Chloe, and her cowboy hat, did not win her any fans in 2006
After the video of her original audition surfaced - which saw Simon Cowell describe her as “every parent’s nightmare” - Chloe was accused of putting on her posh accent to play up to the cameras, but she’s now insisted that the opposite is true.
In a new interview, Chloe tells Heat: “Every time I went on holiday with my family, people would say, ‘Why do you talk like that?’ People snapped my Versace sunglasses in half. So I thought, ‘What would these people like to see?’
“Everything they told me to say, I just said in this not-posh accent… I was acting like a walking, talking Barbie doll and I’m ashamed of myself now.”
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Second time around, Chloe was much more successful
Chloe remains unapologetic about these pictures, saying: “I don’t know why people are so ashamed of their bodies. There’s a lot of money in that. I needed to pay my rent. I got £600 a day for that!”
Read Chloe’s full interview in the new issue of Heat magazine, out now.
Chloe Jasmine: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds
Chloe Jasmine(01 of09)
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Chloe Jasmine Whichello is, according to her own bio, an "international model", as well as a published author and aspiring jazz singer - not bad considering she's just 24 years old.Less impressively, she also appeared in the Channel 5 documentary 'I'm A Shopaholic And Can't Stop Spending', which we're sure was worthy of the Sundance festival. (credit:Thames TV/Syco/Corbis)
Chloe Jasmine(02 of09)
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If you're wondering why she looks familiar, the chances are you saw her as a contestant on the UK version of 'The Face', where she was mentored by supermodel Naomi Campbell. (credit:Twitter/Chloe Jasmine)
Chloe Jasmine(03 of09)
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Chloe and Naomi clashed a number of times on 'The Face', largely due to Chloe's free-spirited attitude and tendency to want to do her own thing. So we're sure she'll love being assigned a song each week, particularly when the inevitable 'Spice Girls vs Girls Aloud' week rears its ugly head. (credit:Twitter/Chloe Jasmine)
Chloe Jasmine(04 of09)
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After leaving the boarding school she was sent to as a child - which she claims is responsible for her well-rounded pronunciation - she was about to get a degree in law, before packing it all in to follow her dreams of stardom. (credit:Twitter/Chloe Jasmine)
Chloe Jasmine(05 of09)
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A self-confessed "posh girl", Chloe has said in the past: "As rock and roll as it would be to live on the side of the road suffering for my art, I would rather not." (credit:Thames TV/Syco/Corbis)
Chloe Jasmine(06 of09)
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Ambitious Chloe has previously spoken about the importance of having a goal, telling 'The Face' judge Caroline Winberg: "Without a goal or an obstacle you're just running through a green cricket pitch for the rest of your life."A cricket pitch. Good lord. (credit:Twitter/Chloe Jasmine)
Chloe Jasmine(07 of09)
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According to Chloe's page on Model Mayhem: "I only work with inspirational people ... that are enthusiastic, driven, fun, creative, professional and interesting."Luckily for her, Louis Walsh ticks all of those boxes and more. (credit:Twitter/Chloe Jasmine)
Chloe Jasmine(08 of09)
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As an experienced model, Chloe loves to change up her look, which includes wearing wigs. She was even told off for Naomi Campbell for showing up to the auditions of 'The Face' wearing a wig she bought at Harrords, with the diva telling her: "Next time you go wig-shopping, take me with you." (credit:Thames TV/Syco/Corbis)
Chloe Jasmine(09 of09)
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This actually isn't Chloe's first crack at 'The X Factor' whip, having first auditioned for the show back in 2007. She's in good company though as Alexandra Burke, Liam Payne of One Direction, Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix and Joe McElderry were all more successful on their second attempts at 'X Factor' than their first. (credit:Twitter/Chloe Jasmine)