Kate Nash has hit out at ITV reality TV series The X Factor, which is due to launch later this month.

“To me, The X Factor is like junk food. No one who goes on that show wants to be a musician, no one is an actual artist. People go on because they want to be famous,” Kate told The Mirror. “They’re not thinking: ‘I want to go into the studio and record my own songs that I’ve written.’

“They want to be told how to sing, how to dance, how to look, what to record and what to say. It’s scary that kids these days want to be famous and lead that disgusting celebrity lifestyle that goes with it.”