Sea urchin leaves 'X Factor' act in chaos

X Factor Group hopefuls 1Direction have their Judges' Houses performance thrown into chaos after a band member cuts his foot on a sea urchin.

While visiting Simon Cowell's villa in the exotic resort of Marbella, singer Louis Tomlinson is taken to hospital after his foot swells up from an encounter with the local sealife.

1Direction member Zain Malik says: "We’re all panicking a little bit 'cause we’re not sure what’s going to happen or when he’s going to get here."

Fellow singer Liam Payne adds: "For us that’s really bad as we haven’t had that much time to practice as we’ve only just got together as a group. I hope he’s back as we really do need him."

Following Louis's return to the group, they bravely battle on with a version of Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn', earning praise from Simon as a "cool" band.

Other highlights from the Group category include Diva Fever's version of 'Love Machine' by Girls Aloud, FYD's performance of 'Beggin' by Madcon, and Princes & Rogues' 'Video Killed The Radio Star'.

The X Factor airs tonight at 7.05pm on ITV1.