Take That criticise 'miming' Britney

Take That have slammed Britney Spears for miming her X Factor performance.

Gary Barlow dubbed the star "rubbish" and criticised her for failing to sing live on the ITV competition.

"I don’t see the point of Britney anymore. She was rubbish on the show," he told The Mirror. "I think she’s more famous than she deserves to be now."

"Why come on a show like that and mime? I don’t like her new song either. Her old stuff was great but maybe she should have spent more time on this one."

"The truth is all the contestants on X Factor are so talented and were able to sing and dance live, so why couldn’t Britney do it?" bandmate Howard Donald added.

"It’s the whole point of the show and her miming looked stupid."

Take That went head-to-head with the singer when both acts released their new albums on Monday. The boyband are currently "massively outselling" Spears in the race to secure the album top spot.