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X Factor Chloe Jasmine 'Given Secret Second Chance'

Posh hopeful reportedly messed up her first arena performance...

The X Factor producers have been accused of playing favourites after one of the most prominent contestants of the current series was given a second stab at an audition.

Posh Chloe-Jasmine Whichello is reported by The Sun to have had a "car crash" first attempt at her arena audition, but was allowed to come back another night and try again.

A source told the paper: "On her original audition she started singing the Ella Fitzgerald song Misty but soon forgot her words, started crying and had to abandon it.

"It was a car crash. Unusually, she then had a private conversation with the judges at their desk for about five minutes.

"All the microphones were turned off. They were clearly consoling her and giving her advice. In the audition screened, the judges are pretending they hadn't seen her since her room performance.

"With a different song and a better performance, she got through. It's clear bosses are absolutely desperate to keep Chloe in the show."

However the paper also quotes a "show insider" as admitting that Chloe-Jasmine was given a second crack of the whip - but insisting that there was nothing sneaky going on.

The source said: "Chloe was given a second chance as she was upset during her first performance.

"She had recently split up with her boyfriend so she wasn't in a fit state to perform. We gave her the chance to go away and compose herself.

"This does happen and the only reason it wasn’t seen on the show was that there wasn't enough time to fit all of this into the episode."

A preview video for the make-or-break boot camp phase of the competition has been released in advance of this weekend's episodes.

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