More complaints about 'X Factor' boot camp

More X Factor hopefuls have complained about the conditions at the show's boot camp stage.

79-year-old Joy Philippou has previously claimed that wannabe contestants were made to feel like prisoners during their stay at Heythrop Park Hotel in Oxen.

Now more hopefuls have come forward to express dissatisfaction at the way they were treated by the show's producers.

Mum-of-eight Kim Marrero told the Sunday Mirror: "I was told I couldn't use the toilet because it didn't fit in with the filming timetable. After two hours I was so desperate to go and just stormed out.

"They day before they didn't provide lunch because they said they had too much to squeeze in. So we waited around in one room for 16 hours, hungry and thirsty. There were crates of water and I asked if I could have a bottle but they told me it was for staff."

Former charity worker Natasha Benjamin added: "I don't think we got a fair deal. We were kept in one room for about 16 hours. We didn't have lunch and when I asked to go to the loo I wasn't allowed out. We were all really hungry, and all I could think about was eating, a biscuit, anything."

An ITV spokesman said: "We are upset to hear some contestants didn't enjoy their time at boot camp. It is a long filming process which can be stressful, but we work hard to ensure that all their needs are met and they are kept as comfortable as possible. This is a process that all contestants go through, and we receive very few complaints."