Marlon's in our final 12...

Now it's not every day that we give you lucky boys (and girls) a double-dip, but a certain gent on last night's episode of The X Factor very nearly made us spill our third saffron-infused gin and tonic: serial auditionee and former partner of Cleo "Cleopatra's comin' atcha" Higgins, Marlon McKenzie.

Click through the gallery below for some shirtless shots and make sure you follow Marlon on Twitter.