Offstage: Inside the X Factor

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Fame, fortune and fallout. Chi Chi Izundu looks back at one of Britain's biggest TV shows.

It promised fame and fortune, but at what cost? Chi Chi Izundu looks back at the good and the bad of one of Britain's biggest TV shows.

The fame, fortune and fallout - Chi Chi Izundu looks back at one of Britain's biggest TV shows. The X Factor promised to turn ordinary  people into superstars, but at what cost?

Inside The X Factor captures the emotion, the excitement and the drama  of the show and  features some of the captivating characters that led to its enduring success. But it also looks beyond the glitz and glamour revealing how contestants felt, the toll it took on some of them and what really happened behind the scenes.

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The pressure ramps up with The X Factor live shows. Behind the scenes in the shared contestants’ house, everything from teeth whitening to song choice heightens the atmosphere.

The contestants who make it through to the live shows live together in a shared house. Chi Chi hears tales of long days, press stories, painful teeth whitening, and a sense of nervous anticipation.   
Join Chi Chi Izundu as she looks back on the world of The X Factor, where contestants perform in front of celebrity judges to realise their dream of becoming household names. It’s a world of glamour and excitement, but also of hard truths, hard words and hard work. 
Offstage: Inside The X Factor captures the emotion, the excitement and the drama of the show and features some of the captivating characters that led to its enduring success.  But it also looks beyond the glitz and glamour revealing how contestants and staff felt, the toll it took on some of them and what they say happened behind the scenes.   
 
Presenter: Chi Chi Izundu 
Producers: Rob Brown, Jo Adnitt, Lucy Burns, Joe Kent 
Editor: Clare Fordham 
Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman

Archive:
The X Factor series 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16  (Fremantle/Syco/ITV)  
Youtube/wearebelleamie (2010)

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