The 2008 X Factor winner, Alexandra Burke is upset that she is getting a reputation as a diva and is eager to set the record straight.
In an interview with The Observer she said: “Every time I do interviews, I always hear, 'Oh, I didn't realise you were this fun. Oh, I didn't realise you were this bubbly'."
"I remember I had a photoshoot last year and the photographer told me, 'Yeah, I asked a few people and they told me you were rude. They told me you were a diva'."
“It made me cry. It made me upset because I know who I am, and I was like, 'What am I not showing in my interviews? What am I not showing in my music?'"
Speaking about her second album, set for release later this year, she added: "I'm executive producer of the new album, so what I say goes."
"Of course I take advice from management, but I'm in a position where I can say a track's definitely not on the album because it doesn't speak about who I am."
"All I care about is making sure no one ever says again, 'You're such a diva'."
Speaking of her recent return to The X Factor as a judge, she added: "It's catch-22. If I went on The X Factor and didn't criticise the acts, I would've got slated for that; and if I go on there too nice, people would've said, 'She's not got a bloody opinion'."
"I've got a lot of catchphrases. 'Okay dot com'. I'll go 'dot com' after everything. I'll go 'dot com', 'forward slash', it's just me, I'm a nutcase."
