My mate at works's daughter has been on it, she applied and then was phone interviewed and then had to go for another interview and then was accepted, she then was sworn to secrecy and given a contract to sign and when it came to the recording, she went to bristol for 2 weeks and stayed in a hotel, paid for by the show and came home for a weekend and she was told when her show would be and her parents were taken down to be in the audience. she absolutely loved it and has made some good friends.