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Interview - X Factor. WITH 2 TO GO E= EMMA P=PETE

Would you say that X Factor was good for you ?

P. Yes.
E. Yes.
P. It’s given us a lot of exposure and experience. I mean, there are bits that you wish hadn’t happened, but there are great bits too. It’s a real learning curve.
E. Overall, an emotional roller coaster.
P. The way you have to look at it is that it’s a TV show, not a talent showcase, and a lot of people miss that. A lot of people go into it thinking it’s their be-all and end-all.
E. It’s made to be entertaining, you get a lot of fine judges. We had the tour, which was the best thing that we ever did.

What made you go for it ?

E. It was our Mums actually, wasn’t it ? We’d previously had an audition for Pop Idol but we didn’t turn up to it, but when X Factor gave the opportunity for groups, we went for it.
P. It had energy and more enthusiasm.
E. It seems to have got less and less about talent as it goes through.
P. The series we were on was different and new.


Would you ever go on a show like that again ?

E. If we thought it was about talent, yes, but not if it was all about reality TV.
P. If it was going to help us. People just want the drama.
E. But people just want to see someone having a go at someone on TV, because it’s fun.
P. We were lucky to get as far as we did, really. It was quite a surprise.

What are the auditions ?

E. We did two with the producers, then one with the ‘gruesome threesome’.

Did you have any celeb fans ?

E. We had a bit of a following. The ‘Independent’ said we were the only bit worth watching.. We were approached to do the ‘Amarillo’ video for Peter Kay. Tha’s one of our biggest regrets.
E. It was physically impossible to get there.
P. We thought it wouldn’t be that big. How wrong can you be ?