Originally Posted by AMS13:
“Sorry, it has just been pointed out to me on the MF that it was Sharon Osbourne that mentioned the 'one kidney' singers. Three years later and still X Factor, for whatever reason, continue to take cheap shots at the 2010 winner. So glad I stopped watching the programme.”
I think you may have mis-read slightly. Here is the quote:
Sharon, 61, who is set to leave the show after tonight’s final, said: ‘It’s got to do with the perception of what people think a pop star should look like.
'People are very narrow-minded, they’re blinkered. If you’ve got a load of young producers in there, they just look for t**s and a**e and someone with one kidney. I always say when contestants come in, “Do you have both kidneys? Dialysis?”
‘I can understand producers thinking there’s a great backstory behind this person, but
not everybody that sings needs one kidney. It’s nice to have two.’
(full article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...#ixzz2nUnuOJCu)
She's saying that the producers favour people with some sort of perceived affliction (missing a kidney as an example) over others who may be equally good otherwise. I doubt that she knows specifically that Matt only has one, so it probably wasn't a dig at him personally.
PS For some reason, I know that Liam Payne is another one-kidney-er...