X Factor loser Nicholas McDonald hits out at judges

X Factor runner-up Nicholas McDonald has blasted his mentor Louis Walsh and judge Gary Barlow.

The Scot has accused Gary Barlow of “not liking” him after he was the only one of the four judges to refuse him a standing ovation for his performance.

The 17-year-old revealed he was also “disappointed” by his own mentor, after Walsh urged viewers to vote for his rival, winner Sam Bailey.

The judges’ actions were met with fury by family and fans of the singer, known as Nicky, with his mother Eileen branding them unprofessional.

However Nicholas said he was not disappointed to have lost out to 36-year-old prison officer Sam Bailey, because it means he will be able to return home to Scotland for Christmas.

The runner-up, from Motherwell, yesterday revealed his frustrations over the TV talent show final.

“Gary had a problem with me throughout the whole show. He never seemed to like me and whenever I gave a good performance he would pick up on the smallest things in the world,” he said.

“I was disappointed with Louis saying, “Vote for Sam and her single everyone.” It felt like Sam was getting all the love.”

 “It was completely unprofessional, Gary refusing to stand after Nicholas’s song,” blasted Nicholas’s mother.

“As for Louis, I don’t know what that was about and it was rude of him.

“He should have been backing his own act and not encouraging the public to vote for their opponent.

“I think Louis just speaks without thinking sometimes.”