X Factor runner up, Rebecca Ferguson, has launched a scathing account of initial exploitation, “abuse of power”, and subsequent legal challenges with ITV.
Ferguson, who came second in 2010 and went on to release four top 10 albums, claims to have broken NDAs by taking to Twitter to recount the “terrible foul play” at the broadcaster.
In an email to Ofcom, Ferguson claimed on Twitter that X Factor contestants were “forced into contracts without independent legal advice . . .
mentally manipulated and abused whilst having mental health problems . . . reduced to tears due to pressure/bullying . . . forced to sign to a management company with no freedom of choice (and) told if they refused they will be kicked off the show. ”In March 2021, Ferguson also emailed ITV leadership including Carolyn McCall “asking for an investigation of reality shows including codes of conduct, post show aftercare and freedom of choice of management”.
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