Take a bow: Ella Henderson joins the cast of Dreamboats and Petticoats on stage as she prepares for X Factor live show



She's currently making her dreams come true as she competes to be crowned the winner of The X Factor 2012.



And as she preps her performance for the fourth live show on Saturday, Ella Henderson has been using her spare time to draw inspiration from other entertainers.



On Thursday the 16-year-old singer was pictured at Wyndham's Theatre were she watched a showing of Dreamboats and Petticoats.

She's got the musical factor! On Thursday Ella Henderson joined the cast of Dreamboats and Petticoats at Wyndham Theatre in London



Take a bow: Ella was invited on stage with the cast from the jukebox musical



As the show wrapped up, Ella was asked to join the characters of the show on stage to take a bow in front of the audience.

Honored, Henderson beamed as she stood among the members of the popular musical which stars Sam Attwater, David Ribi and Samantha Dorrance.



Enjoying her day at the West End theatre alongside her sister Holly, Ella made sure to take pictures with the entire cast.

Honored: The 16-year-old smiled as she held hands with Samantha Dorrance and David Ribi



Backstage access: Ella, who attended the show with her sister Holly (L), made sure to take pictures with the star of the show Sam Attwater (R)



Doing her rounds: The Grimsby born singer also posed with the entire cast of the show



Wearing part of her hair up, Ella allowed the rest of dark blonde tresses to flow down her shoulders in loose curls.



The singer sensation from Grimsby sported a black cropped leather jacket over a navy and white striped top with a navy skirt which was embellished with gold buttons.



Henderson, who is mentored by Tulisa Contostavlos, finished her look with a pair of opaque tights and pair of black suede heels.



Enjoying her day off: Ella wore a cropped black leather jacket with a striped top, navy skirt and black heels



Feeling a bit apprehensive about this week's live show on the X factor, Ella took to her Twitter account to offload some of her anxiety.



On Friday she tweeted: 'And it's Friday again!!! One more sleep to go ahhhh #xfactor'.

