Rejected X Factor contestant 'punches producer' Security staff at the auditions in Cardiff were brought in to calm the situation after Zoe threatened to kill herself claiming she was "set-up" by the TV show, it has been claimed. Her father Glen Smith, 55, said: "They wanted a girl with attitude and that's what they got. They groomed her for the show saying she was what they were looking for at the Cardiff auditions. They even chose the song for her - but then the judges all gave her a no. They set her up, shattered a young girl's dreams of being a star all for the sake of reviving the flagging viewing figures for the show. Miss Alexander, from Caerphilly, South Wales, has performed at clubs and parties across Britain and in Europe as a professional tribute act. Her father, a Tom Jones impersonator, said: "They invited her to London, filmed a video of her and then chose a song for her. It was a Pink song but not the one she would have chosen to sing. But the understanding was that because they had chosen the song, she would get through. When Gary Barlow and the other judges all gave her a no she was furious and I don't blame her. She called Gary Barlow and the other judges a bunch of Cs. "Tulisa even said to her: "We didn't choose the song" - so maybe she didn't know what goes on behind the scenes Then she stormed outside and if I hadn't been with her I think she would have thrown herself under a car. We were trying to calm her down and the show's security people were there manhandling her and being a bit abusive. I told them she was my daughter and I could deal with it. Then two X Factor people called her back in so she could talk to the judges. But when she went inside a woman producer saw her and said: "I don't want any more film of this woman." Zoe really lost it then and she gave her a push, not a punch but a push. She wanted to be a pop star but they have wrecked her dreams. Miss Alexander, who also failed last year in auditions in Birmingham, was last night back at home and said she intended to quit showbusiness.