The French for "phew" is "ouf", and it is a big "ouf" being heard across the country as mainstream politicians discover that the worst has not come to pass.

The National Front (FN) has not built on its first-round triumph. Marine Le Pen will not be giving press conferences as president of the north. The FN has been kept in its box.
The relief felt in the Socialists and among former President Nicolas Sarkozy's Republicans is not entirely unjustified.
What the elections have shown is that there is indeed a ceiling to the far right's progress.
At any given moment there will always be more people who oppose the FN than support it.  And that means that Le Pen ever coming to power in France is most unlikely.
And yet. Who really comes out of this electoral race smiling?
Certainly not President Francois Hollande's Socialists. They may have "saved the furniture" - as the French expression has it - by holding on to at least five regions.
And they did the moral thing (in their own eyes) by standing down in the two regions where the FN had the best hope of winning.
But look more closely and you can see the Socialist disaster. In the five years since the last regional election, their vote collapsed by 16 percentage points.
Worse, while in office President Hollande has overseen the inexorable rise of a party he says is a threat to the country's very existence. It is his own failures - in employment, wages, security - that have fed the FN's popularity.
Finally one might add that in two regions - the North and Provence - which have been Socialist strongholds, there is now not a single left-wing assembly member.
That is the direct result of the party's abdication. From now on in those regions, the only opposition is the FN.
As for Les Republicains (LR) of Mr Sarkozy, their smiles are even more forced.
They had hoped to sweep the board in these regional elections - in the same way that the left swept the board at the last ones in 2010.
Instead they have maybe five regions - and two (or three if you count Alsace) won with the help of Socialist voters.
This is hardly the sign of a vigorous opposition.
There is now bound to be bitter argument over whether Mr Sarkozy's tactics are the right ones - and indeed whether he is even the right man for the job.
The former president says the country is increasingly right-wing so it would be madness not to follow the drift. He happily raises FN themes like Islam and immigration.
But others say if the party loses touch with the centre, it can never win.
Mr Sarkozy's critics inside the party are more and more vociferous. He seems to have lost his touch. Significantly several LR candidates asked him to stay away from their campaigns.
So that leaves Marine Le Pen.  How did she fare?
There can be no hiding that the results of the elections are a big personal blow.
She has lost the chance to govern a region and show the world that her party is serious. She has been reminded that however strongly the FN performs, the gates of power remain tightly closed.
But in a way that suits her fine.
Because what it all means is that nothing in France has changed. The two main parties continue sharing out the goodies (in this case deliberately conniving to keep hers as well).
Meanwhile unemployment rises; terror stalks; the grim insurrectionary mood continues to spread.
Marine's prospects for power may be limited; but her appeal is as strong as ever for France's growing numbers of disgruntled and disaffected.
That "ouf" of relief? It's also the noise you make when you get a fist in the abdomen.


The political crisis means that Stormont's finances have been under the control of a senior civil servant since the start of the financial year.

David Sterling had to step in because the executive failed to agree a budget.
Like his fellow officials he was hoping for a quick resolution to the crisis.
When he took charge he wrote to all Stormont departments stating that while he can keep cash flowing to public services that is "not a substitute for a budget agreed by an Executive".
What that means is that he is not going to make policy decisions, so instead of political direction there is drift.
That is a particular issue for the health service, where some major policy decisions on acute hospitals, elective surgery and GP services need to be made.
With the talks deadline now pushed out until the end of June, Mr Sterling will be operating these emergency procedures for at least another two months.
While it means policy drift, it should not cause any immediate administrative problems.
On the day he took charge Mr Sterling also told all Stormont departments what their spending limits would be for the next four months.
That takes us until the end of July, well beyond the talks deadline.
The legislation says that if no budget is in place by the end of July, Mr Sterling will only have the right to spend an amount equivalent to 95% of the 2016 budget across the whole of the 2017 financial year.
So, at that point, he would have to tell departments to plan for in-year cuts of at least 5%.
However, officials think it is improbable that the emergency situation will continue for that length of time.
If there is no deal among the Stormont parties in June the expectation is that the Secretary of State will move to impose a budget.
Mr Brokenshire has already taken a small degree of financial control when it comes to rates, the property tax paid by households and businesses.
Rates bills are made up of two elements, one set by councils (the district rate) and one set by Stormont (the regional rate).
The councils have set their part, but the executive has not set the regional rate meaning that bills could not calculated.
The secretary of state has now decided that the regional rate will increase in line with inflation and will bring legislation to Westminster on Monday to allow that to happen.


It's Easter so it must be time for Newsround's Easter egg hunt!

Hidden in different stories around the Newsround website are five Easter eggs that look like the one on this page - but this one doesn't count.
All you have to do is hunt through the different story pages and see if you can spot all of them.
Good luck!
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Defending champion Brandt Snedeker is tied for the lead with Patrick Rodgers going into the final round at the Farmers Insurance Open.

England's Justin Rose, seeking an eighth PGA Tour victory, led overnight but will start two shots behind the American pair after a one-over-par 73 at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
Rodgers produced the round of the day, the 24-year-old hitting a 67 as he chases a first PGA Tour win.
Snedeker made three birdies in a 70.


A song written by a Scottish music teacher is in the running to become Romania's Eurovision entry.

Jason Blyth, who works at Kinross High, originally submitted his Tear Up The Dark track to be considered as the UK's song for the 2017 contest.
But after it was rejected he put it on YouTube with a note urging other interested countries to get in touch.
It was then picked up by a Romanian pop star who is competing to represent her country at Eurovision in May.
Pupils from the Perthshire school helped produce and record the backing track for singer Teodora Dinu, who has previously appeared on the Romanian version of X Factor.
She will perform it live on television on Sunday in the hope of being selected to progress to the finals in March when Romania's entry will be chosen.
She said: "Well, a good friend from Sweden sent me the song and I was really interested of it... after a couple of hours Jason send me a text with an invitation for me to sing the song.
"I was really happy because I loved the song and I had so many ideas for this song and for the final project.
"I like this song because in the first part is like a story, is very calm and then in the final, the last chorus, is very 'explosive' and strong, the lyrics are amazing. This song is about power and determination."
Mr Blyth told BBC Scotland: "I posted an acoustic demo on YouTube after being rejected by the UK and suddenly I was inundated with emails and YouTube comments from Romanian Eurovision fans who really liked the song.
"It was one of Teodora's fans who was instrumental in putting me in touch with her. To my amazement, she had already heard my demo. She said that she loved the song and it would be a privilege to sing it in the Romanian national selections.
"However, she wanted a "pop rock" twist and that was where my pupils came in."
Mr Blyth, who has been in the music department at Kinross for a year, said he played it to some of his pupils, asking for their input.
He added: "We recorded the new backing track at the school and my music tech pupils helped with the production."
The 32-year-old said he wrote the song about a friend who was told when he was a teenager that he was going to lose his sight. Stephen Campbell went on to represent Ireland as a paralympian swimmer at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
"I feel the subject of the song is something that hasn't really been covered by Eurovision artists. It also has a catchy hook and a live rock drive that is seldom aired in Eurovision competitions."
Romania was expelled from the 2016 Eurovision contest after its national broadcaster failed to pay outstanding debts.
But the competition to select their entry for this year's final in Kiev in the Ukraine is already under way.
Teodora Dinu is due to perform Tear Up The Dark for a judging panel and audience on Romanian television this weekend.
On Friday, a clip of Mr Blyth's original recording of the song will also be broadcast on the BBC's Eurovision: You Decide programme as part of a montage of audition tapes rejected by the UK.
All six of this year's UK Eurovision hopefuls are former X Factor contestants.
He added: "There is a massive buzz in the school about our song. I feel that the students have been on the same journey as I have as they have known about this song during its infancy.
"The whole point of me promoting the original rejected demo on YouTube was to hopefully inspire the pupils to not give up when they are told 'no'."


Uncharted 4 has won the best game at this year's Bafta Games Awards.

