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'X Factor' winner Sam Bailey: 'Simon Cowell called me darling'

The new winner of 'The X Factor', Sam Bailey, has revealed that music mogul Simon Cowell has finally reached out to her following her success on the show. 

Speaking exclusively to Yahoo! OMG, the former prison officer explained that he called her and congratulated her on winning the latest series, but also praised her vocal ability:

"I spoke to Simon on the phone today for the first time and I didn’t even believe it was him – do I call him Sir? Boss? Si? So in the end I just went with Simon!”

“He called me darling, he was like ‘hi darling, I think your absolutely wonderful babe’ – but the whole time I was talking to him I just pictured Rory Bremner!”

Bailey, meanwhile, is due to support global superstar Beyoncé on her upcoming UK tour with a performance on February 24 in Birmingham. 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch Bailey and Nicole Scherzinger perform together below: