La Roux blasts "f**ked up" 'X Factor'

La Roux singer Elly Jackson has blasted The X Factor as "f**ked up", comparing it to a modern- day freak show.

The 21-year-old, who released new single 'I'm Not Your Toy' this week, admitted that she disapproves of the audition stages where the judges ridicule contestants in front of millions of people.

"It's no different from a freak show. It's f**ked up. That shouldn't be what we find entertaining. I do have a problem with it, and for that reason I don't really watch it. I just don't really approve of it," she told Heat.

"I watched it the other night, but that was the first episode I've seen in years. Some of the auditions are funny, but they shouldn't really be; it's only funny because you're taking the p*ss."

Jackson, who recently described Tinchy Stryder as "overrated", admitted that she was amazed by the popularity of judge Cheryl Cole.

"For some reason she does just have this quality that makes you go, 'I like her'. But I don't really know what I like her for," she said.

"It's strange. She's very pretty. I've never met her or anything, but everyone seems to have a soft spot for her."

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