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X Factor reject talks about shock exit
Monday 10 November 2008
The 21-year-old from Bolton, who was one of the bookies' favourites to win the reality show before she lost the sing-off against fellow contestant Ruth Lorenzo, had been pictured with boyfriend Mathew Firsht this week.
Reports had claimed Firsht was a TV executive from the show, but White denied the allegations.
She told reporters at a press conference: "I won't lie, I did question that last night when I got in. I thought maybe it's the press and all that about my love life.
"Half of that was not true - I was never going out with someone who was a TV executive anyway. He had no involvement in the show. I'd only been seeing him for four months anyway so that's why I never spoke about it. It's private and I'm a private person."
White said that she had no regrets about playing the piano while singing Endless Love, despite judge Simon Cowell claiming it was her weakest performance.
She said: "It was so nice to show that I could do other things. It was a big risk because it was double the pressure in a way - but I don't regret it and I really enjoyed my performance."
She also revealed her mentor Cheryl Cole was unimpressed by the outcome after fellow judge Louis Walsh chose to vote her off rather than take it to the public vote.
White said: "Cheryl was really angry last night. She definitely feels like she doesn't know whether it was a personal thing from Louis or what. I think she's just really upset because she really feels like I was one of the strongest singers and she feels robbed."
However the singer-songwriter refused to be drawn on the reasons behind Walsh's decision. She said: "Louis made his decision for whatever reason, so I've just got to cope with that and deal with that. The talent is so high, I think every week's going to be a shocker of a week, so I don't mind."
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