Tamera Foster 'get in right frame of mind' after she forgot lines for third time

Tamera Foster, pictured during last week's X Factor, has been seeing a hypnotherapist to help her 'get in the right frame of mind'

Simon Cowell has resorted to hiring a hypnotist in order to make sure Tamera Foster doesn't forget her lyrics again during Saturday's live X Factor show.

The TV boss, who curbed his smoking addiction through hypnotherapy, is worried that his bid to make the 16-year-old a star will be ruined if the same happens this week.

Last week the talented singer fluffed the words to James Arthur's hit Impossible for the third time, but was saved by the voting public.

Despite forgetting her words, Tamera was kept in the competition by the voting public

She confessed: 'Last week was really difficult. I've been seeing a hypnotherapist who has been giving me little exercises to do to get me in the right frame of mind to go on stage and give a good performance.

'He’s been showing me how to go into deep meditation, because I meditate already, but he’s been showing me a different way which is better because I can do it in any environment.'

A source also told The Sun: 'As far as Simon is concerned Tamera is the star and she can have whatever special treatment she needs.'

Hannah Barrett, who left the competition on Sunday after a sing-off with Rough Copy, defended Tamera saying she 'gets really, really nervous'.

Speaking on ITV1's Daybreak, she added: 'We do forget the fact that she’s only 16. I’ll say in her defence, she did come in two beats earlier so she had to stop and then jump back in again.'

Tamera previously commented: 'It felt amazing to get through last week. I couldn’t believe it because I thought I was going to be in the bottom two. I was grateful and I was so shocked.'

The 16-year-old with former contestant Sam Callahan at the Now Magazine Christmas Party in London earlier this week

She also tweeted on Monday: 'Just want to say a huge huge huge thank you to everyone the voted & thank you for believing in me'.

The teenager was spotted cosying up to former contestant Sam Callahan for a cute photo at the Now magazine Christmas party.

Wearing a long black dress and a black leather jacket, Tamera wore a series of thick, gold necklaces to style up her outfit.