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Teen Prostitute Makes Reality TV Dreams Come True. What About You?

Julie GersteinSeptember 27, 2010 //


We all have dreams, goals and aspirations: For some, it’s to one day have a family. For others, it’s to run a successful business. For Yorkshire’s Chloe Victoria, her dream is to make it big as a singer on “X-Factor,” Britain’s version of “American Idol.” There’s nothing particularly surprising about that, except that Chloe Victoria’s day job is as a prostitute. The 19-year-old mother of a 2-year-old has been arrested 140 times in the last two years for violations related to prostitution. Up until a few days before the competition, she was posting ads for a “100 percent English Yorkshire dirty slut” online. Remarkably, despite just an “okay” audition, judges Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger voted her through and she’s on to the next round. Keep reading »

These British Girls Are Terrible Singers And Worse People

Julie GersteinSeptember 7, 2010 //

You might think British people are all “quietly drinking tea” and “reserved dignity” and “the Queen’s English.” But then you watch this video of teen disasters Abby and Lisa auditioning for British show “The X Factor” and you realize that no, they’re exactly as mortifying as everyone else. Keep reading »

Over-Excitement On “The X Factor”

Wendy AtterberryAugust 31, 2009 //

A contestant on the UK’s largest talent search show “The X Factor” got a little, shall we say, over-excited when his turn to sing, uh, came up. Steve, an unemployed 50-year-old man, sang “It’s My Party” while his daughters looked on in horror backstage. “I don’t know what’s happening,” uttered one as she tried to shield her eyes from the growing bulge in her father’s pants. “I could tell you were having a good time up there,” said Simon Cowell when Steve finished his song. But the best line of the evening went to judge Louis Walsh — otherwise known as “the judge who isn’t Simon Cowell” — who quipped, “I just don’t think you have the full package.” Maybe not … but he sure was close. Keep reading »