'Superstar' contestants hit with alcohol ban by Lord Webber
Published Jul 21 2012, 15:58 BST | By Paul Martinovic
Contestants on ITV's Superstar have reportedly been hit with an alcohol ban for the remainder of the show.The wannabe musical stars (with the exception of David Hunter, who is tee-total) had allegedly been over-indulging in after-show drinking, with some turning up to rehearsals the next day with hangovers.
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A source told The Sun: "For a show about finding the new Jesus Christ Superstar, some of the behaviour has been distinctly un-godly.
"Some of them have been whingeing that they are being worked too hard on the nightly series and were hitting the bottle to relax, but this is not on."
The behaviour has reportedly resulted in Lord Webber implementing new rules, with the source confirming: "Alcohol has been banned for the rest of the series in a bid to get the boys to knuckle down.
"They love their beer and with them all living together they were getting into big drinking sessions."
A show insider also alleged that former Voice contestant Nathan James is getting a reputation as a backstage diva, claiming: "Nathan is a loud character backstage and has been vocal in his opinions and it hasn't gone down well with some of the production staff."
Nathan is currently 8/5 favourite to win with bookmakers, after John Moses and Jeff Anderson were eliminated from the show last night (July 20).
Watch Nathan James perform 'Sweet Child O' Mine' on Superstar below:
Let's remember this part is for Jesus Christ and He was Jewish. therefore big, bad and blonde doesn't get it. I think the best person for the part went on Friday and the constant reference to a 21 year old being a boy and baby Jesus was offensive. Dawn has a one track mind, Jason is up himself and as for Amanda, say no more. Decisions have already been made as to who should win. Unfair and risky to their vocal chords expecting them to sing all day. This is a money raising gig and disappointing given what a wonderful show Superstar is.
July 22nd 2012 at 9:27pm
Ahh so ALW doesn't want Nathan to win, he's a rock singer its a rock opera so leak out stories about him being a 'diva' - he has every right to, he has no competition and is the best performer on the show by a clear mile.
July 22nd 2012 at 3:23pm
get all viewers drunk then maybe ratings for this flop will go up as u need to be drunk to watch it
July 22nd 2012 at 2:51pm
They've been trying to stack the decks against Nathan, but I'm not sure it's going to work. I'd love to see him win, at least partly because I'm tired of being told to like Ben. I don't like Ben, he looks like Mr. Bean and I don't think he's as great a singer as the panel keep insisting.
July 22nd 2012 at 2:31pm
I actually want David to win as I think he is the most talented in the acting. His voice is great too. I find Nathan too shouty!
July 21st 2012 at 7:32pm