Developers from its studio, Naughty Dog, said it was "unexpected". The action adventure title had earlier missed out on seven other categories it had been nominated for.
Chaotic restaurant kitchen game Overcooked took the prize for best British game and family title.
The surreal puzzle-platformer Inside had four wins, the most of any game at the London ceremony.
It took original property, artistic achievement, game design and narrative.
"I hate most voice acting in games, so getting a narrative [award] is very important to me," said game designer Arnt Jensen from Copenhagen-based studio Playdead.
Brenda Romero received this year's special award.
The co-owner of Romero Games has developed dozens of titles including the Wizardry series; Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes; and Playboy: The Mansion.
She said the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' event held importance.
"I remember when Bafta started recognising video games," she said.
"To me that was the single most important move in our entire industry for recognising us as an art form [at a time when] people were saying games were bad or games were wastes of time."
She was joined at the event by her husband John Romero, who helped design Doom and the original Wolfenstein 3D.
The developers of That Dragon, Cancer were emotional when they made their speech after winning the prize for game innovation.
The title was inspired by the death of two of the team's son, who was diagnosed with cancer when just one year old. He died four years later.
"Our life with Joel was hard but it was really beautiful," said his mother Amy Green, who wrote the game's story.
"So, when we thought about creating a game that would become the only legacy he would have - the legacy we chose and he could not - we created a game that was hard to play.
"But we believe it was beautiful.
"And we thank you for believing the same thing."
Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch won best multiplayer. The team-based first-person shooter was designed for e-sports and is notable for featuring LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) characters.
The AMD e-sports audience award, however, went to Clash Royale, a real-time card-based title featuring characters from the blockbuster mobile game Clash of Clans.
Best debut game went to Firewatch, an unusual mystery adventure in which the player communicates with another person via a handheld radio. It also scored Cissy Jones an award for her performance as the voice heard, Delilah.
Audio achievement went to The Last Guardian, a much-delayed fantasy title from Sony Interactive. It was released in December, five years after it was originally expected to debut.
Rocket League won best evolving game - meaning a title that continually changes via updates - having already won three prizes at 2016's event.
The "ones to watch" prize - which highlights new talent - went to Among the Stones. The platformer was developed as a prototype by six students for their Abertay University course.
By Steffan Powell, Newsbeat
A mixed night here at the Baftas - lots of success for smaller independent games but the major award of the night went to Uncharted 4.
It was one of the highest-profile nominees, and the decision almost goes against Baftas's tradition of picking unexpected titles to win the main award.
The biggest surprise of the ceremony, in my opinion, came in the best performer category. Cissy Jones won for her brilliant portrayal of Delilah in the adventure game Firewatch, getting the better of no less than three performers from Uncharted 4, including the much fancied Nolan North (the man who plays Nathan Drake).
The people who are likely to have the sorest heads tomorrow will be the team behind Inside, which in terms of numbers of trophies had the most success.
But in terms of heart warming stories from the night - think of Ghost Town Games. The two-man team quit their jobs to make the game Overcooked with their savings. From working in a spare room to winning two Baftas in less than a year is some story.
More than 12,000 people are directly employed by the video games industry in the UK.
The awards took place at a time when the country's video games trade body Ukie has warned that Brexit could result in some studios moving overseas if it leads to an immigration clampdown.
"We need diversity of talent - not just in terms of different languages, different perspectives, different culture to put into our creative products but also different experiences," the organisation's chief executive Jo Twist told the BBC ahead of the Baftas.
"And being able to have a friction-free system to be able to hire in the best talent from wherever they are across the globe to the UK [is needed] to keep our place at the top of the table."
Last year, $99.6bn of video games were sold worldwide, according to research firm Newzoo, representing an 8.5% gain on the previous year and a bigger sum spent on movies.
It said China represented the biggest market in terms of consumer spend with the UK in sixth place.
The nominees for best game had included Overwatch, Titanfall 2, Firewatch, Inside and Stardew Valley in addition to the winner Uncharted 4.
Last year's winner was Fallout 4.


Manchester City are the only Premier League side with their 100% start to the season intact after they beat derby rivals Manchester United to stay top of the table.

Liverpool beat champions Leicester City, while Arsenal, Bournemouth, Tottenham and Watford and Crystal Palace also won.
Chelsea were held at Swansea and you can see my team of the week above.
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The Crystal Palace keeper has made a good start to his career at Selhurst Park and been unlucky not to have a better return for his efforts. However, against Middlesbrough the Frenchman was outstanding. Two saves from Negredo saved the day for Palace but it was his tip over the bar from Ben Gibson that was the most spectacular.
If the Eagles can produce the right service for Christian Benteke, and retain the £50m-valued Wilfried Zaha, then Palace seem almost certain to retain their Premier League status. Manager Alan Pardew's business in the transfer window has been outstanding. The acquisition of Mandanda, Benteke and Loic Remy has once again established Pardew's business acumen. If he were to get £50m for Zaha this season I suggest he gives up football and becomes the chairman of the Confederation of British Industry!
The move for Tottenham's third goal started in their penalty area and ended up in the back of the net. In fact Kyle Walker, who made this goal for Delli Alli, hadn't left the penalty area when Christian Eriksen made the break.
The speed at which Walker raced forward to support the Spurs attack was tremendous but it was also the ease and composure he showed when he gently stroked the ball for Alli to finish that really made me take note. I've seen Walker in this mood before and it bodes well for Tottenham's fortunes in the Champions League.
When I saw Laurent Koscielny sitting in the stands recovering from his European Championship exploits when his team-mates were in desperate need of defenders against Liverpool, it made me question his commitment to Arsenal's cause. This is a player with enormous qualities and they were perfectly demonstrated against Southampton.
You don't often see a defender execute an overhead kick as well as Koscielny did to equalise against Southampton. If he is going to have a day off in future he should try to make sure it's not a matchday.
When Pep Guardiola brought John Stones to Manchester City for a king's ransom, few doubted his judgement and quite rightly so. However, if the performance of keeper Claudio Bravo against Manchester United is anything to go by then Stones may prove to be more valuable than originally thought.
Stones had to dig the debutant keeper out of so many situations against Manchester United I started to question whether Guardiola understood that in the Premier League the ball can arrive in the penalty area at any time and from anywhere. It doesn't matter how good a goalkeeper is with his feet - if he can't use his hands, what's the point?
We all saw it. That wonderful reverse pass by Dimitri Payet that lead to West Ham's second goal. The only problem with moments like that is the media love them but they stick in the minds of pros who find such extravagances unnecessary and humiliating.
So I can only imagine the delight of the Watford players when they saw Payet in a heap after a perfectly legitimate tackle by Jose Holebas. In the same move Holebas went on to complete a proper humiliation by scoring Watford's definitive goal to complete West Ham's total demise. Now that's what I call revenge.
At last Adam Lallana appears to be enjoying his game under the Anfield spotlight in the same way he did when he set the Premier League alight at St Mary's with Southampton. We've seen flashes of his brilliance but what I detect now is a player who has come to terms with the weight of expectancy that comes with being a Liverpool player.
The England international has finally realised that he is no longer playing at the Adelphi Theatre every week but Carnegie Hall. In the past, I sense he has struggled with this notion but it would seem not anymore. Lallana's all-round performance for club and country this week suggests that the player is finally coming to terms with the demands of playing for a big club and might even prove to be its leader in the end.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho didn't heed the warnings. The quality of Kevin de Bruyne's cross in the opening minutes against his side should have been enough to tell the Portuguese that De Bruyne had a score to settle. It was Mourinho who told De Bruyne he wasn't good enough at Chelsea and sent him packing with a career to rebuild.
De Bruyne has come back to the Premier League with a vengeance and tore the heart out of Mourinho's side in the derby. In fact, the Belgium international already looks like a contender for player of the season.
I must say I thought Son's first goal was a bit opportunistic but his second was a wonder goal. Last season Spurs tore Stoke apart by four goals to nil, looked full of enterprise and guile and got us all talking about how they were title contenders. Well, I have no intention of falling for that again.
Sadio Mane cut Leicester to ribbons. What excites me about this player is his change of pace. On two occasions Mane gave Kasper Schmeichel the impression that the keeper was the favourite to win the race to the ball and both times Mane switched on the turbochargers and left Schmeichel completely exposed.
There is a developing mood in the game that seems to encourage keepers to venture way beyond their penalty area in order for their defences to push high up the field. The only problem with that is it leaves the goal unprotected and the keeper looking rather foolish if it fails.
Recalled to the Spanish national team in midweek, the striker helped himself to two goals to justify his selection and another two against Swansea in the league in a pulsating game at the Liberty Stadium. The Chelsea hit man looks deadly in front of goal at the moment but still can't help causing mischief.
Pundits with a younger perspective tell me how much they enjoy the aggressive element to his game and, without it, he would be far less effective. What nonsense. The lad can play. Once you have that, do you need anything else?
With one Brazilian resting on the sidelines it was left to another to produce the goods. Philippe Coutinho will be the player who Liverpool depend on to see them past more difficult opposition but, in his absence, compatriot Roberto Firmino is very capable of holding the fort.
Firmino seemed to take great delight in putting Leicester to the sword. Meanwhile, the Foxes strike me as a team who have dispensed with the basic 'defend for our lives and then hit them on the break' attitude for a more sophisticated approach. The quicker Leicester get back to what they know, the better.


The UK's banks say they have not decided whether to move operations outside of the UK after Brexit, a top banker has said.

Anthony Browne, chief executive of the British Bankers' Association, told a House of Lords EU committee that banks are pondering moves abroad.
He called for current arrangements to stay as close as possible to those now in place with the European Union.
He said transitional arrangements with the EU were needed.
Mr Browne added that would remove uncertainty and ease pressure on banks, while also avoiding "cliff edge" disruption to markets.
"There is a 'wait and see' at the moment," he said.
He was giving public evidence on the subject of "Brexit: Financial Services" to the EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee.
The Lords were told that once Britain has begun formal talks to withdraw from the EU, departure will take place after two years.
Brexit will occur even if no new trade deal has been agreed, unless all EU member states agree to extend the negotiation period, the Lords heard.
"We think there should be some form of transitional arrangements," Mr Browne said.


One of a handful of deckchairs recovered from the Titanic could fetch up to £80,000 at auction in Wiltshire.

The Nantucket wooden chair was on the first class promenade deck of the luxury liner when it sank in 1912.
Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said it was "one of the rarest types of Titanic collectable" which came with extensive paperwork to prove its provenance.
The chair, which is too delicate to sit on but which has been carefully preserved, will be sold on 18 April.
The deckchair was picked up by the crew of the Mackay-Bennett which was sent to recover the bodies of the victims after the Titanic sank.
According to the ship's log records, it was one of six or seven taken back to port in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Mr Aldridge said it was probably given to French cable ship captain Julien Lemarteleur by a crew member of the Mackay-Bennett, along with the piece of cork from a Titanic lifejacket.
"The in-depth provenance documentation confirms the chain of custody of the deck chair through from Capt Lemarteleur in 1912 through to the present day," he said.
The current owner, an English Titanic collector, has kept it for 15 years.
About 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg on April 14 during its maiden voyage to New York from Southampton.
The auction is taking place at Henry Aldridge and Son in Devizes.


Rush-hour Tube commuters refused to get off a faulty train at Plaistow station despite announcements urging them to do so, causing a queue of trains.

