It's rubbish.

Has happened several times before : judges have gone off message and defied what the producers were telling them to do. Nicole is a big star and I'd say the production team would be a bit afraid of her rather than being in a position to bully her.

I wouldn't say she's a big star (not anymore anyway). I think it's more likely that the judges have conditions and duties in their contracts, so there's no need to bully them. I also don't think a lot of them would stand for it.

I think the problem is we don't know whether the judges defied the producers or just made a mistake due to the pressures of live TV. The only time recently I am sure that a judge went off script was when Sharon Osborne voted to send Tamera home in Sam Bailey's year.

Robbie Williams
I doubt Gary would have put Frankie through had it not been for Robbie that year.
Anyway, Frankie started to be awful after the lives began. He was no vocal power before that either, but he had showed some stage presence and performance skills.

Tell that to Dan Gould's bank balance

I presume Dan Gould runs the website?

What is his bank balance then and has he made it all from betting on tv programmes?

Well yes...... I do agree there 🤐 although I can barely remember what happened, he was pretty awful.

He makes enough from betting on TV shows (mainly X Factor and Eurovision) that he was able to quit his job and do it full time. I doubt that would be the case if it was all rubbish as you say.