Another shocker from the world of TV, so you better brace yourself. ITV bosses have admitted that some of the scenes shown on 'The X Factor' were "staged". Yes, staged. I'm outraged. I might have to have a sit down to recover.
ITV Director Of Entertainment Paul Jackson has admitted that the show's producers have re-shot some scenes from the supposed reality show to "get the story right", adding that: "We tell stories, we don't tell lies". Format owner Simon Cowell, meanwhile, added: "The one thing I can tell you about the show is this - what you see is what happens. We don't censor. We don't sanitise".
The revelations about scene fixing against the pop talent show came as the fourth series began on ITV primetime. The new series is hosted by Dermot O'Leary, of course, and not Kate Thornton. So perhaps I'll watch it this time.