"Delays on the District Line because some geniuses think staying on a broken down train will get them to work faster," passenger Joe C tweeted.
Transport for London (TfL) said such an incident was "not normally a problem".
Passengers at Seven Sisters also claimed they were "crushed" on Monday morning when the station was evacuated.
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At 07:30 GMT, commuters were told to empty the train at Plaistow, in east London, because there was a fault with one of the driver's safety lights.
TfL said: "There were passengers who refused to get off."
They said passengers usually understood that if the train had to be taken out of service, they needed to get off so it could be fixed.
"We had a queue of trains behind that service," TfL added.
Further morning rush-hour disruption happened in north London at Seven Sisters station, which was evacuated because of overcrowding, impacting on the Victoria Line.
One passenger, Tasha Demi, tweeted: "Maddest journey into work today thanks to Seven Sisters station and the Victoria Line. People getting crushed on escalators and then evacuated."
Steve Griffiths, chief operating officer for London Underground, apologised for the disruption to the Victoria Line.
He added: "This was caused by a signal failure at Victoria station and has now been resolved by our technical staff."


A rat cull on an islet near the Isle of Man is thought to have led to a significant rise in the number of Manx Shearwaters.

A survey by Manx National Heritage (MNH) estimates a 22% rise in nesting birds since last year.
MNH spokeswoman Kate Hawkins said the number of occupied burrows has grown from 342 in 2013 to 424.
"Several more years of survey are needed to confirm that the shearwater population is recovering," she added.
MNH, which owns the Calf of Man, announced plans to eradicate the islet of rats in 2012, to help provide a safe environment for nesting seabirds.
The project cost about Â£48,000 and involved laying an intricate grid of traps for the rats- natural predators of nesting birds and eggs.
It was supported by the Manx Wildlife Trust, the RSPB, the Manx government and a number of volunteers from the Isle of Man.
"It will be some time yet before rat-free status can be announced," continued Ms Hawkins.
"We ask everyone who visits the Calf, particularly boat owners, to be extra vigilant for signs of rats and to make sure that cargo and fishing equipment is checked for stowaways before setting out for the island."
In September, conservationists reported the first Manx Shearwaters chicks being born on the Isles of Scilly in living memory following a similar cull of the rat population on St Agnes.


Wigan Warriors back-rower Joel Tomkins could be ruled out of action "indefinitely" with a knee injury, says head coach Shaun Wane.

Tomkins, 29, has played nine Super League games in 2016, but missed the 26-6 victory at Catalans Dragons in Perpignan on Saturday.
The England player is set for a scan on the problem, and may need an operation.
"Joel is struggling with his knee, that's not looking good," said head coach Shaun Wane.
Wane's side take on Wakefield on Friday and back-rowers Macauley Davies and Kyle Shelford could make their debuts.
Shelford is the son of late former Wigan player Adrian Shelford, who played 83 times during the 1980s and 1990s.


Real Madrid extended their unbeaten run to 38 games with a 3-0 victory over Sevilla in the first leg of their last-16 Copa del Rey tie at the Bernabeu.

Real - who have won 29 of those 38 matches - are one short of equalling a best-ever run by a La Liga team.
James Rodriguez scored twice as he made a rare start in the absence of the rested Cristiano Ronaldo.
Raphael Varne also headed home to put Real firmly in control with the second leg in Seville on 12 January.
It is a second leg which now appears a formality amid a hectic schedule that could see Real play 21 times in 11 weeks.
Madrid started a second consecutive home game without any of their first-choice front three with Karim Benzema on the substitutes' bench, Ronaldo rested and Gareth Bale sidelined with a long-term ankle injury.
Rodriguez had previously said he would consider his future in January after playing a minor role so far this season, but made the most of a rare start by scoring a spectacular long-range opener and adding his second from the penalty spot after Luca Modric was fouled by Mariano.
Real Sociedad also took a huge step towards the last eight with Willian Jose, Carlos Vela and Mikel Oyarzabal scoring in a 3-1 win over Villarreal.


An "oddball" loner has been jailed for the rape and murder of a woman he promised to "get home safe" after they met outside a nightclub.

India Chipchase, 20, was found dead at a house in Northampton on 31 January.
Edward Tenniswood, 52, claimed the pair had consensual sex and he had throttled Miss Chipchase a result of his "over-eagerness" in bed.
He will serve at least 30 years for the murder, and was sentenced to 12 years for the rape, to run concurrently.
Judge Mr Justice Saunders described it as "a crime of utter depravity", adding that Miss Chipchase "was vulnerable and he took advantage of her vulnerability".
A jury at Birmingham Crown Court took under two hours to find him guilty.
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During a two-week trial, the court heard Miss Chipchase was drunk when she got into a taxi with Tenniswood outside NB's nightclub in Northampton.
The killer told jurors his victim had placed his hands on her neck during "loving" sex at his house.
He said he inadvertently throttled her through "inexperience and incompetence".
The prosecution said he raped his victim with her clothes on and then "squeezed the life" out of her.
He "cuddled up" to her lifeless body, later found under plastic sheeting on a mattress, before leaving the house for a kebab.
He then sat and drank in a hotel bar for 22 hours until police arrested him after tracking Miss Chipchase's phone to his house.
Edward Tenniswood gave his evidence to the jury as if he were on stage. He appeared to enjoy the audience - so much so that a police officer commented to me that he "was getting off on it all".
It was as if he was reliving everything and rewriting history.
The judge repeatedly told him to keep his sentences short but he refused, going into tasteless and inappropriate detail.
He talked of bringing a dummy into court to illustrate a point and said he drank so much the day he met India his body contained "more wine than blood".
At one point, the judge asked jurors to leave the courtroom because India's relatives were visibly upset by Tenniswood's graphic testimony.
He was argumentative with the judge and barristers and frequently became angry and went off topic.
The jury heard he kept cuttings of pictures of beautiful women as "ornaments", including fashion model Heather Stewart-Whyte - who bears a striking resemblance to Miss Chipchase.
He even claimed to have had a relationship with the model, who released a statement to say she had never met Tenniswood and could not offer "any explanation for this inaccurate claim".
Speaking to the victim's aunt and uncle ahead of sentencing, the Judge Mr Justice Saunders QC said: "There is no sentence I can pass that can fully compensate for the loss of India."
Miss Chipchase's parents did not attend the trial.
In a statement read to court, the victim's mother Sue Chipchase said her daughter "lit up a room" adding: "The actions of this man mean we have been condemned to a life spent grieving for a child whose potential we shall never see."
Her father, Jeremy, said in a video statement released after the trial: "I sincerely hope there's no possibility that another woman ever falls into the hands of my daughter's murderer."
Outside court, Det Ch Insp Steve Woliter said he was "confident" Miss Chipchase was Tenniswood's sole victim.
He said Northamptonshire Police had carried out a thorough investigation, including excavating Tenniswood's garden, and found "nothing at all".


Where there's muck there's brass goes the saying - as Welsh councils have been finding out.

