I'd do anything - Show 9 - Jessie

[@lovingyoutube]

Just looking back on this video & hearing that comment from Denise van Outen " you're so un feminine" is absolutely shocking.! Imagine a grown woman making such a comment to a BEAUTIFUL 18yr old on her very first appearance on a TV talent show. What would that horrible personal comment do to build anyone young woman's confidence ?? Surely, the purpose of "judges" is to help develop the contestants through encouragement & when necessary, through constructive criticism, never in the form of personal insults. Well, I'm delighted that 12 years on Jessie Buckley has more then proved herself to be stunningly feminine & extremely talented..

[@mirandawells6669]

I was shocked too! What a horrible thing to say. She is a huge talent and very succesful now. More succesful than some of the people who judged and put her down back then.

[@peprilen]

When Jessie goes for it - she is 100% top quality and I would pay to see her sing this song

[@nieson0727]

Through the final show Jessie has definitely proved herself a stellar singer, great actress and able dancer. Best of luck for the results show!

[@carolinehjkim]

Alhtough I love Jessie and she's my favorite among three left, I see what DVO and JB are talking about. But I still love Jessie, and I'm sure it can be changed.

[@LizziGinne]

i see soo much emotion in her eyes and i love this performance jb really has something personal he doesnt like her one bit but i love her

[@PunkNDisorderly3]

I totally agree, I didn't think it was her best at first but after watching a couple of times, you can see the true emotion in her eyes and in her "Jessieisms". My fave Jessie performance is still One Night Only but this, along with The Man That Got Away is my second. John and Denise are just blind, cause Jessie is world class!

[@silviagras]

I suggest you watch his performances of "I am what I am", "I won't send roses" and "It only take a moments" with the Boston orchestra. He doesn't move but the performances are extrordinary!

[@silviagras]

As i said in the previous comment, I also believe she was fantastic. I still think she is too young, but extremely talented. I love her in the final show, she gave her best.

[@lukedean999]

She's young and thus has lots to learn - but few artists give me goosebumps like Jessie. 02:41-02:50 here are a case in point. The hairs rise on my neck every time this girl just goes for it. Fresh, natural talent. Cream always rises to the top.

[@NDC147]

How did this girl not win this competition? Fan bloody tastic..!

[@mawsley9]

scooty its interesting that the newspaper adverts for the SOM and Joseph shows included Connie and Lee, but the Oliver advert does not include Jodie

[@mawsley9]

No, in an interview Jessie has said that all the girls knew early on that Jodie was the one to beat as she had brought so many home and fan votes with her.

[@mawsley9]

Wonder whether Barrowman will do what Cowell did on American Idol when he realised he had backed the wrong horse? Unlikely I know but, in my view, Jessie has provided 4 out of the 6 most memorable performances of the series

[@silviagras]

Actually, he has been in most major musicals, he has worked with the best producers including Andrew and Cameron, not to mention Stephen Sondheim who absolutely loves him (he said that he finally understood the meaning of the song "Being Alive", when he heard John singing it). Oh, and the great Trevor Nunn wanted him for his last too productions as the Artistic Director of the National Theatre (Anything Goes and a Shakespeare's play). But I bet you consider yourself better than all these people!

[@silviagras]

Actually, he has been praised several times by all the producers he worked with (including Andrew and Cameron), not to mention Stephen Sondheim who absolutely loves him (he said that he finally understood the meaning of the song "Being Alive", which he wrote, when he heard John singing it). But I bet you consider yourself better than all these people!

[@wasgreen]

This girl has truly reached the end of the road in my opinion. Her self-indulgent 'begging' - and it can only be called that - every time she gets a bad comment is grating more and more every week. And all this crap about the two drama schools... what's that supposed to do? Make us feel sorry for her? It just proves she truly isn't ready yet. Drama schools aren't horrible places that destroy genuine talent, they are places that teach a performer to grow beyond themselves, and that is...

[@silviagras]

Totally agree. I liked Jessie but she was the only one who wasn't correcting things she was criticise on (and John said it in week 5!)

