 Maloney was regularly attacked verbally by the judges, who did not see him having the superstar quality to justify his place in the competition.Maloney reached the finals but polled the lowest number of votes at the first stage and finished in third place.The following day, reports surfaced that he was kept from performing that night's final group song after reportedly turning up late for rehearsals, having drunk alcohol the previous night and was still smelling of it, and allegedly used misogynistic language toward another contestant.