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X Factor judge Gary Barlow thinks contestants should have their mobile phones confiscated in order to stop them using Twitter.

He says hopefuls shouldn’t be allowed to access the social networking site during the live shows.

He thinks they dwell on negative comments too much when they should be focusing their energies on the competition.

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