Confirmation....Cosima is a Piker!

[Diva]

As reported in the press this morning:


IDOL judge Marcia Hines has revealed what many of the show's fans - particularly those of finalist Shannon Noll - had suspected.

Cosima "Nodules" De Vito was on her way out of the talent quest when she withdrew from the competition at the last minute.
Hines said Shannon was in front when the Perth songstress pulled the pin in dramatic circumstances.

"We've been told Shannon was in front," Hines told NXFM Newcastle. "I don't think they'd lie to him.

"Shannon's a very earthly person; he's not fluff or city fluff. He needed to know the nitty gritty about what had happened."

He wasn't the only one, but Channel Ten refused to reveal the votes, saying a true result would never be known because voting was stopped about 30 minutes early.

However, the secrecy only fuelled conspiracy theories that Cosima knew she wasn't going to win and orchestrated her own departure.

The news should at least silence those who thought Shannon was the Steven Bradbury of Australian Idol.

[premble]

I've a feeling they said that to cover their asses, because a lot of people believe shannon only got there by default. Anyway, it doesn't matter who was in front at the point when they had to close down the phone lines because there was still about half an hour voting time, and if it was as close as they said it was, it could have gone either way.

[SARAh]

SHANNON ROXZZZZ AND COSIMA WOULD OF GONE ANYWAY AND GUY SHOULD OF GONE MONTHS AGO
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MILLSY+SHANNON ALL THE WAY BUT U PEOPLE KNOW NOTHING

[Yada Yada Yada]

Guest-SARAh said:

SHANNON ROXZZZZ AND COSIMA WOULD OF GONE ANYWAY AND GUY SHOULD OF GONE MONTHS AGO
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MILLSY+SHANNON ALL THE WAY BUT U PEOPLE KNOW NOTHING

Please crawl back into your hole.

[meh]

Guest-SARAh said:

SHANNON ROXZZZZ AND COSIMA WOULD OF GONE ANYWAY AND GUY SHOULD OF GONE MONTHS AGO
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MILLSY+SHANNON ALL THE WAY BUT U PEOPLE KNOW NOTHING

What the? Why should millsy be in it he had nothing compared to the rest of the idols he should have just got as far as top 40.... as far as talent goes anyway. Shannon has worked hard to be where he is guy is an absolute natural and if anybody else should have been in final 2 it should have been cosima cuz she worked real hard....... GOOOOOOO GUY!!!!

[Liz]

Nodules is more than a piker -- she did a dirty move by preventing the results from being revealed. She should have pulled her "stunt" after their revelation. She robbed Shannon and Guy, and indeed the nation, of knowing who really was in the top two. I know it doesn't really matter know the it's all over but still.

I think she's an attention seeker and very calculating. In the beginning she seemed really nice but as the weeks wore on, the cracks started to show.

[Chicagoholic]

Cosima worked to get a record deal for what 19 or so years and she gave it up just for attention? It must of been the hardest thing for her to withdrawl, not to mention be on the sidelines while all of the other idols got to perform at the Opera house. Give the girl a break.