Rachel Hylton- X factor 2008

Former X Factor contestant Rachel Hylton has reportedly claimed that Dannii Minogue neglected her on last year’s series of the show.

The singer, who we distinctly remember as having a huge chip on her shoulder, claimed that Dannii was more interested in Ruth Lorenzo than her. Surely that can’t have been because Ruth was more talented…..

Speaking to Voice Online Hylton admitted: “I’m very happy for Alexandra [Burke] and JLS, but I’m also a bit gutted for myself. I didn’t get the support that they got from their mentors.

“Dannii didn’t know what to do with me and spent much of her time mentoring Ruth Lorenzo, who was in the Over-25s category with me. Alexandra and JLS had mentors that supported them throughout the show and I think it showed.”

Rachel also revealed that she has had a hard time getting a record deal since leaving X Factor.

“When I left the show, there was all this talk about me being snapped up, but that didn’t happen,” Hylton said. “I even heard that I was meant to be working with John Legend, but that wasn’t true either.

“I have left the management company I was with after the show and have a new manager who is trying to get me a record deal as we speak.”