All forgiven then? Kelly Rowland gushes over her 'diva' contestant Misha B's standout performance on X Factor

By Andrea Magrath

Last updated at 12:18 AM on 16th October 2011

She threatened to kick her star contestant out of the competition for her alleged diva behaviour this week.

But it appeared as though all was forgiven between Kelly Rowland and Misha B on tonight's episode of The X Factor.

After another standout performance by the 19-year-old singer, Kelly gushed over her rendition of Would I Lie to You by Charles and Eddie.

Diva: All appeared forgiven between Misha B and her mentor Kelly Rowland on tonight's X Factor after Rowland threatened to kick her out for bad behaviour

'I am so proud, you worked very hard this week and hard work pays off,' Kelly told her.

'Continue to continue to continue to turn it up a notch!'

It was reported earlier today that Misha had angered her mentor after misbehaving with a number of the production staff.

According to reports Misha B has been berating X Factor workers and vocal coach Anne-Marie Speed.

The teen has apparently been acting arrogant since becoming a show favourite last week and Kelly has had to put her back in her place.

No nonsense: Kelly didn't hint at any disapproval during her review of Misha's performance, only saying she was 'so proud'

Enthusiastic: Kelly urged her star contestant to 'continue to take it up a notch'

A source told The Sun: 'Misha is out of control and Kelly just snapped. She told her that unless she packs it in, she'll be sent packing herself.'

Crew on X Factor have reportedly nicknamed Misha B 'the diva from hell' and claim that the young singer and rapper has told people that she has 'already won' the show.

The source added: 'Kelly is a lovely woman but when the s*** hits the fan she gets tough - and she got very tough with Misha.'

The 30-year-old mentor then allegedly made the Manchester pop-wannabe say sorry to everyone on set.

Standout: Gary commented that Misha was more like a guest star than a contestant after tonight's performance

But the soulful singer won the judges over again tonight with her powerful performance.

Tulisa told her: 'Misha you just get better and better for me. Only two weeks we’ve seen you and both times you’ve reinvented yourself so I can’t wait to see what’s to come.

'You’ve really given your all up there and you’ve got that shock factor, you change it up and I hope you keep inventing yourself each week, that was an amazing performance.'

Gary Barlow was also full of high praise for the contestant. He said: 'The queen of soul Misha B, that was extraordinary. It’s very strange because watching you isn’t like watching a contestant, it’s like watching one of the guest artists we have on this show. You really are another level.'