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Cowell: 'Britney was in awe of me'

09:20 - Simon Cowell says that Britney Spears was staring at him in wonderment on The X Factor.

Ruth Lorenzo

We chat to the eighth contestant to be eliminated from this year's X Factor live shows.

Also: Same Difference, Rachel Hylton, Rhydian, Daniel Evans, Laura White, Sinitta, and Austin Drage.

> X Factor Snaps: Click here to see Ruth Lorenzo

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Dec 01, 21:36	'X Factor' finalists perform secret gig
Dec 01, 19:22	'X Factor's Ruth: 'Cowell is not my type'
Dec 01, 17:46	Bugging device found on Cowell's car
Dec 01, 16:44	Lorenzo: I can handle boob comments
Dec 01, 13:56	Same Difference brand Diana "standoffish"
Dec 01, 12:40	Eoghan meets Kate Moss backstage
Dec 01, 11:29	Cowell 'banned from Spears's dressing room'
Dec 01, 11:10	Cowell cuts Louis lookalike from pop video
Dec 01, 08:46	Dannii Minogue dumps boyfriend
Dec 01, 07:52	Louis Walsh: 'My job is not safe'
Dec 01, 05:34	'X Factor' hit by pregnancy scare
Nov 30, 19:30	Lorenzo backs Burke for 'X Factor' win
Nov 30, 16:30	Corden slams Britney's 'X Factor' miming
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Nov 30, 12:10	'X Factor' hits 12.8m ratings high
Nov 30, 11:30	Minogue proud of 'X Factor' performance
Nov 30, 09:20	'X Factor' judges argue over Laura White
Nov 29, 23:03	'X Factor' obituary: Ruth Lorenzo
Nov 29, 22:56	Ruth Lorenzo voted off 'X Factor'
Nov 29, 21:36	Diana Vickers shrugs off hand complaints
Nov 29, 20:48	Tony Cowell: 'Simon was always vain'
Nov 29, 19:24	Eoghan pledges support for Diana
Nov 29, 11:28	Vickers told to 'tone down' quirky style
Nov 29, 10:49	JLS 'dress up as Britney Spears'
Nov 29, 10:44	Daniel Evans reveals 'X Factor' struggle
Nov 29, 07:52	Sinitta: 'Daniel Evans couldn't sing'
Nov 28, 20:46	Sinitta backs Alexandra for 'X Factor' win
Nov 28, 18:02	Eoghan, Diana laugh off romance rumours
Nov 28, 16:54	Ruth attracts Spanish soap star attention
Nov 28, 14:24	Gordon Brown offers support to Lorenzo
Nov 28, 14:07	'X Factor' Britney song choices revealed
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Nov 28, 09:48	Sharon Osbourne blasts 'iceberg' Minogue
Nov 28, 09:21	Spears 'back to best' in Germany
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Cowell: 'Britney was in awe of me'

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