{"id":36441,"date":"2023-09-04T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1883707"},"modified":"2023-09-04T22:43:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T20:43:39","slug":"james-blunt-didnt-enjoy-judging-x-factor-i-find-it-quite-painful","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/james-blunt-didnt-enjoy-judging-x-factor-i-find-it-quite-painful\/","title":{"rendered":"James Blunt \u201cdidn\u2019t enjoy\u201d judging X Factor: \u201cI find it quite painful\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blunt was a judge on the seventh season of The X Factor Australia. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 04 September 2023 at 20:00 PM<\/p>

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James Blunt has said that he \u201cdidn\u2019t enjoy\u201d his time as a judge on The X Factor Australia, admitting that he struggled with the nature of the format and how the winners were chosen.<\/p>\n

Blunt was a judge on the show\u2019s seventh season which aired in 2015, and speaking with this week\u2019s issue of Radio Times magazine<\/strong>, delved into the difficulties he had with his role on the show.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI didn\u2019t enjoy it, and I struggle with The X Factor, because it\u2019s more TV show than music competition. The winners are always the judges\u2019 choices rather than the ones who do best each week.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing these hopefuls with their 15 minutes, and their dreams shattered for ratings, I find quite painful.\u201d<\/p>

During Blunt\u2019s time on the show he was on the judging panel alongside Guy Sebastian, Dannii Minogue and\u00a0Chris Isaak, with Isaak\u2019s act Cyrus Villanueva being crowned winner.<\/p>\n

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