The X Factor

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of an audience of 3,000 at arenas across the country – a far more pressurised environment than the previous format of auditioning in front of the show's four judges.
Producers were criticised after Boyle's collapse when it emerged that she had not been psychologically tested before taking part in Britain's Got Talent. She suffered oxygen deprivation during birth, resulting in learning disabilities.

Self-esteem

Professor Chris Thompson, the chief medical officer at the Priory, where Boyle was admitted, voiced concern at the time about the level of care provided for reality show contestants, warning that sudden fame could destroy a person's self-esteem if they were not given adequate support and that exposing someone to huge public attention could be "terribly risky".
Richard Holloway, the executive producer of The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, said lessons had been learned from Boyle. "We have always had doctors and psychologists and psychiatrists on call if people ...

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singing five years ago. His parents sent him to a music teacher, who encouraged him to audition for The X Factor. He is expected to make it through to later rounds. "We were aware of his condition," said Holloway. "He absolutely loved the audition. After he had finished, the psychologist spoke to him and asked him how it was and she said it had been a really positive experience for him. I asked if there was anything we should be aware of and she said that her only advice at that stage was that we needed to treat him carefully."
However, in comments published in this week's Radio Times, one of the show's judges, Louis Walsh, said he did not believe some contestants such as James ...

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