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Katie the "Waissell warrior"

Katie Waissel's dad has spoken of the family's "heartbreak" over a new onslaught of death threats directed at the X Factor contestant.

Maurice Waissell said: "She has been getting these idiotic death threats over the internet. The threats aren’t specific – they just say ‘we want you to die’. It just breaks our hearts. People contact us saying they don’t know how we cope with all the hatred. But you just do.”

The father revealed that Katie is made of stronger stuff: "She gets on with it. She’s a Waissel warrior. No one has been in the bottom two four times and survived. She is very strong."

The death threats went online moments after almost 18 million viewers watched her being dramatically saved from eviction last week.

The results of last night's show will be broadcast live this evening on ITV1 at 8pm.

Watch Katie performing the Beatles hit, 'Help', on last night's X Factor below: