Simon Cowell was given an unexpected offer from an X Factor contestant during tonight's live show.
Colchester's Stevi Richie invited mentor Simon Cowell to come on a night out in his home county of Essex.
After his performance of title song from Kevin Bacon fllm, Foot Loose, the crooner offered to show the pop supremo around the town along with Louis Tomlinson of One Direction.
"Can we go to a Harvester? I like that," replied Simon.
"Yeah I'll show you all the top places," said Stevi, who was critised by many of the judges for his singing ability.
Louis Walsh was first to lay into the check-shirt wearing 33-year-old: "You've had a good time on the show, but it's time to go home."
"My God you have fun up there," said Mel B, "but that's it".
Later in the show Stereo Kicks came on after a turbulent week and performed an a cappella version of two Beatles songs, Let It Be and Hey Jude.
Prior to the show there were rumours the eight-piece boyband, mentored by Louis Walsh, were going to lose two members after he was agitated about the amount of lads in the group.
After their song Cheryl Fernandez-Versini said of the Bicknacre 18-year-old, James Graham, "your voice is really beautiful" .
"The best decision of your lives was not to listen to Louis, but to listen to yourselves and it really worked," said Simon as he launched an attack of fellow judge Louis for the way he handed the band's preparations.
"What you did as a mentor was disgraceful, anytime you want to leave Louis and join me I'll mentor you," he added.
"Maybe I shouldn't have said that, but you know it really worked," said Louis.