They face tough targets to recycle household waste - and if they don't hit those targets, they will be hit hard by fines.
Over the last couple of years, this has meant changes to what rubbish is collected, when it is collected and how it is collected.
Some decisions have proved unpopular, with this fact illustrated by the reaction to Cardiff council's new system that was launched on Monday.
Cardiff was the worst-performing authority in Wales when figures for December 2014 were released, recycling 48% of its waste. The Welsh government has set each local authority a target of hitting 58% by March 2016.
In an effort to meet this target, Cardiff council has spent £1.6 million on waste collection changes that include reducing the size of its black refuse bins and sending out green waste wheelie bins.
Some residents, who don't have gardens, called the new green bins a "waste of money" and protested by taking them to city hall last Thursday, saying they "ruined" the look of the area.
Alison Hambury in Llandaff North, Cardiff, said her block of eight flats was given nine green bins and eight black bins.
"I'm all for recycling, I just don't really see the point of all the bins and I don't see how we're saving money," she said.
But Julie Richardson from Canton said she participates in surveys for the council, and had said yes to the wheelie bins.
"We used to have black bin bags and now the seagulls can't attack my bins any more. It makes the street cleaner."
Bob Derbyshire, Cardiff council's Cabinet Member for the Environment, said claims the public was not informed about the move "frankly beggars belief".
He said the council conducted a survey, consultations, and a publicity campaign.
Other councils around Wales have experienced problems. Rhondda Cynon Taf council, for example, estimated that 20% of recycling bags left by residents are "contaminated" with the wrong type of waste. It has told its workers not to collect these.
In Merthyr Tydfil, some residents complained new bins for non-recyclable were too small, while in Blaenau Gwent, there have been concerns that some residents may struggle getting new recycling trolleys up steps to their properties.
With questions raised about decisions made to avoid hefty fines, here is a look at what councils are doing around Wales.
On Anglesey, there is an alternate weekly collection of green waste and refuse alongside a weekly collection of dry recycling and food waste.
This method started as a trial in 2005 and was rolled out to the whole island by 2007. While a spokesman said there were initial "teething problems", recycling rates have improved and there have been no issues with things like fly-tipping. Anglesey was recycling 55% of its waste in December 2014, 3% short of the target required by March 2016.
Blaenau Gwent is the joint third-worst performing authority in Wales (December 2014 figures showed it recycled 51% of its waste).
To address this, it has recently started a process of sending out new Troliblocs (a stack of three recycling boxes on a wheeled trolley) to its residents. These separate paper, metals, plastics and glass and cardboard, and all houses should have these by October.
The cost of the new system will be between £3.8m and £4.3m, with some of this cost met by a Welsh government grant.
When the new system replaces the collection of bags in the Autumn, the council hopes that it will generate income as well as improving recycling rates. Because the materials are already sorted, officers estimate between £150,000 and £250,000 could be made annually. Black bags will also be collected every three weeks.
While some residents were concerned about storing the Troliblocs or moving them down steps outside their properties, the local authority said it would supply alternative systems if people were struggling to manage them.
Bridgend has one of the longest-established systems in Wales. It gave a contract in 2010, that runs until 2017, for weekly collections of paper, glass and cardboard in black boxes, plastics and tins in hessian sacks and food waste in caddies. Black bags are collected fortnightly.
The council is on target to achieve the Welsh government target of 58% by 2015-16, with rates fluctuating between 56% and 58% over the months from December 2013 to December 2014.
Caerphilly council spent £1.45 million on its recycling scheme in 2009 - this comprised of £1m for bins, £350,000 for food caddies and £100,000 towards a doorstep education campaign.
It now runs a weekly co-mingled recycling collection using the bins, a weekly food and green waste collection and a fortnightly rubbish collection.
A spokeswoman said the outlay has made a "significant" difference. Caerphilly council currently recycles 56% of its waste.
Cardiff council was the worst performing local authority in Wales, achieving 48% in December 2014. But it expects this figure to rise to 53% when a new league table is published in August.
The authority has spent about £1.6m on new wheelie bins and launched a new collection initiative on Monday.
Carmarthenshire council officers believe they are on course to hit the 60% recycling mark for 2014-15.
Its system was introduced in 2008 and is reviewed regularly, with minor changes made.
Food waste is collected weekly, while blue bags for mixed recyclables and black bags for non-recyclables are collected on alternate weeks. In addition, the council has five household waste recycling centres and 170 bring-it-yourself sites.
Between December 2013 and December 2014, Ceredigion's recycling rate jumped higher than that of any other council in Wales - from 55% to 62%.
The system it uses sees weekly collections of different recyclable materials in a clear plastic bag and food waste, which is collected separately by the same vehicle. Residual waste is collected fortnightly.
This scheme has been in operation since 2010, and while it puts the local authority on target for 2015-16, a review is currently taking place to see if money could be saved by using an alternative collection method.
There are seven options being looked at by council officers, which include keeping the system as it is, fortnightly recycling collections and separating materials further.
Conwy collects dry recyclables (cans, paper, plastic, card and batteries) and food waste weekly. Green garden waste, textiles and small electrical items and non-recyclable waste are collected fortnightly.
The whole local authority has been covered since November 2013 and the council is confident it will meet the required rate of 58% by March 2016.
Denbighshire has had the same system in place since April 2009 and achieved a 70% recycling rate between April and June 2014.
This sees mixed dry recyclables, black bins and green bins collected fortnightly and food waste collected weekly.
Changes to garden waste collections in April, saw them switched from a free opt-in service to a chargeable collection. Projections for 2015-16 suggest that this will achieve its aim of reducing council spending by £400,000 per year.
Like most other councils, Denbighshire does not fine residents for mistakes, but leaves bins unemptied if they contain the wrong waste.
While the council has already hit the 2024-25 target (70%), officers are concerned that changes to Welsh government requirements for collections may affect its performance going forward.
In Flintshire, residents separate recycled materials, which are collected and transported in different vehicles.
This method has been in operation since 2012 and achieved a 56% rate in December 2014.
It is predicted that changes in collection methods for the 15,000 households in Dwyfor will lead to savings of £100,000. When these are rolled out completely to the 19,000 homes in Meirionnydd and 26,000 in Arfon, Gwynedd council predicts it can make annual savings of £414,000.
Currently, the council collects food waste brown bins and blue boxes for recyclables weekly, and brown wheelie bins for garden waste fortnightly.
The changes in Dwyfor, introduced in October 2014, and recently to Meirionnydd, will see non-recycled waste collected every three weeks. A nappy collection service has also been introduced, as well as a three-tiered cart to make recycling easier.
A spokesman said: "We are confident that the new arrangement will help to avoid the substantial financial penalties that the council (and by extension Gwynedd residents) would face if it was to fail to hit national recycling and landfill targets."
A new system was introduced in January, with officers saying it is too early to predict the impact it will have on recycling rates (Merthyr Tydfil was the joint third-worst recycler in Wales in December 2014, with a figure of 51%). However, it is hoped the new system will bring savings of £1,038,000 annually.
The Welsh government gave the council £2m to improve rates last August. The first phase was rolled out in January, when 240 litre wheeled bins were replaced by new 140 litre bins. At the time, some residents took to Facebook to complain these were not big enough to fit all their rubbish in.
From June, residents were also asked to separate their recyclables rather than put them in the same container, while garden waste collections changed from weekly to fortnightly and seasonal from April to November.
Monmouthshire council has been running a scheme for over five years where it collects residual waste fortnightly and recyclable material weekly. This achieved a rate of 65% by December 2014.
There has been a recent change to collection days, that allow vehicles to cover the whole area quicker. It is hoped this will save the local authority around £250,000 a year.
The local authority is on track to achieve 58% recycling by March 2016, after posting a figure of 57% in December 2014.
It has introduced a number of initiatives aimed at improving rates, including Recycle Plus, which was launched in July 2014. This saw a 180 litre bag sent out to residents, which allows them to recycle a wider range if items, such as plastic, card, cartons and aerosols.
In Newport, blue boxes for papers, mobile phones, printer cartridges and textiles, green boxes for glass, cans and aerosols and food caddies are collected weekly. Garden waste and cardboard collections take place fortnightly.
In December 2014, the local authority recycled 52% of its waste.
Pembrokeshire has a twin stream system, where mixed dry recyclables are collected in sacks while there are separate containers for collecting food and glass. It achieved a rate of 65% in December 2015, meaning it has already hit its 2015-16 target.
Powys currently collects recycling weekly in a kerbside multi-box system that comprises of an aqua box for glass, blue box for paper and card, a red box for plastic and cans and a kitchen caddy for food waste.
This has helped Powys achieve a rate of 52% and there are no plans to change it.
However, the council will be holding a consultation in August as it considers a plan to collect rubbish every three weeks. As well as encouraging residents to recycle more as it seeks to achieve an "extremely challenging" rate by 2015-16, it hopes this would also save the council £500,000 a year.
In December 2014, it recycled 50% of its waste.
The council estimated that 20% of bags left out for recycling are contaminated with wrong types of waste and now leaves stickers on these without collecting them.
Swansea has trialled a number of different methods in an effort to increase its recycling rate.
In April, 3,200 pink recycling bags were sent out to residents in St Thomas, Bonymaen, Pentrechwyth, Pontlliw and Pontarddulais as part of a trial.
These were twice the size as the old bags used, and designed to be heavier so they did not blow away.
In December 2014, Swansea recycled 57% of its waste.
Currently, Torfaen recycles 52% of its waste, but hopes changes to collections will help it achieve the target of 58%.
Recyclables and food waste are collected weekly and cardboard and green waste fortnightly. From September, black wheelie bins will be changed from a 240 litre size to 140 litres. "Many residents continue to use their wheelie bins to dispose of waste that could be recycled - by reducing the amount of general waste we collect we expect to see an increase in recycling rates," a spokesman said.
This change is not expected to free up any extra cash, with any savings countered by the cost of the new bins.
In April 2015 changes were made, with the most significant, a new charge for the collection of bulky items of £15 for up to three pieces. It is hoped this will save the authority £270,000 a year.
Despite concerns that this may lead to an increase in fly-tipping, there was a reduction in the Vale of Glamorgan between April and June 2015.
Since 2011, different recyclables and food waste have been collected weekly, with residual waste and garden waste fortnightly.
Vale of Glamorgan hit 56% recycling in December 2014, but officers say it is too early to say whether or not it will achieve 58% by 2015-16.
Residents in 350 properties recently took part in a pilot, trialling different collection ideas. What the council found was that a "one size doesn't fit all" and said it would take into account the type of home people live in before introducing new methods.
The trial took place partly because the collection fleet is "becoming old and inefficient" and will need replacing. Wrexham achieved a 57% recycling rate in December 2014.
Currently, black bags and food waste are collected fortnightly, while residents also have a blue bag for card and newspaper and green box for plastic bottles.
Tim Peppin, the Welsh Local Government Association's (WLGA's) director of regeneration and sustainable development, said that if local authorities do not meet targets, Welsh ministers have the power to impose fines.
These would amount to £200 for every tonne by which an authority fails to meet its target. For example, if an authority needs to recycle 4,000 tonnes more to hit the percentage target, it could potentially be hit with a £800,000 fine.
The Welsh government has set its authorities targets of recycling 58% by 2015-16 and 70% by 2024-25.
While in theory, large fines could be applied, in practice, Mr Peppin said this may not happen.
The target for 2012-13 was 52% and no authority was fined then for missing the target. Mr Peppin said that the possibility of fines would increase if an authority was seen to be doing nothing to improve recycling rates.
Looking at the landscape in Wales, he said Cardiff faced particular problems. With a large student population, multiple occupancy buildings such as halls of residence and a relatively high number of flats, he said it would be difficult for it to develop a standard approach for collecting across the city. Different methods would need to be employed in the different types of buildings.
Major venues and attractions such as the Millennium Stadium and Motorpoint arena also create problems in that they bring large amounts of people into the city who create waste.
He added that there are collection issues in authorities like Rhondda Cynon Taf and Blaenau Gwent, saying: "The geography of the valleys creates challenges associated with inaccessible back lanes, difficulties taking waste receptacles through terraced houses, lack of space on pavements at the front of some properties and delays to traffic caused by collection vehicles."
However, a Wales-wide rate of 56% puts the country well ahead of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, who are all around the 45% mark.
The European Union target is currently 50%, although discussions have taken place over increasing the level to 70%.
Despite Wales' good target-led results in comparison to the rest of the UK, Rhondda Cynon Taf leader Andrew Morgan, who is the WLGA spokesman on waste, said the aim of "no waste by the 2050s" is unrealistic.
He said: "The concern is the next target (after 2015/16) is 70%, that's why some local authorities are going to three weekly collections. But each local authority must determine for itself what's best in its own area.
"The targets do get more challenging."
Environmentalist and author Tony Juniper also called for producers to do their bit. He said there should be national standards and packaging such as films, cans and plastics should be designed to fit in with recycling schemes.


