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X Factor reject loved flirting with Simon

'X Factor' reject Ruth Lorenzo has said that her flirting with Simon Cowell on the show made her more confident.
1 of 1 Ruth Lorenzo - Out of The X Factor
Ruth Lorenzo - Out of The X Factor

Speaking after her elimination from the show, the Spanish singer said: "He's such a flirt! It's really made me very confident because I'm a curvy Spanish girl, and I've always felt overweight or not pretty enough."

"And to have this man - who is so powerful and hangs around with beautiful women - saying 'yeah, I fancy you', it's like, 'OK, I might not be that bad then'."

"Throughout the competition I've always said I didn't want to sing in Spanish, because I thought it was so disrespectful for Britain because they speak English here, so that's the language I should have sung in."

Ruth said that she is now backing her friend Alexandra Burke to win the show.

"For me, 'The X Factor' has a winner already and that's her. And I don't care if she doesn't - she is the winner of 'The X Factor'."

Speaking about Britney Spears' appearance on the show, Ruth said: "I think she came straight from France. She has a frantic life. I'm sure if she had the time she would have (met us)."

Read our 'X Factor' blog here.

Check out our 'Britney X Factor' gallery here.

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