It appears as though the X Factor isn't everyone's cup of tea after actress Caroline Quentin slammed the show for being "psychologically damaging".
Worried that the show is tricking young people into believing that they can find "fame and fortune" by appearing on the show, the actress told Equity magazine:
"It sells the fantasy that you can sing for Simon Cowell and fame and fortune will immediately follow. There’s a huge amount of pressure on the contestants and there is more to life than sparkly frocks and power ballads.
“It focuses on the winners but there are hundreds of people that are discarded by the process."
Caroline added: "The majority of them have not come up through the industry and learnt how to cope with auditions, some of them are plucked from their normal lives and suddenly exposed to the white heat of press attention. Psychologically it must be damaging.”
Revealing that her own daughter is keen to step into showbiz, Caroline continued:
"She has to learn to sing, dance and read music – acquire the professional skills. My daughter has only known me since I’ve had work and I told her about the realities of working in the industry. Of course I love it, but she, like all younger people thinking of coming into the business, needs to know that it isn’t like The X Factor.”
“That’s how you learn about life, which you are not going to do by belting out ‘I dreamed a dream’ on a talent show."
What do you think? Do you agree with Caroline's comments?
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