THEY may be rivals on The X Factor, but they are sticking together and looking for votes from Grimsby.
Talented duo Ella Henderson, from Tetney, and Cleethorpes-born Micky Parsons, from District3, are pictured as best of friends as they hope to gain votes from back home.
Ella's dad, Sean Henderson, said: "It's vital everyone votes for our local talented stars because we are not a big city with big populations like Manchester or Liverpool ... so every phone vote is important to keep these guys in the competition.
"The response so far from the Grimsby area has been phenomenal and both these guys are so proud of their hometown's support."
It has been a busy week for the duo and Ella attended a lavish awards bash rubbing shoulders with the likes of Heidi Range, Louise Redknapp, Jessica Ennis, Emma Willis and Alesha Dixon.
She attended the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Of The Year Awards 2012 with VO5 and opted for a summery white dress from River Island with lace and beaded detail, which she teamed with a pair of opaque tights and glittering heels.
And, of course, she spent most of the evening with her celebrity friend and mentor Tulisa, who wore a bright yellow dress.
If that wasn't enough to fit in between rehearsals for the fifth live show, Ella joined the cast of Dreamboats and Petticoats on stage.
On Thursday, the 16-year-old was pictured at Wyndham's Theatre, where she was enjoying a trip to the West End with sister Holly.
As the show came to an end, Ella was asked to join the cast on stage to take a bow in front of the audience.
She beamed as she stood among the members of the popular musical, which stars Sam Attwater, David Ribi and Samantha Dorrance.
And like most of the contestants, Ella is feeling a bit apprehensive about tonight's live show and she took to her Twitter account to offload some of her anxiety.
She tweeted: "And it's Friday again!!! One more sleep to go ahhhh #xfactor".
This week's theme is number ones and Ella and Micky are sure to be a hit on the show.
However, the competition may be one short soon as, at the time of going to press, it was reported that Lucy Spraggan could be leaving the show due to illness.
Lucy, 21, was too ill to appear on last week's show and controversially was automatically put through to this Saturday's programme.
The singer, whose grandmother recently passed away, has allegedly not been able to rehearse.
The X Factor is on ITV1 at 8.20pm tonight and tomorrow at 8pm. Log onto www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk throughout the weekend for updates and see Monday's Telegraph.
