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Alexandra Burke: 'Cowell is a great guy'

Alexandra Burke has praised Simon Cowell, saying that she would not work with him if he denied her control over her music career. The X Factor winner told the Evening Standard that Cowell is a “great guy and a great boss” and “always on the other end of a phone for me”. Burke said: “I’m [...]

Alexandra Burke: Since X Factor, it takes me an hour to go round the corner for a pint of milk

Do you think the X Factor contestants are told to blub? You imagine a line of the show’s highly-paid producers hissing at John and Edward and telling them to weep like little children or they’ll make them do Black Sabbath’s greatest hits next week. But: “Oh, no, no, no one’s telling them to cry,” insists [...]