It's the end of this season's X Factor

A lot of people can't stomach Simon Cowell and this X Factor machine of his. The programme has a gazillion viewers and the contestants have trillions of fans and every year the programme becomes more and more popular and Simon Cowell and his judges are never out of the tabloids. So is it really that bad?

If it's so much rubbish, full of idiot-foolishness made for lower class people with porridge for brains and nothing better to do, then why does it remain so popular? I guess it's that cliché - either you love it or you hate it and I still love it.

Well I say I love it, but only once I get past the fact that some excellent singers are sent home before time and not given a chance. I tune in for the drama and if you know me, you know I love drama!!

But I'm not a phone voter and it doesn't keep me awake at night. As a viewer, it's pure entertainment.

Another reason why I'm an X Factor fan is because it’s made so many people's dreams come true and sometimes, all you have to hold on to are your dreams and if someone like Simon Cowell and his X Factor/Pop Idol/American Idol machine can make a dream come true, then I'm all for it.

In years to come, maybe my grandson or grand-daughter, little Augustus or Augustine Mayfield could be the next Simon Cowell/P. Diddy type music mogul, making people's dreams come true. So as much as a lot of it is entertainment telly-tosh, if you've got a music mogul's money-making savvy in making a very "ordinary" person into a singing superstar, then great - more money for Grandma! And yes... I know not all of the winners become stars but on the other hand, not all of the losers disappear into obscurity. They too can become stars like JLS.