[AndyEssex1]

I'm glad this has been brough up. Joe was consistent every week and never in the bottom 2 but he was boring. I neither cared nor knew that he was gay on the show, but even now, he's not camp like Marcus and Craig, which leans them a little towards Johnny-ness.

Joe really messed up by coming out either before or just after his album. I'm certainly not homophobic, but common sense tells you that lots of girls fancied him and their dreams were crushed. Look at Stephen Gately and Mark from Westlife - they were big pop stars before they announced anything, even if we had doubts, they weren't proven.

I'm not sure on Aston from JLS either. That would break a million hearts but the pieces are there, the softness, quite a lot of make-up, rarely seen with girls etc. I like JLS so it wouldn't bother me but unfortunately these announcements break hearts and JLS would suffer if it were to come out as true. I'm not alone in the Aston thought.