JADE reflects on ‘The X Factor’ roots: “I don’t know anyone that’s come off that show and not had some sort of mental health issue”
JADE has recalled her stint on The X Factor, saying she didn’t know anyone who came away from the show without “some sort of mental health issue”.The singer-songwriter featured on the talent search programme in 2011 and joined girl group Little Mix when she was 18 years old, an experience she has reflected on in a new interview with The Independent.The ‘Angel Of My Dreams’ singer admitted that being on The X Factor involved adjusting to “pretty fucked up” things, namely sharing bunk beds with other female contestants, regardless of age.“Even at 18, I knew there were people who weren’t mentally well in there, keeping everyone up at night,” she said. “I don’t know if there was even security outside the house.
It’s scary to think about now, but I was too young to realise that at the time.”Her comments come after many entertainment world figures have demanded more protections be put in place for young artists following the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, who auditioned for The X Factor during the same series as Thirlwall.Although she didn’t address Payne’s passing directly, she did mention thinking the series “had to end” after its 2018 conclusion.“I don’t think that kind of show can exist any more.
We’re in a different place now,” she added. “We wouldn’t put someone that’s mentally unwell on a TV screen and laugh at them while they sing terribly.
The concept of a joke act on a show is just cruel.”She said the concept was “all very Roman empire” while joking that it was the “best training ever” for her to enter the music industry.
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