EE has called on rival mobile networks to provide "greater clarity" about signal coverage.

Most operators cite population-based figures but do not state how much of the UK landmass they cover.
EE said that from January, it would clearly cite only its geographic coverage on its website and adverts.
Industry regulator Ofcom told the BBC it had called on operators to improve coverage on transport lines and in remote places.
Most of the UK's mobile operators boast coverage figures of up to 99% - but these numbers are based on the number of premises that have connectivity.
Since a large number of people work and live in major towns and cities, where coverage tends to be good, the percentage figure is high.
But it does not reflect how much of the country as a whole gets a signal, and thus does not indicate the likelihood of experiencing drop-outs while travelling or working outside.
"Our view is that the industry needs to be clearer on coverage, and geographic is the most important metric," EE's chief executive Marc Allera told the BBC.
"These are mobile devices. People expect them to work outside of where they live and work."
Ofcom told the BBC it had published research allowing mobile users to compare the geographic coverage of each network.
It added that mobile operators were obliged to provide voice coverage - 2G or higher - to 90% of the UK landmass by the end of 2017, and it was "examining" ways it could improve data coverage geographically.
EE acknowledged there was a risk that its figures might appear poor compared to rivals' if they did not match its commitment.
But Mr Allera said: "I am going to stick to what I believe is right, which is being transparent."
In response to EE, a spokesman for O2 said: "We would welcome more transparency on network coverage across the industry."
Shaun Collins, from the consultancy CCS Insight, said the initiative was "long overdue".
"This bold move by Marc Allera will be studied carefully by his competitors, it will be interesting to see their reactions," he said.


Don Cossack has been ranked the highest-rated horse in jump racing for the second year running.

The Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, trained in Ireland by Gordon Elliott, has an uncertain future after suffering a tendon injury.
Don Cossack has been allocated a rating of 177 in the annual Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications.
The Gold Cup winner was ranked just ahead of Cue Card, Faugheen and Vautour (all 176) with Sprinter Sacre on 175.
Faugheen is the highest rated hurdler since Istabraq 15 years ago, while Don Cossack's mark (up from 175 last year) puts him on a par with the likes of 2005 Cheltenham victor Kicking King and triple Gold Cup winner winner Best Mate.
Douvan won five Grade One races in just over four months - by an average distance of more than 12 lengths - but trails Sprinter Sacre in the two-mile chasing division on 169.
Analysis - BBC correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
"These ratings will encourage those around the hugely popular Sprinter Sacre, who emerged from a heart problem and what was looking increasingly like a sad obscurity, to win all of his four races and become 'story of the season'.
"When the future opposition of ever-rising star Douvan is mentioned, there tends to be gulps and shrugging of shoulders from 'Team Sprinter', but the handicappers still believe the younger horse has ground to make up.
"It could make for a thrilling rivalry, with the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown in December a likely starting point for the reigning champion."


A man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent following an assault that left a prisoner with life-threatening injuries.

Andre Thompson, 47, of Maidstone Prison, Kent, was charged in relation to the incident at Woodhill Prison on 20 November.
A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital after being assaulted at the prison in Milton Keynes.
Mr Thompson is due to appear at Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court in June.
Following the incident, Thames Valley Police said the victim was in a stable condition. Police have confirmed that the victim has now returned to Woodhill Prison.
The family of the victim called for a full investigation into what happened following the incident.


Nigeria international winger Michael Babatunde says he feels "very safe" playing in Ukraine despite the current political instability in the country.

For months, pro-Russian separatists have fought Ukrainian forces in two eastern regions of Ukraine but a fragile ceasefire has been agreed by both sides.
Despite repeated violations of this truce, Babatunde signed a one-year deal with Ukrainian Premier League side Dnipro last week after terminating his contract at rivals FC Volyn Lutsk.
I have been playing in this country for four years and I feel very safe to continue my professional career here
"The club and league organisers have taken every precaution with the security of the players, officials, fans and everyone involved in Ukrainian football," he told BBC Sport.
"Life here is normal and they've also ensured that we don't travel or play where there are security concerns.
"I have been playing in this country for four years and I feel very safe to continue my professional career here."
The 22-year-old made his debut for 2015 Europa League finalists Dnipro when they beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 at the Chornomorets Stadium in the Black Sea city of Odessa on Friday.
The nine-time Ukrainian champions Shakhtar are homeless because their Donbass Arena was shelled during fierce battle last year.
Amid all this turmoil in the Eastern European country, Babatunde insists he felt safe in Odessa, the scene of a major fire last year.
"I know Shakhtar couldn't play in Donetsk, but the game took place in Odessa and not Lviv, but it was a good game and atmosphere," he said.
"I am a footballer so my focus was on the football and we felt safe and happy to beat Shakhtar away."
The skilful winger, who has been in Ukraine since 2011, rejected offers from Norwegian and Chinese clubs to play European competition with Dnipro.
"I'm very familiar with the country and league but Dnipro also provides the opportunity to play in the Europa League.
"The club reached the final of the competition last season and they are hungry to go a step further this season.
"We have a good team and I have a strong feeling that we can achieve something as a team," Babatunde added.
Babatunde, who made his international debut against Mexico in June 2013, played for Nigeria against Chad in a recent 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kaduna.
He also represented his country at the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup and the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
One of Nigeria's standout performers at the World Cup in Brazil, he suffered a fractured wrist in the final group game against Argentina.
He underwent surgery and missed the rest of the World Cup before a lengthy spell on the sidelines kept him out of international football.
But a fit-again Babatunde made an emotional return for the Super Eagles 2-0 win against Chad in June.


When Fleur East came second in last year's X Factor, she thought her career was over.

The effervescent singer, with her mane of bouncy curls, had been the bookmaker's favourite to win after her explosive cover of Uptown Funk proved so popular Mark Ronson had to rush the original song into shops a month earlier than planned.
But, to many people's surprise, she came second to van driver and self-confessed "normal guy" Ben Haenow.
It later transpired he had led the public vote since the fourth week of the contest.
"There was a moment of despair," says East, looking back.
"It was a scary time because the [recording] contract's only guaranteed for the winner. So I was thinking 'oh gosh, what's going to happen now? Am I just going to go back into the state I was before I auditioned?'"
But a few weeks after the show, Simon Cowell took her aside and asked her to sign to his record label, Syco.
One year on, her debut single, Sax, has taken up residency in the top 10, while an album is straining at the gates.
"I've been waiting for this moment forever," she tells the BBC. "It literally has felt like a lifetime."
Born to a Ghanaian mother and an English father, and raised in Walthamstow, London, East has wanted to sing since she was a child.
"I'd perform in the mirror,  I'd pretend to do interviews, I'd practice my autograph for hours."
She first auditioned for the X Factor in 2005 as part of girl group Addictiv Ladies - who were eliminated in the first week.
There followed a decade of false starts and hard work, gigging around the country to no avail. But East insists there was no stigma associated with the competition.
"I wasn't tarnished by that brush, because I'd left so early in the competition. People didn't even realise it was me, to be honest."
At her peak, she was working as a session singer and providing live vocals on tour with DJ Fresh. But, by 2014, her diary had dried up and she was sitting at home in her pyjamas, watching daytime TV and battling depression.
It was her family who pushed her to re-apply for the X Factor and, with nothing to lose, she decided to give it one last shot.
Looking back, she says the decade of struggle and rejection had knocked her confidence. "So when I finally got through to the live shows and knew the public were voting for me, that gave me the boost I needed.
"The X Factor was the final push I needed to have the presence and confidence on stage, which I didn't have before. It's a crash course in the music industry. If you can survive the show, you're ready for the industry."
East admits she would have been "crushed" by the "fickle" and "volatile" music business had she succeeded first time around.
And although she doesn't mention it, the time she spent gaining a degree in journalism and contemporary history has clearly given her a wisdom and perspective that's rare in the pop industry.
That maturity has allowed her to make bold creative decisions  on her album, Love, Sax and Flashbacks.
Take, for instance, the cover photo. Conventional wisdom suggests a debut record should carry a face-on portrait of the artist, to establish their identity. East rejected that in favour of a shot where she tosses her gargantuan hair back, obscuring her face altogether.
"It reflects energy and movement and who I am as a performer," she explains.
Then she dispensed with featured vocals and guest raps from higher-profile artists - which can help newer acts onto radio playlists.
"It is quite brave," she admits. "Initially, I left spaces for features. There are a couple of songs where I said, 'oh we could have a rapper here' or 'I could do a duet there'. But then… I kind of threw myself into the songs.
"I did so many different drafts. Six or seven versions of each song. I re-wrote raps. So when it came to reviewing the songs, I just thought, 'well, if it's not needed, let's just leave them how they are.'"
Perhaps most foolhardy of all, she scrapped songs she'd recorded with US super-producers Babyface and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, whose previous credits include Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears and Beyonce.
"It's a real honour to work with these people," she says, "and that Darkchild song was really cool. I don't think it's one that will disappear into oblivion - but it got to the point where I had to whittle the album down."
Ditching R&B - a genre where British artists tend to suffer in comparison to their US counterparts - East settled on a Technicolor brand of retro-pop, powered by the parping brass that underscored Uptown Funk.
Was she ever worried that her solo material would sound like a watered-down version of Ronson's megahit?
"I don't think so," she says. "I can't ignore what I grew up listening to. My parents used to listen to Michael Jackson non-stop. They used to listen to Luther Vandross, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder.
"Uptown Funk salutes a lot of those old school sounds as well - and I think that's why everybody loved it so much. There've been a few hits in the same vein, like Blurred Lines and Get Lucky. I think people miss that sound. I definitely missed that sound."
She says her album is a deliberate reaction against modern pop, which has become too self-absorbed and serious.
"My album is very uplifting and positive and fun. That was my mission - to get people up on their feet and escape the seriousness of life."
The lead single was unleashed back on the X Factor stage last month, to an audience of nine million viewers.
It was a stunningly assured show, with East channelling Tina Turner and Janet Jackson before taking a daredevil backwards dive off the judges' desk. It sent Twitter into meltdown, while music website Popjustice called it "the show's most exciting ever alumni launch performance".
It even left Simon Cowell momentarily lost for words - until he finally stammered: "That was off the chart. This is why we make the show."
"I was very nervous before that," admits the 28-year-old. "It felt like such a huge deal. I was coming back as an artist in the real world - and the contestants were there watching me, so I felt I had to set an example for them."
"Then there was the backflip. And I had my coat taken off in the first minute of the song, like Madonna at the Brits. There were a lot of things that could have gone wrong!"
But if East gets her way, very little is going to go wrong now that she finally has her dreams within her grasp.
"I just can't wait."
Fleur East's debut album Love, Sax and Flashbacks is released by Syco Music on Friday, 4 December.