[@geogchick]

I agree thought it was one of her best performances......the breath at 3 mins 45 sec is a moment of genius

[@gracelucas1891]

Just cause John and Denise are both extremely talented dosent mean they were allways right they r people normal people just like you and me yes they may be famous because there west end stars and all but at the end of the day there just normal people and there not allways right Jessie will always be the most talented star in the world to me and this is one of my personal favorites from IDA i knowt that this was a brilliant performance she gave it her all and thats what counts!!!!

[@sarah4hp]

He is not evil, he simply says what he feels. He didn't feel that the emotions she was trying to show seemed genuine and heartfelt, and as a result he didn't really connect with her and the song even though he found her voice beautiful. Naturally you can disagree, which I do to a certain point, but I don't feel that he was ever evil or cruel in any way.

[@jaybee61]

Jessie says she was rejected from dramaschool twice, and we can see why, it's just that she doesn't seem to see this herself. The jurors HAVE worked with the girls, and Jessie HAS received suggestions to improve, just like the other singers: the arms have been mentioned since week one and she keeps waving them! Don't forget the fact that Jessie is still there may be exactly because of those harsh comments: the audience tend to vote out of sympathy when one of the girls is criticized harshly.

[@silviagras]

I totally agree. Sometime I think Barry could give more useful critics. I think John was a little too hursh with Jessie, but I love the fact that he always sais what he thinks. Congratulations Jodie!

[@pizzylizzy9]

rachelandarsenal--i totally agree with you xXx

[@hole1991]

Honestly, I agree with you. I think the only three who give sensible criticism are Cameron, Andrew and Denise. Denise is the only one who gives clear criticism and who doesn't contradict herself. I like Andrew because he is the only one who takes the song sung into context (you can't convey grit if you are singing a breezy pop song for example), so I like Denise, the lord and Cameron, who is quite sensible and unprejudice.

[@sarah4hp]

@stylishsid Of course! East End?! Wow, does that sound stupid, lol. Thanks for your comment, you made me laugh at my own mistake :-p

[@sportytc1]

WELL DONE FOR YOU COMMENT. I TOTALLY AGREE

[@mawsley9]

@indyguy52 and that's why she's at RADA

[@lozwstar]

Jessie is hilarious :) I love her :D Just ignore John, you're amazing! JESSIE TO WIN!

[@sarah4hp]

First off, it's perfectly okay that you love Jessie and her way of singing and performing. I liked Jessie, and I think she is beautiful and very talented woman who will make it far because of it. That being said, it is so not okay for you to write such cruel things about two of East Ends very talented stars. Both John and Denice are very talented both as singers and actors. You can disagree with what they say, but neither of them are talentless, and they both know what they're talking about.

[@lozwstar]

which do you think are the most memorable?

[@koriley]

Actually John has told her what she needed to improve before this show. And the joke only came because of the exact words that she used, and then he was going to try and answer but they decided to move on.

[@mawsley9]

They showed her in the results show talking about this performance. Despite JB saying it was boring, she herself would have been happy going out this week as she would have ended with a performance she was proud of. I think JB must have been one of very few who found this boring.

[@AliSwan91896]

Did Denise say she wasn't feminine?! Umm, she's beautiful.

[@PunkNDisorderly3]

I think the problem with the panel this year is that there's noone on there who works with the Nancys every week. In the other shows there was that vocal coach on the panel, Zoe I think her name was, and she could give constructive criticism to the contestants and work with them on it. Whereas John just tells them they're rubbish but doesn't give them any help. The only time he did help a Nancy was with Samantha in week 3 and now he overlooks all her flaws.

[@sarah4hp]

Hehe... as much as I adore John Barrowman I'm not actually him in disguise. That being said I just don't like people leaving such cruel and disrespectful comments, I simply don't understand the need to do that as I am a firm believer that you should never be disrespectful like that. If that means that in your eyes I am mad or have no life, then I am fine with that, and I can assure you that I am in fact quite over it already. I was the minute I'd voiced my oppinion about your comment.

[@carolinehjkim]

i agree with you. Among the left three, I want Nancy to win so much. But I just think she will be better off at drama school, she haw so much raw talent and once she become a west end actress, she will lose that opportunity to train herself at school without being exposed.

