeks in a row.

She said: “Hope, Leon and Rhydian. That’s who I think will probably be in there.

“Of course I’m backing Niki, I’m going to be backing Niki every week.

“My phone bill is going to be ridiculous now.”

Now Beverley, who admitted she would have preferred Simon as her mentor, said she will consider her options before making her next step.

She revealed: “Louis’ cool.

“I have to say, to be honest, I did want Simon because everybody does and Simon says it like it is.

“But I will just look at anything now. I just think that I have a lot to offer and the children route is one option. The theatre is another option.

“Maybe a record deal is another option but these are all things that I am happy to look at.

“Going into TV presenting or working with charities to do with children.

“For me it’s been an extra special journey.”

Source: News of the World