X - Factor

[adonirum]

Having escaped the pain of Mrs. adonirum watching this live by both of us being at Quo at the O2 on Sunday, I have just had to endure a recording of it being on (in the background as far as I am concerned I hasten to add). However, looking at segments of it, has anyone else been struck at how pitifully gaunt and emaciated Cheryl Cole (or whatever her surname now is) has become? Are we witnessing/about to witness another modern day tragedy before our very eyes along the lines of Karen Carpenter back in 80's ? That is to say, a beautiful, talented young woman, unhappy in her marriage (it is reported), "bullied/controlled" (some might interpret) at work (Cheryl by Cowell, Karen Carpenter by her brother Richard) and craving attention through some sort of misguided body dismorphia. The similarities and parallels appear to be there. What do you think?

[*Bob*]

Seems a bit unfair to Karen Carpenter.. She could actually sing in tune.

[Louisa]

The obvious parallels between Karen Carpenter and Cheryl Fernadez-Vasini will obviously be noticed at this particular time, but I feel people are jumping the gun on this. Dodgy camera angles can make anyone seem sick or well in one way or another. It is unfair to label her simply because of media reports and social media trolling. To me she seems a healthy weight, and happy in herself. More to this story than meets the eye perhaps, but why not just give her some space rather than constantly talk about her weight, it surely isn't going to help her in any way?

Louisa.

[adonirum]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> Seems a bit unfair to Karen Carpenter.. She could

> actually sing in tune.

Can't argue with that *Bob*, perhaps the silkiest wonderful voice ever recorded? Maybe, I say just maybe, eclipsed by Adele?(accepted different style of singing)?

Louisa, genuinely wasn't aware of lots of media reporting on this, but I can't agree with you that she seems a healthy weight, not compared to how she appeared (physically) in the past. How long before she starts wearing Boleros and the like to cover her Clavicle and Scapula regions? Now that really would be an indication, don't you think?

[Otta]

To be fair, Cheryl Cole can sing too. She's no Karen Carpenter, but she's not entirely without talent.

[*Bob*]

The standard drill is:

Send her out. Couple of spoken ad libs. Let her wobble through the first line - ooh, sounds a bit dodge - she's definitely singing live though isn't she? Cheryl performs the classic 'touch your earpiece manoeuvre' - lawks - her earpiece isn't quite in! Can she pull it off?! Then switch this on (http://www.antarestech.com/products/detail.php?product=Auto-Tune_Live_2) first a little bit, then more as she goes on.

There's a bit in the middle where there's an instrumental break. Switch the plug off. Cheryl shouts 'woo, yeah, c'mob everyone, clap your hands like morons!' Then on it goes again for the rest of the song. The last note is so heavily processed it sounds like a tuning fork. She's done it!

End of song: switch off, Chezza says 'thanks, you've been great'.

[Otta]

You old cynic you.

[*Bob*]

Is it not something of an embarrassment that someone so mediocre (the weakest singer in Girls Aloud, no less - hardly a 'high bar' anyway) is a 'singing coach' on a television show?

It's - quite literally in this case - 'pretty brazen'.

[Seabag]

Maybe she's autotuned herself thin

[Luoisa]

The world is crashing and burning in flames around us, foreign johnnies are pounding at her majesties back door looking for handouts, good god fearing honest British people are sleep deprived and near suicidal because of 24/7 Cozy Powell tributes at the hamlet and someone starts a thread about a racist from Heaton that they do not know, who may or may not be thin.

[????]

any guesses? I say SNORKS xxx

[Louisa]

Luoisa are you related to Louis Walsh?

Louisa.

[Jeremy]

Not really surprising that a reality TV star (famous specifically for being slim and pretty), who has lived all her adult life under media scrutiny, has a body image issue.

[Seabag]

???? Wrote:

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> any guesses? I say SNORKS xxx

I do hope so

*waves*