ITV 1's 'X Factor' has been accused of manipulating a young contestant from Bridgend in Wales to talk up the recent spate of suicides in her home town. Seventeen year old Alexandra Davies appeared on the show last Saturday. In an interview on the show, she said she was trying to do something positive for Bridgend. However, she told The Mirror that she was told by the makers of the show to mention the suicides and does not know anyone affected by them. She said: "They thought that up when I said I was from Bridgend".
Aug 22, 2008
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Bridgend X Factor girl told to mention suicides
Seventeen-year-old X Factor contestant Alexandra Davies says producers told her to mention the Bridgend suicides, which she says she was not personally affected by.