X Factor should come with a warning for young stars Singer Fleur tells of ‘pitfalls'

Singer Fleur tells of ‘pitfalls’

- SARAH ROBERTSON

X FACTOR star Fleur East has weighed into the growing storm around the TV talent show – blasting the “risks” contestants face.

The 2014 runner-up believes the ITV series should come with a “warning” for hopefuls dreaming of stardom.

And she said successful contestants needed to be given stronger guidance about the pitfalls of the music business.

Fleur told how she was “put on a shelf ” by show creator Simon Cowell’s Syco in 2017 after just one album.

She hit out amid former contestants’ claims of bullying and harassment – although she was not referring to those unproven allegations, which are denied by both ITV and Syco.

Fleur, 33, told us: “I think it needs to come with a warning.” When asked if she meant X Factor or Cowell himself, she replied: “Well both.