‘X Factor’ exit for Shelley Smith

Desperate kisses and passionate pleas from Sharon Osbourne were not enough to stop fellow judge Louis Walsh bringing the curtain down on Shelley Smith’s ‘X Factor’ career tonight.

The voluptuous vocalist’s emotional rendition of 1980’s UK pop star Sam Brown’s hit ‘Stop!’ failed to win over the judges who, all except for Osbourne, gave the nod to boy band Kingsland Road after the show’s elimination sing-off.