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Is the X Factor TV cruelty?

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Nicky Campbell asks: Is the X Factor TV cruelty?

Is the X Factor TV cruelty? Aged 16, one X Factor reject this weekend was left in tears. Is it all too much for some? Or is dealing with rejection part of the experience?

Is the X Factor tv cruelty? Over the weekend we saw 16 year old Luke Lucas in Los Angeles sobbing as he auditioned in front of Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams - but failed to get through. Listen out for Rowetta who made it to the final four in the first series in 2004. 

And among those calling in was Coronation Street actor Charlie Lawson saying, as an actor, you have to cope with frequent rejection.

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