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Paloma Faith: I Turned Down The X Factor Job

Eccentric singer says she's 'not emotionally equipped' to judge hopefuls...

Paloma Faith has revealed that she turned down a role as a judge on The X Factor.

The wacky pop star told The Mirror that she didn't feel comfortable passing judgement on wannabe pop stars.

"I turned it down because I don't think I'm emotionally equipped to deal with the scrutiny and that level of celebrity that's not about my music," she explained.

"Having people say things like 'How can she tell that girl she can't sing? She can't f***ing sing.' I couldn't deal with that."

"And people wanting to know what I've had for breakfast every morning... urrgh, it's just not me."

And she also spoke about ageism in the music industry, revealing that she knocked four years off of her age when she first met her record company.

"When I was asked what my age was in that first meeting, I blurted out 23, when I was actually 27," she said.

"I didn't plan on doing it beforehand and it wasn't a calculated thing. It was only afterwards I realised why I said it.

"I remember reading about KT Tunstall being old, and she was 27 at the time. So I felt that everyone was going to focus on my age, not my music. I thought I'd try and protect myself in that way."

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