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X Factor contestant wows judges by proposing to his girlfriend

Plasterer Sam Black sings to the judges on the Bootcamp stage of the show.

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The X Factor judges (Syco / Thames / ITV )

An X Factor contestant gets a “yes” from his girlfriend when he pops the question on stage.

Plasterer Sam Black, 27, proposes after singing to the judges in the Bootcamp stage of the ITV show.

He asks Emma, who has been sitting in the audience, to marry him as Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh look on.

X Factor contestant Sam Black (Syco/Thames TV)

Judges and the arena audience are open-mouthed as he calls her on stage and when she replies “yes”, he puts a ring on her finger.

Cowell tells the plasterer “it’s the wrong hand” but the 27-year-old does not mind, replying: “It’ll do for now!”

Whether he also gets a “yes” from the judges for his singing performance will be revealed on Sunday night’s show.

X Factor contestant Benji Matthews during the Bootcamp stage of The  X Factor
X Factor contestant Benji Matthews during the Bootcamp stage of The X Factor (Syco/Thames TV)

The student from Cornwall performed his own song, called Sweet.

:: The X Factor airs at 7.30pm on Sunday on ITV.

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