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I like 'X Factor' as much as the next person, but I do get overwhelmed with the amount of reality TV. It's such cheap programming and such a load of rubbish, most of it.

I can't stand folk who are all snobby about reality TV.

It's fantastic that 'Strictly' is beating 'The X Factor' for many reasons - but one of the main reasons is I think it's a fantastic piece of variety television. It is live, varied TV whereby we are really hanging ourselves out by the seam of our pants.

Everybody knows that I'm not a snob when it comes to pop culture, obviously. I love reality shows.

I can't watch shows like 'The X Factor,' for instance. I just squirm for the people involved, for the way they're being used. It's the cruellest, most ridiculous show on television. It's ruined music, ruined everything.

I like watching 'The X Factor,' but I would never go on it - I think it's too much of a controlled thing.

'The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.

Reality TV is sleazy, it is manipulative. It is as momentary as anything in popular culture.

What's amazing with 'The X Factor' is that it gives people a chance who wouldn't normally have one. I couldn't go on it, because it would be, like, me being lazy, because I've definitely had my opportunities.