[@stylishsid]

@sarah4hp Ahahaha i was really confused! :P

[@hole1991]

Honestly , I agree with the idea that she isn't 100% ready and now she has time to get all her tiny problems sorted. I hope she does make the very sensible decision which she voiced on a talk show and go to drama school for a year, so that she can get her movement sorted out, for that was the only problem really. Apart from that, I think she would make a wonderful Nancy and I don't agree with John.

[@sarah4hp]

And that is okay. You are, as you say, totally entitiled to have that oppinion. But don't use such cruel words to slander them based on things you should know are not true. You might nor like either of the, but they are both highly popular and very expirienced in their field. As such it is clear that neither are talentless, because if they were they wouldn't have such huge fanbases. Secondly, the many plays I know John has played in means that he does indeed know what he's talking about.

[@silviagras]

Actually, she was the most fragile, even Mackintosh (who loved her) agreed (show 9 opening comment). Lloyd Webber (who wasn't Jodie's fan said that she liked her because she always took bad comment gratefully and the same they said about Sam. They all comment (even Barry) about Jessie's reaction to criticisms.

[@silviagras]

I agree with you about the comment. I didn't like it, he should't have said it. But this has nothing to do with what I said: she wasn't correcting her mistakes.

[@KenfromDublin]

SOOOOO SO glad Jessie made it through - did you see those two (Barrowman and Van Outen) holding hands aloft in what looked like a mutual prayer that little Jessie would be in the sing off/ejected. Fuck them!!! GO WAN JESSIE YA GOOD THING!!! ;)

[@stylishsid]

@sarah4hp Sory cause you wrote it a year ago and you probably really dont care but East End???!! do you mean West End m'dear?

[@jaybee61]

'She was born to do it' Yes that's what she keeps saying, even though we all see she isn't ready for it. Rather sad. It will probably be Sam tonight, even though I hope for Jody.

[@lozwstar]

Good choices! I like Cameron, he clearly prefers Jessie to Jodie. VOTE JESSIE!!!

[@mercutio843]

'...the gift wa-sh our-sh to borrow...'

[@mawsley9]

I assume DVO must have told DSB not to use her arms too often when she sings

[@jaybee61]

I think Barrowman and Van Outen's comments are quite good. I don't really understand why Barry is there, some of his comments make no sense. he's going on about the young girls being lovely and how he would love to be in the same show with them. The older girls get the negative comments, but his comments are rather contradictory: telling one of them 'you are NOT a leading lady' the show after he'd told them they were real stars...can be really confusing. Anyway, I hope Jody or Sam will win.

[@koriley]

And I probably know just as many who find Jessie horribly unlikeable and find Sam likeable. So...

[@sportytc1]

U HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. BOTH JOHN AND DENISE ARE WEST END AND BROADWAY STARS WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. JOHN IS VERY TALENTED AS HE HAS BEEN ON THE WEST END, BROADWAY AND TELEVISION FOR QUITE A WHILE. DENISE HAS GOT TO WHERE SHE IS BECAUSE OF TALENT, SHE HAS BEEN EPONINE IN LES MIS AND ROXY HART IN CHICAGO, SHE WAS IN RENT REMIXED AND LEGALLY BLONDE. THEY BOTH HAVE TALENT AND KNOWLEDGE WHICH IS WHY THEY WHERE CHOSEN AS JUDGES ON THESE SHOWS, GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT.

[@koriley]

TO some degree that's true. But some people also are voting because they feel sorry for her.

[@geogchick]

I don't think that was the point he was making!!!! He was saying she didn't need it.

[@mawsley9]

jaybee61, the suggestion from ALW was - don't listen to the judges, do it your way. God, Shirley Bassey should never have got anywhere, she used her arms far too often.

[@koriley]

They have been trying. She doesn't take direction terribly well. They've told her what to fix and given her direction and she just doesn't either listen or she goes beyond what she was told. If she cannot take this level of criticism she will not like the critics because most music critics will be far harsher than John was.

[@silviagras]

Oh come on, she loved Jodie from week 1, even more that Sam. Obviously he loved her too very much, he got very emotional when she was singing her ggodbye song, but I still believe he always thought Jodie should have won (and he never hided it: in fact, he kept saying she was her perfect Nancy)

[@mikebenyon4093]

Those criticisms didn't age well did they?

