Britney Spears Was On 'So Much Medication' During 'X-Factor,' Reveals Guest Judge Louis Walsh
June 14 2021, Published 2:35 p.m. ET
Britney Spears was on "so much medication" when she was a judge on The X-Factor, claims Louis Walsh, who filled in for Simon Cowell during the Kansas City auditions in 2012.
The 68-year-old X Factor UK judge spilled details about what it was like working with the 39-year-old pop icon and revealed she "wasn't there mentally" during filming.
Walsh spoke out to the Irish Independent, telling the outlet, "I was sitting with Britney for two days, and after every few auditions, she would go…" He then reportedly slumped over with his neck flopping in his chair.
He continued by saying that Britney's condition made the filming process drag out.
"They would literally have to stop the show and take her out because she was on so much medication and other stuff," he said, adding, "I felt sorry for her."
“Here she was, the biggest pop star on the planet, and she was just sitting there physically, but she wasn’t there mentally. She had a lot of problems," Walsh told the outlet.