X Factor fans misinterpret Simon Cowell’s ‘sofa’ remark to Caitlyn Vanbeck as calling her ‘FAT’
He meant her talent was too big...
SOME X Factor fans weren't too happy with Simon Cowell last night after they mistook his comment for calling singer Caitlin Vanbeck FAT.
The 18-year-old Edinburgh student belted out a moving rendition of Rise Up by Andra Day, which left Nicole Scherzinger in tears.
After the performance, the Don't Hold Your Breath singer told her that she'd "better take one of those seats home" with her.
She added: "You moved me, I just want to thank you for that performance. Thank you."
Simon also heaped on the praise: "I don't think you're aware of how good you are. I don't want to give you a chair... I want to give you a sofa."
Of course, the judge had meant that her talent was so big that she needed a sofa. But some took it slightly more literally.
One tweeted: "You calling her fat, Cowell?!"
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While another simply questioned: "Did Simon just call her fat?"
A viewer joked: "'I don't want to give you a chair. I want to give you a sofa'. Come on, Simon, she wasn't that fat!"
But other viewers were slightly more switched on to what the judge meant.
A fan commented: "Simon was obvs referring to Caitlyn's talent, not calling her fat because he said he wanted to give her a sofa not a chair. #XFactor #idiots".
Another tweeted: "@SimonCowell was not saying @caitlynvanbackx was fat, he was saying she was outstanding! People making issues over nothing! #xfactor".
One remarked on Simon using an alternate catchphrase... but wasn't convinced it would stick: "Not sure that 'I don't want to give you a chair, I want to give you a sofa' will catch on like 'I didn't like it, I loved it!".
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