Samoa centre Kieron Fonotia has warned his international team-mates to watch out for Ospreys colleague Sam Davies.

Davies' place-kicking was below par in Wales' 24-6 win over Tonga on Friday, missing three of seven chances, but the fly-half impressed with ball in hand.
Wales now travel from Eden Park to Apia to face Samoa on Friday, 23 June.
"Sam is the main danger for Wales. He's good at making the right decision at the right time, he's classy and he's got a good kicking game," Fonotia said.
"He is a very gifted player. He always seems to have a bit of time when he takes the ball to the line."
Fonotia joined Ospreys from New Zealand side Crusaders in February 2016 and his performances for the Welsh region have helped smooth his way into international rugby.
The 29-year-old, who was born in Christchurch but qualifies for Samoa through his grandfather, made his Test debut in the 78-0 thumping by New Zealand on Friday.
That match was part of a double-header at Eden Park, in which Wales saw off Tonga earlier in the day.
Fonotia will now make his first visit to his adopted country this weekend, hoping to put one over his Ospreys colleagues.
"I've never been to Samoa and it will be my first time, but I'm pumped to get there," Fonotia said.
"I caught up with a few of the Wales guys in New Zealand. I know they're looking forward to the game and playing against your mates is always fun.
"We want to give it a really good crack."


Marcus Haber led from the front as Dundee ended St Johnstone's five-game unbeaten run with clinical finishing.

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Faissal El Bakhtaoui met a Haber cross at the front post to prod the home side ahead after 15 minutes.
Haber was the creator again as he chested the ball into the path of Kostadin Gadzhalov to extend the lead three minutes before the break.
It was Haber pressuring Steven Anderson for the third after 57 minutes, with the Saints man with the final touch.
The Perth side had arrived at Dens Park hoping for a win that would draw them level with fourth-placed Hearts.
But they came up against a Dundee side that showed why they are now unbeaten at home in five games.
The only thing that has been consistent this season about Paul Hartley's Dundee has been their inconsistency.
With four wins, four losses and one draw in their last nine games, it is easy to see why they have struggled to force their way up the table.
But a change of formation, enforced through a combination of injury and illness, certainly paid dividends on a blustery afternoon at Dens Park.
The opening goal came when El Bhaktaoui made a darting run towards the near post, where he connected with Haber's cross.
The home side doubled their advantage before the break when Gadzhalov volleyed home after Haber chested down a free kick into his path.
St Johnstone had the perceived benefit of a strong wind behind them in the opening 45 minutes, but they failed to cash in whenever they had sight of goal.
Blair Alston came closest with a free-kick from 25 yards out that beat goalkeeper Scott Bain but crashed off the crossbar and Murray Davidson sent a diving header over the upright after a persistent spell of pressure from the Perth side.
Tommy Wright introduced Chris Kane at the break and the striker was denied by a last-gasp block by the excellent Julen Extebeguren at the heart of the Dundee defence.
Dundee were playing with a confidence rarely witnessed so far this season and Mark O'Hara showed great tenacity and strength to set up a third for the home side.
Stealing the ball from Davidson around 25 yards from goal, he slipped the ball through to Tom Hateley and his cross into the box was met by Steven Anderson.
The Saints captain could do no more than deflect the ball beyond goalkeeper Zander Clark and into the back of his own goal.
On this evidence, Dundee will head into 2017 with optimism and can look forward to the new year.
Despite their defeat, Saints will no doubt continue to drive forward in the coming months with much to be positive about.
Dundee manager Paul Hartley: "Faissal El Bhaktaoui was terrific. He has had to adjust from two leagues down, where he scored a lot of goals.
"It was never going to be easy for him, but we have been patient and give him a little bit of confidence.
"We had to adjust our shaper today, but we felt with O'Hara, El Bhaktaoui, Haber and Wighton, we could have a real go today with six behind them.
"I think the break is coming at the right time for us.
"It's been a tough start, but if you look at our home form, with 13 points from the last 15, it's been good.
"The players need a break mentally and physically away from the club and maybe away from me for some time."
St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright: "The first goal is crucial in most games and it was today again.
"I can't be too critical in terms of how we had the ball as I felt we dominated the ball and created lots of opportunities.
"If we were guilty of anything, it was possibly just that final pass going astray and making the wrong decision.
"Ultimately, we got caught on the counter-attack and we should deal with that better.
"I am looking again at what we have achieved in this calendar year - and win lose or draw today, we have had a magnificent 2016.
"There are many clubs with more resources than we have and we do better than a lot of clubs."
Match ends, Dundee 3, St. Johnstone 0.
Second Half ends, Dundee 3, St. Johnstone 0.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Cameron Kerr.
Corner,  Dundee. Conceded by Murray Davidson.
Danny Swanson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cameron Kerr (Dundee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Swanson (St. Johnstone).
Attempt missed. Richard Foster (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Cameron Kerr.
Substitution, Dundee. Danny Williams replaces Faissal El Bakhtaoui.
Attempt saved. Danny Swanson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Paul McGowan (Dundee) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Brian Easton (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Kostadin Gadzhalov.
Attempt missed. Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt blocked. Danny Swanson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Graham Cummins (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Julen Etxabeguren Leanizbarrutia (Dundee).
Delay in match Kostadin Gadzhalov (Dundee) because of an injury.
Tom Hateley (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone).
Paul McGowan (Dundee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Graham Cummins (St. Johnstone).
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Julen Etxabeguren Leanizbarrutia.
Substitution, Dundee. Nick Ross replaces Mark O'Hara.
Attempt saved. Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Dundee) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Substitution, St. Johnstone. Graham Cummins replaces Steven MacLean.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Kostadin Gadzhalov.
Foul by Julen Etxabeguren Leanizbarrutia (Dundee).
Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Cameron Kerr.
Tom Hateley (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone).
Foul by Tom Hateley (Dundee).
Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Scott Bain.
Attempt saved. Danny Swanson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, St. Johnstone. David Wotherspoon replaces Paul Paton.
Foul by Kostadin Gadzhalov (Dundee).
Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.


The start of drilling on the Loyal field - marking the start of a seven-year drilling campaign west of Shetland - has been announced.

BP said the semi-submersible Deepsea Aberdeen had been contracted to drill wells across the Loyal and Schiehallion fields, as part of the Quad204 development.
The firm's North Sea business regional president Trevor Garlick said it was an "exciting and important milestone".
BP and Shell share Loyal ownership.
The Schiehallion field ownership interest is split between Shell, BP and OMV.
The Deepsea Aberdeen is operated from Odfjell Drilling in Aberdeen.


Thriller writer Jeffery Deaver, who unveiled his James Bond novel Carte Blanche on Wednesday, has admitted that he gives Ian Fleming's superspy a tough time in the 21st Century.

