Sunday, December 18, 2011 12:50pm ET by Newsdesk
Actor David Jason predicts Frankie Cocozza will be dead by 22Only Fools And Horses actor David Jason has predicted that former X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza will be dead by the time he is 22. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, the veteran actor lamented the quick route to fame that reality TV participants often take and pointed out the 18-year-old as an example. He said: "When you see the kids on Britain's Got Talent or The X Factor who just want to be famous at all costs, you just go, "God, these people don't know what it is they’re asking for". I say to my wife, "I won't watch The X Factor any more. Why do I want to see someone say the same old thing – it's all they’ve ever dreamed about – then lose and burst into tears and go into neurosis?" Jason reckoned that the short-sighted desire for fame is destructive. He added:
Watch Frankie Cocozza perform on the X Factor below:
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