‘X Factor’ Finalist Attempts Suicide After Being Booted From Show

‘X Factor’ finalist Sisi Jghalef spoke with The People yesterday how she tried to kill herself after being booted from the hit talent show for failing to complete 200 hours of community service after being convicted of racially threatening behavior towards a black McDonald’s worker. “Having been told I’d made the 12 finalists with girl-band Hope and then having my dreams snatched away destroyed me,” the 22-year-old revealed. “One night I sat in my bedroom watching over and over re-runs of the wonderful moment I’d been told l’d made the final. It was everything I’d ever wanted and worked towards. I laid on my bed crying my eyes out and sobbing uncontrollably knowing it was never going to happen. I stumbled into the bathroom to wash away the tears and saw a bottle of paracetamol (acetaminophen) on the cabinet. I unscrewed the cap and emptied the bottle into my quivering palm – some spilling on the floor as I was shaking so much. I can’t remember how many there were and just swallowed them with a gulp of water as I stared back at my swollen face in the mirror. I threw the bottle into the sink and ran back into the bedroom and climbed into bed pulling the sheets over my head waiting to fade away. As I started to feel drowsy my mumrushed into the room after finding the bottle in the bathroom sink and pills all over the floor. She sat me up screaming my name and stuck her fingers down my throat making me vomit. I kept retching until I couldn’t throw up anymore and fell into my mothers arms crying hysterically. Mum kept saying, ‘My baby, my baby’ as she hugged me tightly. We just held on to each other with me being unable to say anything. If my mum hadn’t found me then I would be dead by now.” Read more.