Nicole Scherzinger
'X Factor' has come under fire about fans have slammed the new Boot Camp format, described as "cruel".
Many sat watching at home have vowed to boycott the ITV talent competition after the twist, which saw judges able to swap any of their top six acts they'd already chosen to go through to the next round with somebody else, resulting in that person taking their spot, and sending the other contestant home.
Lily Allen took to Twitter on Saturday night (28.09.13), writing: "when did become alright to f**k with peoples minds so much. xfactor has got fully mean.
"I'd like to think im more of a strictly person.
"this whole 6 seat sh*t, its brutal. (sic)".
Kenny Doughty also said: "X-Factor is turning into Hunger Games! It's like pulling wings off flies. Cruel process. Poor kids! (sic)."
The change saw Sharon Osbourne, Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger watch as their categories took to the stage in front of an audience of 4,000, and after each performance the mentors could choose to send home an act or send them to one of the six seats on stage.
However, the panelists were given the power to replace any of the acts they had already chosen with someone else.
Saturday night's show saw contestants Lydia Lucy, Sheena McHugh and Karen Harding miss out on their seat after being told by Nicole they had already won their spot, and last night (29.9.13) saw Sabrina Rumikie, Katie Markham and Alejandro Fernadez-Holt have their dreams shattered after they were also given the boot.
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