PETE Waterman says he hired a psychiatrist on Popstars: The Rivals over concerns of arguing and physical fighting on the show.
The music mogul has revealed he raised the alarm after witnessing bickering and "hysterical" behaviour from contestants who were desperate to be famous.
Pete, now 74, said he feared for their mental health when he saw how the show turned normal people into "backstabbing" wannabe stars overnight.
Speaking about Popstars: The Rivals, which launched the careers of Girls Aloud, he said: "I fetched in a psychiatrist to the house because of the mental problems that were going down. "They were arguing, and scheming, there were rumours of physical fighting.
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