2011: John Wilding Spent Life Savings on Makeover For The X Factor

John Wilding who makes his return to the X Factor on our screens tonight, has reportedly confessed to splashing around £7,000 on a makeover to appear on the show.

Viewers will see the 18-year-old from Essex audition for the new judging panel this weekend, having been axed by Dannii Minogue at the Judges’ Houses stage of last year’s competition.

Wilding is said to have undergoing an extreme diet after being disappointed with his appearance on the 2010 edition, as well as spending his life savings on a refreshed wardrobe and new teeth.

“I just looked at myself and thought if I want to sing I am going to need to change a lot,” he told the Daily Mail. “You can be the best singer or the worst singer but if you don’t look right that is it.

“I paid just under £5,000 for them, so that was my car out the window. If you sing it is the first thing that you see, so I thought invest in them and the car can come later.”

Wilding also spoke of the trauma caused by his rejection from The X Factor and revealed that his loved ones had advised him against auditioning for the show again.

“My family were very cautious about me doing it this year after last year. There were some days when I would just not get out of bed. I would say ‘I’m ill’ and not go to school.

“It was just a mixture of everything. They do build you up but then it is a TV programme. If it was just a singing contest it wouldn’t need to be televised.”