Porcelain-skinned Sophie Ellis Bextor is lashing out at reality music shows such as Popstars The Rivals, which has created a girl and boy group, Girls Aloud and OTV respectively, to fight each other.

“It’s arrogance to say, ‘We’re going to let the girl and boy bands battle it out’. Choosing stars by voting is an abuse of talents” Sophie said.

“The things that are great about stars are their flaws, the things that make them different, like Michael Jackson and Madonna.”