The eliminated duo said they were surprised to see Maloney escape the bottom two on Sunday (October 21) night's results show, The Sun reports.
Rapper Simeon Dixon said: "Chris surviving was a bit of a shocker. He got really lucky. He is the biggest diva."
Dixon isn't the first to give Maloney that label, with judges Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Tulisa Contostavlos having all admitted that Gary Barlow's act is the "biggest diva" in the competition.
MK1's Charlie Rundle said: "If there's not a drink around or he doesn't get his food on time or go home in the right taxi, then it's a bit of a nightmare. The simple things that shouldn't matter, matter to him."
Reports have also suggested that Maloney has been warned over being rude to staff after he shouted at a researcher.
MK1 went on to criticise acts who only use the show for media attention.
Dixon said: "Some people are milking it to get themselves in the papers."
Rundle added: "We're not those kind of people. If other contestants want to do that then that's fine. But we want exposure for our music."
