Jonathan Anstell, former X Factor finalist and member of opera group G4 has described the new series of X Factor as ‘cringeworthy’ and too sentimental.

MSN quote Jon as saying:

“Simon’s gone all out to Americanise it with the helicopters, the cars, and glamming it up. I think that worked incredibly well but I got incredibly frustrated with the sob stories as the show went on.”

“You need to give people the benefit of the doubt from their performance and then later on in the show maybe show what’s happened in their life. But to do it so early on I found a bit cringeworthy and frustrating. Overall I found the show entertaining but it was just that element that bugged me,” he continued.