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from the daily star

RANDY X Factor finalists will be starved of sex for up to 12 weeks while they take part in the live TV shows.

Party-pooping Simon Cowell is having minders babysit contestants to stop any bed-hopping.

The show’s boot camp, attended by 250 hopefuls, saw claims of skinny-dipping, partying and sex a-plenty.

The wannabes who’ve made it through to the final TV stages moved into a luxury eight-bedroom house, pictured left, in London’s West Hampstead today.

It will be home for them until they are kicked out the competition.

Cowell is taking no risks and has given contestants single beds, separate rooms and a series of distractions to keep their minds off getting physical.

It is claimed that there will be at least one 14-year-old through to the final stages.

They will be accompanied by a chaperone 24 hours a day in a bid by show chiefs to keep them safe. And so they don’t see anything saucy at such a young age the sex ban in the house has been strictly imposed.

A source said: “The contestants will be chaperoned and have parents or minders with them at all times in the house.

“Claims that came out of boot camp of bed-hopping, drugs and booze were a huge embarrassment for Simon Cowell and the producers.


The contestants will be chaperoned and have parents or minders with them at all times in the house. A Source

“They want to make sure they have no more scandal associated with this family show and certainly no more sex.

“In previous years some of the finalists have cosied up but that will not be allowed in the house this year.”

Cowell has deliberately kitted out the stylish house with a series of games to act as a distraction.

The plush mansion includes a fully-fitted gymnasium where the contestants can work up a sweat and ease their sexual tension.

In the living room contestants get a piano and a snooker table to keep their minds on singing.

And in the dining room sits a huge table to encourage group eating and wholesome evening activities including table football and a jukebox.

Among the favourites to be shown going through to the final on tonight’s show are the five sexy members of girl group Hope and five horny lads from Futureproof.

The bands, put together by Louis Walsh and Cowell, will have a hard time keeping their passion under wraps in the house.

Stunning Hope member Racquelle Gracie, 21, will continue to drive the boys wild while they are cooped up with her under the same roof.

There are rumours she has struck up a close relationship with soloist Daniel de Bourg, 32, a favourite to get through in the under 25s category.

A source said: “It was pretty clear that they were big fans of each other when they met up in boot camp. They have kept in touch via MySpace since.”

On last night’s show the remaining 24 nervous acts, including the band Same Difference and solo acts Beverly Trotman, Andy Williams and Rhydian Roberts, were whisked away to the judges’ houses where they had one last chance to impress.

Fans of the ITV1 reality contest watched as the wannabes, including Luke Bayer, 15, broke down in tears under pressure.

They can expect another emotional rollercoaster tonight as the final 12 are chosen