I was too polished, claims X Factor reject Storm Lee

X FACTOR reject Storm Lee claimed he was voted off because he was too “polished” – while the contestants who remain are “more amateur”.

The Edinburgh-born musician, 37, got the lowest number of viewer votes after his performance of Bruce Springsteen’s Born To Run and was eliminated from the contest alongside camp act Diva Fever.

Lee said his mentor Louis Walsh’s efforts to change his image had “backfired”.

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