Stacey Solomon has recently spoken out against her contract with X Factor, which she spent £100,000 on in a year-long legal battle to get out of.

The singer and reality TV star, who is now pregnant with her second child, came third in 2009's show, losing out to Joe McElderry, who won, and Olly Murs, who came in second place.

The 22-year-old told Fabulous Magazine that she felt like she was "trapped":

"After The X Factor I became part of a machine. I felt like a puppet. I was given a contract and I signed it. I would have signed anything. They could have told me to shave my head and I'd have said: 'Pass me the razor'...I would have done anything because I was just so grateful to be there and to be given an opportunity. I didn't realise after that there was nothing I could do - I felt tied in. There were a lot of jobs that I couldn't do. I felt trapped and I had to get out..."

She advises that people taking part in similar shows should be careful:

"Speak up if you're not happy with the way things are heading".

Check out Stacey Solomon's first audition on X Factor and her live performance of 'Feeling Good' with Michael Bublé: