EAST Lancashire’s X Factor star Diana Vickers is on a high as she prepares for tonight’s show - with confidence classes from Take That and “the best song choice” yet.

After managing to battle through a tough two weeks, Diana has said her voice is back to normal and she is fighting fit as she prepares to sing Patience for the Take That-themed show.

The ‘little hippy’, who hails from Accrington and Blackburn, is hoping to make a comeback to her former glory after a disastrous fortnight.

Missing a show because of laryngitis, she was slammed in the national press for ‘getting a free pass’ before giving an uneven performance last week as her confidence deserted her.

The 17-year-old, who seven days ago was holding her head in her hands as she faced the judges, says it is all behind her now.

She said: “I felt so gutted. My voice hadn’t recovered and I was so disappointed in myself, I just want to give a good performance.

“I was also really affected by what everyone had been saying about it being a fix. I haven’t read the papers for a few days now and I’ve just been focusing on my rehearsals.

"I’m still bunged up with a cold but my voice is 100 per cent better.

“If Laura can get voted off then we can all go at any time - everyone’s working really hard.”

Diana, who has a background in ballet and tap, is also hoping to do a few moves on stage before the series is through: “The song choice hasn’t been right for dancing yet, but I’d love to do more.

"I’ve been doing some ballet on stage in rehearsals hoping that Brian (choreographer Brian Friedman) will notice! I’ll just have to wait and see what happens.”

Diana says that meeting Gary Barlow and Mark Owen for a masterclass was a real confidence booster: She said: “They were so lovely and told me that last week is behind me now.

"They were saying that my voice was beautiful and that they were big fans!

"I couldn’t believe it. Gary was even joking that if Simon didn’t sign me, that he would. We had a brilliant time.

“After the last couple of weeks, everything feels so much better, rehearsals have gone well and my song choice this week is the best ever.

"I’ve always loved it. It really suits my voice and I love to sing it - it’s the one and I’m determined to do really well."