At a launch event planned with the precision of an MI6 operation, the American author received the first copy of the book from a team of Royal Marines who abseiled from the roof of London's St Pancras station.
Deaver's novel, which is set in the present day, is published on Thursday.
The book's release coincides with the anniversary of Ian Fleming's birth. The writer who created the original Bond novels in the 1950s would have been 103 on Saturday 28 May.
His niece, actress Lucy Fleming, told the launch event that her uncle would have been pleased by the way that Deaver "has kicked his dear old James Bond into the 21st Century".
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Carte Blanche was not "a pastiche", Deaver told the BBC.
"I took Ian Fleming's iconic character and made him younger - and the poor guy ends up in a Jeffery Deaver novel. I write rollercoasters, which means he doesn't get a minute's rest."
Earlier, the 61-year-old author had arrived at the launch event, at a champagne bar at St Pancras International, in a red Bentley with 007 emblazoned on the bonnet.
He was flanked by a female stunt rider on a 1960s BSA motor-bike.
Deaver is not the first writer to take on the Bond legacy. Sebastian Faulks and John Gardner are among other authors to have written officially-sanctioned Bond novels since creator Ian Fleming's death in 1964.
But he is the first to set Fleming's character in 2011. In Carte Blanche, Bond has served in the Royal Naval Reserve, including a tour in Afghanistan, before joining the secret service.
In an early chapter he uses a mobile phone application to eavesdrop on a target in Serbia.
"In the movies he got a bit gadget-oriented," said Deaver. "Fleming actually gave him relatively few gadgets - and I went back to that. Nowadays my BlackBerry has more capacity than the best computer in the mid-1950s."
Deaver was eight years old when he read his first James Bond novel. A self-confessed "Bond addict", he wrote his first unpublished novel aged 11 about "a British agent who sneaks into Russia to steal a Soviet bomber".
Eighteen months ago, Deaver - whose 28 novels have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide - accepted the offer to carry on the Bond legacy.
Deaver said: "Who would have thought that the dreams and aspirations of a young boy so many years ago would come full circle in the way that they have?"
But why does he think the publishing industry loves bringing back famous characters like James Bond, Dracula, Peter Pan and - later this year - Sherlock Holmes?
"The industry has always known that this is a market-driven business - business is the dirty little word that nobody wants to mention - but it is business.
"Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Mozart, Beethoven - they wrote on commission, it was a business to them.
Books are no different, and we are beholden to the audience to give them something they want."


Every day property websites such as Rightmove and Zoopla receive millions of clicks from home hunters.

But to get your home advertised on one of those sites, you need an estate agent - and an increasing number of people are turning to online agents such as eMoov, PurpleBricks and Yopa.
Their flat fees are less than those charged by traditional High Street agents, attracting customers and investors alike.
However, online agents charge whether they sell the property or not. This leaves some people with a bill - and an unsold home.
So, do low fees equate to a patchy service?
Joanne Buckley-Scott, a seller who signed up with PurpleBricks, said she had no viewings at all on her flat in 10 months and now owes a fee to a third party.
She deferred her £798 fee which, in effect, meant that she was taking out a loan in order to pay later - a point that is explained in the terms and conditions.
She says that a lack of communication and an overly optimistic valuation led to the lack of sale.
Another seller, Kate Mullholland, also failed to shift her property through an online agent.
"Not having a pool of agents for us was a massive downside. Our main issue was the agent, he was pretty awful," she says.
"He drew the plans up incorrectly and his valuation was £75,000 north of what we sold it for. We ended up just forgoing the money and going with a High Street agent."
The main attraction of online agents is that their fees are often hundreds of pounds when traditional agents charge thousands.
The companies also believe that younger sellers are more comfortable with the digital experience of sales.
Michael Bruce, chief executive of PurpleBricks, told Radio 4's Money Box: "Prior to launching PurpleBricks we spoke to thousands of people about what they liked about the industry and what they didn't.
"What they were absolutely clear about was that they were fed up of paying enormous fees to estate agents for the service they provide."
PurpleBricks describes itself as a hybrid agency. It employs "local experts" across the UK who work from home on an online platform to help customers sell their homes. They value the houses, take photos, draw up floorplans and create an advert which is then posted on Rightmove and Zoopla.
The customer has an online profile on which they can regularly check the progress of their sale; they can accept viewings digitally and request feedback from visits.
The fee is typically about £849, or £1,199 for those selling in and around London. The average High Street estate agent fee is 1.5% - so about £3,251 for a property priced at the national average of £216,750.
The clear downside for sellers is that online agencies do not operate under a "no sale, no fee" basis.
Property buying agent Henry Pryor points out that 20% of all of the properties on Rightmove have been on sale for six months or more.
That means if they are advertised with companies such as Yopa, eMoov and PurpleBrick, the fee has been paid without the home being sold.
So, sellers using online agents find it is much cheaper, but only if they manage to sell. Otherwise they have, in effect, joined a very expensive listing site.
Joanne and Kate both believed that their properties were overvalued. Online platforms use Land Registry records, which are three months out of date, to calculate property value.
Their experience shows that anyone thinking of using an estate agent, online or on the High Street, should remember to read the terms and conditions.
Hear more about the online property market on BBC Radio 4's Money Box


Aston Villa have signed Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

The 26-year-old former Swansea player has been on loan at Villa Park since January, scoring three goals in 11 appearances for the FA Cup finalists.
"This is the happiest I have been in a long time," said Sinclair, who started only three times for Manchester City.
"I believe that will help me perform better and push on for this great club in the coming years."
Sinclair joined Manchester City in 2012 for £8m, but was sent out on loan to West Brom in 2013.
He began his career at Bristol Rovers before joining Chelsea in 2005, but played only five times for the Blues in five years and spent six spells out on loan.
A former England Under-21 international, he moved to Swansea for an initial £500,000 in 2010.


The Gambia's long-time opposition UDP has won an absolute majority in Thursday's parliamentary elections.

Official results show the party took 31 of the 53 available seats in the country's National Assembly.
The vote was the first time Gambians had gone to the polls since President Yahya Jammeh stepped down in January after 22 years as head of state.
President Adama Barrow was hoping for a majority to be able to bring in political and security reforms.
He won December's presidential election as the flag bearer for an opposition coalition including the UDP.
The results were announced by chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission Alieu Momar Njai who said the turnout was 42%.
Five more seats are appointed by the president meaning there is a total of 58 seats in the chamber.


(Close): US markets fell on Monday as energy companies slid along with the price of crude oil.

Exxon Mobil ended down 1.6%, adding to losses struck last week after it reported second quarter earnings halved. Chevron shares lost 3.3%, also extending last week's losses by 2.2%.
The Dow Jones fell 0.5% to 17,598 points.
The S&P 500 was down 0.3% to 2,098 points, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq also shed 0.3% to 5,115.
Oil fell to the lowest level since March as traders worried about signs of weak demand and increasing supplies.
Brent slid 4.7% to $49.74 a barrel and US crude fell 3.8% to $45.34 a barrel.
"The slowdown in China feeding into a slowdown in Asia, and the question becomes how much of that is feeding into the US?" said Quincy Krosby of Prudential Financial in Newark, New Jersey.
However, she added: "We've started to see more positive data out of Europe despite the Greek situation."
Semiconductor maker AMD was the big riser on Monday, jumping 13.5% to $2.19.


England defender John Stones may be used in a holding midfield role as manager Gareth Southgate plots a route to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Stones did not feature in Saturday's 2-2 qualifying draw with Scotland.
But the Manchester City player could figure in his familiar centre-back role for Tuesday's friendly against France.
Southgate, who has used the 23-year-old in midfield in training, said: "He has all the attributes and capabilities to play as a holding midfield player."
The former under 21s boss, who also figured as a central defender and midfielder during his England career, added: "I think we want defenders who can bring the ball out and show composure. I think he could do either of those jobs.
"You've asked me if he's an option [in midfield]. I think he is. He's a player who is very comfortable receiving possession.
"He obviously hasn't done that yet, really, so that's a decision we have to make - but do I believe he can play that role? Absolutely."
Stones had a mixed first season at Manchester City following a £47.5m move from Everton last summer, missing the conclusion to the 2016-17 Premier League campaign with a muscular injury.
He was left out of the match at Hampden Park on Saturday as Southgate opted to go for the more physical pairing of Chelsea defender Gary Cahill and Manchester United's Chris Smalling.
Southgate explained: "Really, he didn't start because he hadn't played for seven weeks or maybe a bit more. He'd had an injury and didn't get back into the team at the end.
"Cahill had played in the FA Cup final, Smalling in the Europa League final. That had a bearing on my decision.
"But John has huge potential. He'll be a much better player for his experiences at City this year. Defending is a skill you learn and he'll learn a lot with a coach in Pep Guardiola asking a lot of him with the ball."


Leigh Centurions winger Adam Higson has been suspended for five games following his red card at the Magic Weekend.

Higson, 30, was sent off for a high and late tackle on Salford's Gareth O'Brien during Leigh's 36-22 defeat in Newcastle on Sunday.
An Independent Match Review Panel had charged him with a Grade E high tackle, which carried a possible ban of four to eight matches.
Higson was also fined £300 at a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.


The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been released after being detained for two days by police, Iranian media say.

Hossein Ferydoun was freed on Monday night after reportedly paying millions of dollars of bail.
Mr Ferydoun is believed to have been taken in for questioning on Saturday in connection with a corruption probe.
His detention was seen by some commentators as part of a feud between the president and the judiciary.
Mr Rouhani, a relative moderate, openly attacked the conservative-dominated judiciary and security services during his re-election campaign earlier this year. He criticised arrests made on loose grounds and called for the release of political prisoners.
It is unclear exactly why Mr Ferydoun was summoned for questioning. Judiciary spokesman, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejeie said he was the subject of "multiple investigations".
Although he did not occupy an official position, Mr Ferydoun was a close aide to Mr Rouhani during his first term in office, participating in negotiations with world powers over Iran's nuclear programme.
Mr Ferydoun has been linked to last year's so-called "payslip scandal", where some public sector officials were found to have been paid exorbitant salaries.
He has not been charged with any offence and has denied any wrongdoing.
His detention at the weekend was ordered after he failed to pay bail, initially reported to be as much as 500bn rials ($15.3m; Â£11.5m).
Mr Ferydoun was transferred to hospital on Monday after falling ill during a court appearance, according to the Tasnim news agency.
President Rouhani has not yet commented on his brother's case.


Royal Bank of Scotland's decision to shelve the spin-off of 300 branches and two million customers under the old Williams & Glyn brand is much more than a tale of expensive IT headaches.

