I didn't grow up in a wealthy family at all. Being at home all day and watching movies, that was a luxury.

You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself.

I got to grow up in an incredibly artistic family.

I used to just sit in the living room and make up songs on the keyboard.

It's funny because the perception is that the typical 'X Factor' contestant is the person who's just working 9 to 5 and just decides to one day go and audition. So yeah, for me, it was a very different story.

I remember, one day, I just printed out about a hundred CVs, and I was running around London. I was going to modeling agencies, temping agencies, anything. I was so desperate.