'X Factor' girl band threatened by feuds
X Factor girl band Hope are sleeping in separate bedrooms following a series of rows.
The five singers recently clashed in rehearsals when Charlie Mole claimed that Leah Lauder has "the wrong look for the band".
A source told The People: "Suddenly Charlie lost it, blaming Leah for harming their chances of winning. She said she looked like the odd one out because she was fatter than the rest of them. It was really hurtful to Leah."
Leah was on the verge of quitting the show following the confrontation, but she was eventually persuaded to stay by producers.
"It was touch and go. Producers spent hours trying to talk them down. There was a lot of shouting and tears," the insider explained. "Leah eventually agreed to stay but the situation is highly volatile. She and Charlie no longer speak except when necessary in rehearsals. The producers have had to split them up so they are sleeping in different bedrooms. "
The girls have also rowed on a number of other occasions. Their mentor Simon Cowell is "furious" that they are letting personal differences ruin their chances of winning the show.
Axed boyband Futureproof recently told DS that Hope "detest" each other.
'X Factor' chiefs hire counsellor for singers
X Factor chiefs have hired a counsellor to help the contestants deal with the pressure of impressing the public every week.
Insiders have revealed that the finalists were "shocked" and "devastated" by Futureproof's elimination from the competition last weekend. Now producers are worried that some of the contestants are struggling to cope with the stress of taking part in the show.
"Morale among the contestants has taken a big nosedive after last week's surprise eviction," a source told the Daily Star Sunday. "Everybody thought Futureproof were safe, so to see them go has really put the fear of God into the other finalists.
"A lot of them have been really struggling with the pressure and the fear is that they're not strong enough to handle it. They now have a counsellor on hand 24/7."
Alisha Bennet's mother Sharon has admitted that she is worried for her daughter after receiving a number of emotional phone calls.
"I am worried for health. She is struggling under the pressure and I think it is starting to get to her," Sharon explained. "I speak to her almost every day on the phone and a few times she has been in tears. Being in the bottom two for the first two weeks really knocked her confidence."
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If these lot can't hack it now they've got no chance when one of them wins.