X Factor winner Matt Terry blasts Simon Cowell for claiming contestants 'only wanted fame' as he accuses the show of 'humiliating people' and says he 'felt like a failure' and 'didn't want to wake up'
X Factor winner Matt Terry has accused Simon Cowell of 'humiliating people' after the music mogul claimed contestants 'only wanted fame' on the ITV show. His comments echoed many other X Factor stars who have blasted the lack of duty of care for contestants since the show was shelved in 2021. 'He's taken people off the street that they know can't sing for example and said ''you're brilliant why don't you come on X Factor?'' After Matt won The X Factor he went on to release a debut album called Trouble. Created by Simon in 2004, The X Factor helped to launch the careers of some of the UK's biggest stars, including Little Mix, Olly Murs and Alexandra Burke.
Source: Daily Mail January 21, 2026 13:20 UTC
