Rowetta: 'Brookstein should shut up'

Former X Factor star Rowetta Satchell has said that series one Steve Brookstein should "shut up" and stop criticising the show.

Satchell, who finished fourth, said that she gets frustrated with ex-contestants who persist in complaining about the ITV1 reality series.

"You had your chance and these are new guys having a go. Don't slag off the show that made you - I feel really strongly about that," she told DS.

Speaking about Brookstein, who has frequently spoken out against Simon Cowell, she added: "I don't think that he is bitter, but I wouldn't blame him if he was after what happened to him. But come on Steve, enough is enough - it was 2004.

"He was knocking it from the year after and I can't stand him doing that. Let the new contestants have their glory. Just because you don't love the show - lots of people do. If you've got nothing good to say, shut up. Everyone has heard him say it before. Everyone has heard me say I love Simon over and over again, but it just riles me when people slag him off.

"He makes shows that people love and if you don't love it - then turn it off! Don't do interviews and blog about it, you just look bad. It makes it worse when nobody had heard of him before The X Factor."

Earlier this month, Brookstein accused the show of force feeding viewers "bullc**p".

> 'X Factor' Session: Rowetta Satchell