Poll: Is there too much pressure on young acts in TV talent shows?
As Sir Bruce Forsyth criticises Simon Cowell, saying young acts on his Britain's Got Talent show face "emotional damage" from the pressure of performing, we ask if it is all too much for the contestants.
The showbiz veteran, who has been caught up in a war of words with Cowell, said he was a fan of the show but was worried about children being put on stage when they could not cope with rejection.
Writing in the Daily Mail, he said: "I really do think he should stop putting young children under the immense and possibly damaging pressure of performing on national television, not just in front of a live audience, but also before four very sharp judges.
"You can see that many of the adult performers find the experience traumatic, so what sort of emotional damage could it be doing to children who, for the most part, are only there because of the ambition of their parents and teachers?"
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