X Factor family evicted for all-night karaoke sessions
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008X Factor contestant axed from home
X Factor wannabe Emma Chawner and her family are being kicked out of their home after repeated complaints from neighbours of noisy rows and nocturnal karaoke sessions which go on till the early hours.
Last year 19-year-old Emma was mocked by Simon Cowell for her feeble attempt at Céline Dion’s My Heart Will Go On. Determined to succeed, Emma returned to the TV contest this year having had a make-over and singing lessons, but was rejected again. The teenager has expressed the possibility of auditioning for a third time, in spite of advice to the contrary from the show’s producers.
But the singer now faces an even tougher challenge as her parents received a final warning about the family’s behaviour from the council after admitting to 17 separate offences. The council has received 134 complaints from neighbours in the last eight months alone, and has given the family a month to find new accommodation.
Meanwhile the family continues to plague fellow residents with abusive shouting, violent rows and playing the TV at full volume during the night.
Dad Philip defended the family’s behaviour, claiming they were being picked on because of their weight. He said: “They say we are playing loud music and pushing furniture around at all hours and letting the dog bark for hours on end. We asked the council to install noise detectors to prove this isn’t true but they wouldn’t do it.
“We are not a wild family. My daughters volunteer at a local charity shop and an animal sanctuary. A lot of people living around here will tell you that we are not troublemakers.”