[@silviagras]

I liked Jessie very much. I do believe however that she wasn't ready, especially emotionally. How fragile! Come on, how many tima she cried? I understand how passionate she was for the role, but everybody was. You can be that fragile: theatre critics can be really terrible, they would distroy her confidence conplitely! She just needs time to mature.

[@koriley]

Actually quite the opposite. John sees Jessie's /potential/ and the fact she's not reaching it.

[@koriley]

I don't like it when he does it either, but it isn't happening wholesale. And she is far less guilty of it than people are saying she is.

[@PunkNDisorderly3]

Jessie is amazing, this performance was great and I don't see what's so bad about her movement. John Barrowman is an ***. She could definetely blow away a West End audience 8 times a week, and she's way better than Jodie and Samantha. Jessie For Nancy

[@silviagras]

No, he started criticise her in week 4 about the way she moved. Then, in week 5 he warned her that she wasn't correcting her mistakes unlike the others. That means she can't take directions. As a matter of fact, everybody got better since the beginning and she didn't. Don't take me wrong, I think she is fantastic, but she stayed the same leven (even getting a little worst...come on "Fighter" was almost bad for her standard!)

[@lukedean999]

Obviously none of the girls were 100% ready, all had things to work on. To single out Jessie is bullying. JB was biased. At different points he told both Sam & Rachel, on camera, he was a "fan" or "supporter" of there's. He's not there to be a fan or supporter - but to give independent, fair & credible critique that each contestant can build upon. Failed on all counts. Getting his c*ck out on radio is about his level. Kinda sums him up.

[@wasgreen]

...something that this girl seems decidedly unwilling to do. Refusing to take ALW's direction? Who the hell does she think she is? I am just astounded that ALW sticks up for her every week. He is certainly more understanding than a West End director who is in a rehearsal room to work not to play childish games of 'I know best'. If she's picked then she won't stand a chance. I'd be surprised if she ever makes it to the stage.

[@koriley]

I think vocally this is among the worst performances that Jessie's done. Sam is likeable. Just because people aren't voting for her doesn't have to do with whether or not she's likeable. People have latched on to Jodie and Jessie more.

[@koriley]

No. John's doing what he's supposed to be doing. He's looking at Jessie with a critical eye. I can say that she does have a good voice but she's still awkward on stage and I think in a year or two with some personal training, she will be ready for the stage as a leading lady.

[@mawsley9]

This one, the Dreamworks, the Judy G(enough said) and Killing Me Softly(my personal favorite). For me, considering her inexperience, she is more impressive than Connie was. Jessie's awkward they say, but not mentioned when Jodie, the real awkward one, is made to move. Sam is likeable they say but, obviously, public voting implies that Jessie and Jodie are more likeable. So many contradictions from the terrible two its embarrassing, Cameron put them right re Jessie's emotions.

[@koriley]

Vocally Jessie is far more talented than Sam. I have never argued that. The problem I have is that people seem to ignore her flaws and write them off as nothing, and then blast away at Sam and others about things that Jessie is guilty of as well.

[@Bethstanley98]

She said that she wasn't very feminine in the way she moved not in beauty etc.

[@PunkNDisorderly3]

John is just trying to mess with Jessie's head and he's got Denise doing it too. But Jessie seems really thick skinned and is trying her best not to let them knock her confidence but its gotta be hard to hear them say such horrible things about you then when Sam and Jodie perform they say thet their performances were perfect and purposely leave out any flaws.

[@BeverleyHollowed]

You're entitled to your opinion and I respect that. But I am entitled to my opinion too. I'm sorry if I offend you but I don't like either John or Denise. And for the record I didn't like them long before I'll do anything. I don't think either are particularly good singers and both have fail to impress me doing anything else. That said, that is just MY opinion. I don't expect everyone to agree with it but that's life

[@silviagras]

Apparently you backed the wrong horse and he was right. Jodie won!!! You should wait before making certain comments...

[@masteraj57]

Catherine Tate said she like Jessie because she sang out of the side of her mouth. Catherine Tate is God.