Having spent a billion pounds trying to carve out an independent bank for sale, RBS has decided that this new-born foal of a bank would not be steady enough on its feet to survive in this harsh banking environment.
With interest rates at record lows, banks are finding it harder than ever to make money as profit margins are squeezed. Smaller players like Shawbrook and Aldermore, with exposure to UK SMEs, are thought to be more affected by the weakening UK economy that the Bank of England and others expect to see.
That's exactly the niche in which Williams and Glyn was going to sit, and despite the efforts of Mark Carney to throw down some cushions in the form of cheap money to lend on to customers, it still looks a very uncomfortable place to be.
Those branches and their associated customers still have to be offloaded by the end of 2017 to comply with conditions set down after the Â£45bn bailout of RBS in 2008. Santander UK is known to be in the running and RBS sources assure me that's not the only interest out there.
But it seems that the happy by-product of the banking crisis - namely, a market full of new youthful challenger banks nipping at the heels of the big five (HSBC, RBS, Lloyds, Barclays, Santander) is struggling to become a reality.


A £14bn legal claim has been filed against Mastercard on behalf of UK consumers seeking damages for anti-competitive card fees.

In 2014, the European Court of Justice ruled that regulators were right to condemn the cost of its interchange fees - the fees retailers pay banks to process card payments.
Mastercard lowered its fees but now faces a claim for damages for 16 years of charging from 1992 to 2008.
It has vowed to fight the action.
"Now that the claim has been filed, we will take time to review it in detail. However we continue to firmly disagree with the basis of this claim and we intend to oppose it vigorously," Mastercard said.
"We deliver real value through the benefits of security, convenience and consumer protection, and we are committed to investing in our payment services in order to continue to meet the rapidly evolving needs of all our customers."
Mastercard is the second-largest credit and debit card provider after Visa.
It fought a seven-year legal battle against the decision by the EU's competition watchdog, which ended with its defeat at the European court.
It is claimed that consumers faced higher costs than they should, as retailers passed on the unnecessary high interchanges fees in their prices.
Former financial ombudsman Walter Merricks is leading the claim, with the backing of law firm Quinn Emanuel, under the new Consumer Rights Act. The first stage is to take it to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in London.
"The filing of this claim is the first step towards consumers obtaining compensation for what Mastercard did," Mr Merricks said.
"I am confident that the CAT will authorise the claim to go forward, and I look forward to the opportunity to present our case. This is a watershed moment for consumer redress in this country."
Speaking to Radio 5 Live, Mark Barnett of Mastercard said that using card payments had reduced costs for consumers overall because it was cheaper than using cash, as there was no need to print notes and transport them across the country.
"UK consumers have benefitted enormously from being able to use card payments, for example buying on the internet. If the goods don't arrive, you're protected," he said.
If successful at this stage, a full trial hearing is not expected until 2018.
Under the 2015 Consumer Rights Act, consumers living in the UK would automatically be included in the claim for damages and ultimately, if successful, be eligible for compensation.


Coffee has been linked to a reduced risk of dying from prostate cancer in a study of nearly 50,000 US men.

Those who drank six or more cups a day were found to be 20% less likely to develop any form of the disease - which is the most common cancer in men.
They were also 60% less likely to develop an aggressive form which can spread to other parts of the body.
But charities say the evidence, reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is still unclear.
They do not recommend that men take up coffee drinking in the hope of preventing prostate cancer.
The study looked at about 48,000 men in the US who work as health professionals.
Every four years between 1986 and 2006, they were asked to report their average daily intake of coffee.
During this 20-year period, 5,035 of the men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, including 642 fatal cases.
No difference was seen between caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, suggesting caffeine itself was not the cause.
But even relatively small amounts of coffee - one to three cups per day - were found to lower the risk of lethal prostate cancer by 30%.
The researchers think there may be unknown compounds in coffee that protect against the disease.
Lead researcher Dr Kathryn Wilson, from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, said: "At present we lack an understanding of risk factors that can be changed or controlled to lower the risk of lethal prostate cancer.
"If our findings are validated, coffee could represent one modifiable factor that may lower the risk of developing the most harmful form of prostate cancer."
Commenting on the study, Dr Helen Rippon of The Prostate Cancer Charity, said other studies had not shown the link and the research evidence was still unclear.
She added: "Although this study is a welcome addition to our knowledge, it is far from definitive and we would not recommend men who are not already habitual coffee drinkers to become so in the hope of preventing prostate cancer.
"Heavy caffeine intake is associated with other health problems and men with benign prostate problems might well make urinary symptoms worse."
Yinka Ebo, senior health information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "There's no need for men to start drinking gallons of coffee in an attempt to lower their prostate cancer risk.
"A number of other studies looking at coffee and prostate cancer have found that drinking coffee does not affect the risk of the disease, and this study only found a lower risk of advanced prostate cancer in men who drank more than six cups a day.
"We would need to see these results repeated in other large studies before we can be sure whether coffee consumption affects the risk of prostate cancer."


One of France's top ministers, Sylvie Goulard, has resigned from her defence role less than a month after being given the job.

Her decision was linked to a French inquiry into claims that her centrist MoDem party wrongly used EU funds to pay party workers. She is a former MEP.
Her party is allied to the president's La République en Marche (LREM) party.
Ms Goulard is the second leading figure in President Emmanuel Macron's cabinet to leave ahead of a reshuffle.
One of the president's closest confidants, Richard Ferrand, announced his resignation from the cabinet on Monday after becoming ensnared in allegations that he had used insider information to secure a lucrative property deal for his wife while he was head of a mutual health insurance fund.
While both ministers have denied any wrongdoing, their cases threatened to overshadow a president who ran on a ticket of fighting political sleaze.
Mr Macron has already announced details of his bill to clean up politics, which involves stopping politicians hiring members of their own family, a ban of up to 10 years for MPs and senators convicted of corruption or fraud, and reform of party financing.
The man who presented the proposals is MoDem leader François Bayrou, the justice minister whose party won 42 seats in Sunday's elections in areas that went uncontested by LREM. Mr Macron's party secured a majority in parliament with 308 of the 577 seats.
In a statement, Ms Goulard said that the president's commitment to restoring confidence in public office  "must take precedence over any personal considerations". As the inquiry continued, she wanted to be in a position to show her "good faith", she said.
The president's allies have voiced confidence in Mr Bayrou, despite the embarrassment of the fake jobs inquiry. "Mr Bayrou is destined to stay in the government," said Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
The justice minister refused to comment on Ms Goulard's resignation on Tuesday, describing it as a personal decision. He has also insisted that party workers have never taken on fake jobs as assistants to MoDem MEPs in the European Parliament.
Many saw the president's hand in Ms Goulard's resignation, reports the BBC's Hugh Schofield.
She was one of five women given top jobs in the Macron cabinet last month and accompanied the president on his visit to Mali last month, his first trip outside Europe.
Doubts have also been raised about the future of another MoDem politician, European Affairs Minister Marielle de Sarnez. Like Ms Goulard, she is part of the Paris prosecutor's inquiry.


Belfast City councillors have voted in support of a call to reveal the names of those who make large donations to Northern Ireland politicians.

The Alliance Party motion was passed by 38 votes in favour to 13 against.
Unlike in the rest of the UK, Stormont parties are not required to reveal where their funding comes from, due to concerns about the security of donors.
Alliance wants NI to be brought in line with Great Britain where names of those who donate over £7,500 are published.
The motion was proposed by Alliance councillor Kate Nicholl at meeting of the council on Tuesday evening.
It was supported by councillors from Sinn Féin, the SDLP, Green Party, the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) and the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV).
It was opposed by members of Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
"Increasing openness and transparency in politics can only be a good thing, particularly in the current climate," Ms Nicholl said.
"It was disappointing to see the DUP and UUP voting against this evening's motion, which sought to make politics more publicly accountable, and they will have to answer to the public as to why they did just that.
"However, it is vital all parties now follow through with the pledge of this motion. Although Belfast City Council has no statutory powers to compel parties to reveal their donors, all local parties should follow Alliance's example and provide the public with information to help restore confidence in politics across the board."
When she was an MP, Alliance leader Naomi Long secured legislative change that paved the way for the possible future identification of donors who contributed more than £7,500 since January 2014.
However, the names can only be published if Northern Ireland's secretary of state agrees to lift an exemption.
Speaking to the BBC's Evening Extra programme ahead of the vote, Mrs Long said there was no problem with political parties accepting donations, but that the Northern Ireland public should be given the same transparency as those in the rest of the UK.
She said it was time for parties to "open their books to the public".
"Historically Northern Irish political parties have been exempt from the rule due to security reasons," she said.
"Up until this point, a number of parties have argued that historical security concerns still stand, but in its manifesto for 2016, the DUP said it supported a lifting of the exemption."
The Alliance Party currently voluntarily publishes large donations.


Goalline technology will be used at Euro 2016 and in the knockout stages of the Champions League from next season, Uefa has announced.

The executive committee of European football's governing body voted in favour of the change on Friday.
Successful adoption by European leagues, plus instances of goals being wrongly disallowed at recent major tournaments, are believed to have swung the decision in favour of technology.
The provider is still to be determined.
Both the Germany-based Goal Control system - which was used at the 2014 World Cup - and Britain's Hawkeye are widely used by European leagues.
The use of goalline technology has long been a contentious topic among Uefa executives.
President Michel Platini, who is currently suspended, was a vocal opponent for many years, but subsequently softened his stance to allow a review of its potential use at Euro 2016.
England have been involved in two high-profile instances of goals being disallowed at recent major finals.
Frank Lampard was denied a goal in the last-16 clash with Germany at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, while co-hosts Ukraine had an equalising goal disallowed in the group stage match against England at Euro 2012.