The mum of X Factor hopeful Shirlena Johnson, have said that bosses were cruel to build up her daughter’s hopes, only to dash them by axing her from the show.
Johnson was cut from the ITV series, after medical sources revealed that she suffers from a range of mental illnesses. It was implied that the mum of one had failed to disclose the information to producers, however her mum Carmen Stanley insists that the team knew her entire medical history and the medication she was taking.
“It’s cruel the way they have built up her hopes only to dash them again,” she told The Mirror.
However, X Factor sources say that the delay was due to Shirlena’s own doctor being on holiday and insisted that they acted as quickly as they could on the matter.
“We acted as quickly as we could to do the right thing in a responsible way,...
Johnson was cut from the ITV series, after medical sources revealed that she suffers from a range of mental illnesses. It was implied that the mum of one had failed to disclose the information to producers, however her mum Carmen Stanley insists that the team knew her entire medical history and the medication she was taking.
“It’s cruel the way they have built up her hopes only to dash them again,” she told The Mirror.
However, X Factor sources say that the delay was due to Shirlena’s own doctor being on holiday and insisted that they acted as quickly as they could on the matter.
“We acted as quickly as we could to do the right thing in a responsible way,...
- 8/25/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
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