[@orenishhi]

oml what is up with tht john he really doesn't like her over the past few performances.

[@mawsley9]

But she ain't wooden and awkward, just the disadvantage of being much taller than the others. Compare her with Jodie who had little rhythm in her movements for JC Superstar. The more I listen to this, the better it gets, if JB had not been so daft then the comments from the other judges would have been very different. One after another her back numbers stand out until the Aguilera disaster, what an impossible song to sing in a talent show, Aguilera herself struggles with it live.

[@koriley]

It's quite easy. A large number of viewers also don't see her as Nancy. Jessie is a talented girl, but that doesn't mean she's Nancy. People seem to confuse talent with the role. Yes it requires talent but the only thing that Jessie has shown us she can do well is sing. She's forgotten lines, made lines fall flat and cannot dance. She needs time to learn. Plus she cannot follow direction.

[@rogerdavis5142]

I would like to have cute, curly headed, Irishy babies with her!

[@sam4023]

Roger Davis what dafaq?

[@hole1991]

Nope, Sammy gone! Current bun face has left the building! Oh well, she was never my favourite anyway! Good, but not Nancy to me.

[@jaybee61]

If you mean that Jessie is a good singer, mawsley9, I agree. However, she was not a good actress (yet) and her movements were rather annoying at times. I really don't see what was harsh about the judges' comments, all they wanted her to do is learn and improve.

[@silviagras]

First, it is obvious that Sondheim comment was meant to be metaphoric!!! Jesus, you take always things literally. Chill out. Second, I didn't mean to offend you, my comment was referred to your comment on JB and I just wanted to make you notice that a lot of much more expert people that me and you think he is a great performer. Lastly, if Jessie had been his favourite, you would love him, because that is the only problem you have: he disagree with you. You should be more open minded.

[@theCompleteDisaster]

Humm, well JB shud not even b on the show fullstop, wat has he done?? been in a cuple of shows, doctor who, an omg,released an album that topped at 75 in the charts!!! wow! he shudnt b there Lee Mead has more right to b there than him!!! they say leading man, well he isnt realy, an if i was incharge i wud fire him, no, not even that, i wudnt even hire him in the first place!! Come back JB when u actually hav talent, and talk out of ur mouth, not ur arse!

[@hole1991]

Fair enough! The vast majority seem to think that she moves awkwardly. I don't believe that she is a terrible actress, but you do and trying to convince you or calling you an "idiot" would make me sound like a single-minded hypocrite. But Jessie aside, I don't think John Barrowman was the best choice for a judge because while he knows what he's saying, I think him a bit obnoxious and unproffessional, compared to Denise and Barry. But that just me. So, who do you want to win?

[@missmaggieblair]

She's so awkward it drives me nuts!

[@silviagras]

Yes, he was very sad. But ultimately, His favourite (Jodie)won, and yours...well, she LOST. What about your face? ahah

[@jaybee61]

Jessie should not be in the final: the way she moves is stil very awkward and she is the worst actress. Only things she does is make funny movements with her arms. She is a good singer, and that's it. I absolutely agree with what Barrowman says and think it's rather sad that some fans here blame him for telling her the truth.

[@ThatIrishSarah]

It's so true!! Sam is nowhere near as good as they say!!!

[@theCompleteDisaster]

lol! not realy! kl that you no all that stuff though, but, i do find him annoying an over the top, an this annoyed me 2 months ago, now i cudnt realy care less. but no, im a teenager at skl, not a great musical directer or producer or composer, i just get irritated by john barrowman, thats my opinion, but i am great fans of sonhiem and lloyd webber's musicals!

[@lozwstar]

Yeah when Denise said 'Sam is very likeable to women' I though 'no woman I know likes her...'

[@BeverleyHollowed]

I am sorry love but you are taking this way to seriously. You are either mad or in fact John Barrowman in disguise. Either way you need to get a life. It's just an opinion build a bridge and get over it. And that is my final word

[@danhbk8]

i don't like her at all, i admit she has got talent, but i just don't see her as nancy. jodie to win xD

[@singinciaran]

Jessie is the weakest, she should have gone last Sunday!!!