The X Factor has come under fire amid claims that contestants were asked to act out scenes for the show.
During an episode in which the finalists travelled to exotic locations for the Judges Houses round of the competition, contestants were shown sipping champagne and partying in the first class section of their plane.
However, according to the Daily Mirror, the singers were actually flying economy and were asked to pretend they were in the more expensive seats to make their experience seem more “glamourous”.
“The singers were summoned from the rather less salubrious confines of economy to sit in the first class seats and told to make out they were having a lovely time for the cameras. Champagne bottles were popped and they were all told to laugh and joke around as if they were having the time of their lives,” a source told the newspaper.
“But no sooner had they settled in and sipped some of the champers, they were told to get back to their seats in economy once filming duties were complete.”
