[Tom]

After the last thread was so rudely pulled

X Factor star Joe McElderry is reportedly hoping for a relationship with former contestant Rachel Adedeji.

The Mirror claims that the pair became good friends in the X Factor house and have spent a lot of time on the telephone since Adedeji was voted out in the fourth week of the competition.

"Joe thinks Rachel's totally amazing," a source said. "They were best mates in the house but he'd like her to be his girlfriend. He has missed her since she left the competition and the house. They talk on the phone all the time."

The insider also claimed that the pair have a lot in common, saying: "They are both really down-to-earth, genuine people and it's obvious when you see them they care a lot about each other.

"I think it'd be great for Joe to have a girlfriend who's into the same things as he is.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/xfactor/...e-adedeji.html