Walsh: 'Girlband need a fifth member'

X Factor's Girlband should recruit a fifth member if they want to succeed in the music industry, their mentor Louis Walsh has claimed.

The group were eliminated from the competition in last night's show after finding themselves in the bottom two for a second consecutive week.

Offering advice to the girls on The Xtra Factor, Walsh revealed: "I think they should stick together. I think they should find a fifth member and take their time - because they could be a great, great girlband."

He added: "They've learnt an awful lot, this business is tough - I've had lots of knocks my whole life. I have to say, they sung their hearts out tonight - they were incredible."

Meanwhile, band member Layla Manoochehri insisted that she wasn't disappointed to be axed at such an early stage.

She said: "We always said that we wanted to get to the live shows and anything plus the live shows was a bonus, so we lasted one week more than we thought we would."

The X Factor continues next Saturday at 7.45pm on ITV1.