I worked with Kitty for many years. I never watched the trash that is TV, certainly not the circus that became known as the X Factor. It’s a blessing to the U.K. Now it has gone, hopefully for good. But people have to realise that every show of this ilk is entirely crafted, scripted and misleading. Kitty was branded in a certain way to give the show it’s villain during that year. Think about it, every year it had the following staple characters; the villain the no hope who can’t sing, the group full of drama and the bully victim. Surely a diverse sure would not have this same exact formula every time.

Kitty was a very kind, gentle soul. She is ambitious and self driven. But she was desperate to succeed and did what she was told. The “judges” rarely bothered with their contestants. They were merely a face for the categories they represented. This is why Barlow departed, feeling he wasn’t actually doing anything.

Kitty was told what to do, how to act and what to sing. They had no choice or free will on that hideous programme. She even knew her departure was coming.

I never had any negative experience when I worked with Kim (kitty). She was very caring and attentive. It’s funny that these allegations came to a stop after the XF finished, and people are hanging on to it still as they have nothing else. I know nothing of Misha B. I personally think she was another victim of control. You have a room full of starry eyed hopefuls all looking to make it in music and be famous, which renders them useless puppets to do the bidding of itv and supposedly make “enjoyable” tv. A totally disgusting, horrendous, exploitative programme which should be whipped off the face of modern pop culture forever. I never wish to see that horrid XF logo on newspapers again or hear that irritating narrator’s voice who haunted sofa adverts between series. Visiting my mates on a Saturday night was hell, as they’d have that utter dross on their tv’s.