The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.

I'd never really thought about it before, but now you ask I can see that how my parents handled money definitely affected my relationship with it.

You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world.

I'm really interested in fashion but at the same time I find it quite competitive. Second-hand stuff leaves you more open to whatever your own personal style is rather than feeling dictated to by shops.

I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think I've inherited both sides.

I'm a little bit allergic to the whole brand thing to be honest but maybe it's just happening around me and I'm not really aware of it.

I'm the messiest person I know.