Former X Factor winner Matt Terry criticized the show, saying he hopes it “never” returns to screens and that it is “not good for people.”
The singer, 31, won the 13th series of the ITV show in 2016 and signed to Simon Cowell’s Syco label shortly afterwards.
But fame doesn’t come easy for many of the show’s contestants and Matt claims some former contestants still struggle with it today, six years after the show ended.
Asked if he thinks the show should return, he told MailOnline: ‘Never! It’s not good, it’s not good for people. I am strong and I know how I faced it.
‘You walk in there and you’re empowered, and I was a waiter before, so I’d never done anything like that, and you’re kind of pushed.
Former X Factor winner Matt Terry criticized the show, saying he hopes it “never” returns to screens and that it is “not good for people.”
The singer, 31, won the 13th series of the ITV show in 2016 and signed to Simon Cowell’s Syco label shortly afterwards.
‘If X Factor comes back, I just hope they offer some sort of psychological moment for people. There are people who came years before me who are still confused and struggling with their identity.
‘I’m so happy that I’ve gotten to a place where I feel like, you know what, I did it, it’s part of my story, but it’s not all of me. I can’t let this define me.’
Matt, who released his debut album Trouble in 2017, told how he struggled to adapt to fame after the show.
She also found that there was “no support” when the series ended and that she “struggled” afterwards.
He said: “For me it was like the show had finished and you were off into the big wide world, on your own.” There was no support and I just didn’t realize it.
‘When I left the show, it changed my life and opened a lot of doors for me, but I definitely struggled. Afterwards there was no one to help me.
“I’m grateful to have a good group of friends and a solid family, which is lucky because not everyone has that to say, ‘You’re human, you’re okay, you’re not just an X Factor.'” winner, but you’re also Matt Terry, the person.”
Matt noted that one person from The X Factor still looks out for him to this day: his mentor from the show Nicole Scherzinger.
But fame doesn’t come easy for many of the show’s contestants and Matt claims some former contestants still struggle with it today, six years after the show ended.
Matt noted that one person from The X Factor still looks out for him to this day: his mentor from the show Nicole Scherzinger.
He said: ‘She’s the only one that if I get close or vice versa, we’re there for each other.’ We don’t hang out all the time, but we’re friends.
Matt also spoke about Lucy Spraggan, who left The X Factor in 2012 after being raped by a hotel doorman while taking part in the show.
Matt said: “It surprised me and it also shows how far we have come.” That wasn’t happening when I was on (the show), so if it comes back, I hope it’s not for the sake of the contestants.
Matt’s debut single When Christmas Comes Around reached number three in the charts and he feels it’s harder than ever to get a number one song these days.
He said: “The world has changed and it’s not easy to get a number one record.” There are established artists with hundreds of millions of followers, fighting to reach the top ten, so it’s not about that music anymore, whereas X Factor used to almost always guarantee you number one.
‘I got my number three and I’m very happy with that. Being number three on the charts six months after saying, ‘Hello sir, what can I get you?’ It’s a great achievement.”