X Factor star claims ITV "refused" to investigate treatment of contestants

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Loose Women last month, has had another dig at ITV after Dame Carolyn McCall, Kevin Lygo and Kyla Mullins faced questions in parliament following Phillip Schofield's affair controversy. In her new column, Carol wrote: "The only 'new' revelation to come out of the whole ITV bosses' pointless questioning by MPs is the obvious disdain and contempt they have for their viewers after it was revealed they refer to them as 'Tower Block Tracey's'. "Do they also think, I wonder, that by forcing their woke agenda down the audience's throats day after day they're 'educating' them? Of course they do," she added for Best Magazine.

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Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock has revealed that a familiar X Factor face sang at her wedding to Andre Gray. The singer and former X Factor star tied the knot with footballer Andre earlier this month in Jamaica, and while chatting to promote her debut solo single 'Don't Say Love', she spoke to Hits Radio about her nuptials. "It was beautiful.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock has revealed that an X Factor star sang at her wedding to footballer Andre Gray in Jamaica, where some of her family are from. Reflecting on the day, the 31 year old former Little Mix singer said: “It was beautiful. Do you remember Jahméne from The X Factor? He sang as I walked down the aisle and I had a gospel choir as well, it was just absolutely stunning…" Jahméne Douglas, 32, was the runner-up to James Arthur on the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012.

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Eamonn Holmes has hit back at the criticism he has faced following the Phillip Schofield affair scandal - saying: “People can’t handle the truth.” Former This Morning host Eamonn, 63, claimed there was a toxic culture at the ITV show after Phillip, 62, left the programme last month and later admitted to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger colleague. But ITV chiefs hit back at Eamonn’s criticism during a grilling by MPs this week - saying the TV presenter ‘reaped the rewards’ while he was working for the station. Reacting to that for the first time, Eamonn said on GB News on Thursday: “There’s a scene in a Few Good Men where Jack Nicholson shouts ‘you can’t handle the truth’.

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall has denied there was an "arrogance" in how the broadcaster handled Rebecca Ferguson 's claims of mistreatment of contestants during her time on The X Factor. Last week, the Liverpool-born performer, who was a finalist on the ITV singing competition back in 2010, called for media watchdog Ofcom to conduct an investigation into reality TV shows to "ensure the future safety of contestants".

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Former X Factor star Tulisa Contostavlos is set to take her TV career to the next stage, as she's due to appear on Channel 4's Gogglebox. According to The Sun, Tulisa, 34, will join her cousins and N-Dubz band mates Dappy, 36, and Fazer, 36, on Celebrity Gogglebox, following their smash-hit tour of the UK.

Holly Willoughby last week as a supporting figure as she addressed the scandal around Philip Schofield's departure from the programme. A TV source told The Sun: “I’m A Celeb producers have begun negotiations with Josie’s team to try and lure her with a £100,000 contract. Talks are at an advanced stage.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International British singer Rebecca Ferguson has revealed that ITV refused to conduct an internal investigation following her claims about a “traumatic experience” on “The X Factor” in 2010. Ferguson took to social media on Wednesday to share screenshots of purported correspondence from 2021 with media regulator Ofcom as well as a detailed letter to ITV. In the letter, Ferguson said she “had a traumatic experience away from the cameras and not only experienced but witnessed terrible foul play from a number of directions.”pic.twitter.com/6f4dZtxtl1 The singer said she was “required” to sign two contracts — a management and recording contract — and believed she’d be kicked off the program if she did not sign. “Not only did I not know the management team I was being made to sign to, I had not been given a copy of the terms and conditions of the contract — just purely the signature page.” Ferguson also claims she was not given access to independent legal advice or a lawyer.

Rebecca Ferguson has brought a private complaint about The X Factor she lodged with broadcast watchdog Ofcom to public attention. The Liverpool-born soul singer finished in second place on the seventh season of the ITV singing competition in 2010. In recent years, she has been vocal about her negative experiences as a contestant on the programme, as well as her frustrations with the wider music industry.

X Factor runner up, Rebecca Ferguson, has launched a scathing account of initial exploitation, “abuse of power”, and subsequent legal challenges with ITV. Ferguson, who came second in 2010 and went on to release four top 10 albums, claims to have broken NDAs by taking to Twitter to recount the “terrible foul play” at the broadcaster. In an email to Ofcom, Ferguson claimed on Twitter that X Factor contestants were “forced into contracts without independent legal advice .

Carolyn McCall is embroiled in scandal following Phillip Schofield’s exit from This Morning as she faces further questions from public and MPsHolly Willoughby and the crew of This Morning are looking for a new chapter of ‘warmth and magic’ following Phillip Schofield’s scandal; something ITV boss Carolyn McCall can only dream of for herself after she has come under further scrutiny for the broadcaster’s handling of certain situations. In the wake of Phil Schofield leaving the ITV show after more than 20 years when reports came to light about his alleged affair with a younger male colleague, all eyes turned to Dame Carolyn McCall to not only see how much the CEO might have known but also her approach to complaint handling and safeguarding as a result.

Rebecca Ferguson, a former runner-up on The X Factor, has criticized ITV after the UK broadcaster failed to investigate her “traumatic” experience on the Simon Cowell entertainment show.

Former X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson has taken aim at ITV, as she claimed that its CEO 'refused to launch a probe' into the broadcaster's treatment of its reality stars. Rebecca, who appeared on The X Factor in 2010, has often been outspoken about her experience on the reality show, which she describes as "hellish".