The Xposure Factor

All the controversy surrounding this series of the X-Factor is a fantastic example of how fame deals its hand and any wannabes should take note!  Firstly, every single article written about a contestant, good or bad, is great publicity for the show and only the show.  For the young people concerned whether Katie Waissel who is being dealt the cruellest hand or Cher who is getting a slightly easier ride, not all publicity is good publicity and bad press can be extremely tough to handle. And as for Game over Gamu, it's not exactly been a walk in the park.  This high level of exposure used to take years to attain and therefore allowed plenty of time for talent to be groomed and prepared.  These guys however are being instantly thrown to the wolves so I hope they are getting masses of support from the PR teams behind the scenes.  They will need it.  It's horrible to read vile comments about yourself no matter how long in the tooth you are and these X Factor contestants are just kids.  They now know the price of fame and its a high one.  And this is just the beginning.  For Gamu, fame must have left a very bitter taste.  Let's hope the rest of them have a steely core and that they are judged on talent alone and not on the judgements pronounced in column inches. With apologies for dodgy background colouring - not sure what's happened!