Girl group Little Mix have revealed that winning 'The X Factor' was a fantastic experience, but launching a career after the show was very difficult. 

During an interview with Hunger TV, the girls opened up about graduating from 'The X Factor' and confessed that it's not as easy as people seem to think because not everything's handed to you as you might expect:

“If you come off The X-Factor and expect everything to be handed to you, that’s when it falls apart. That’s where a lot of artists that come off The X-Factor fall down, they’re there and then they’re gone in a flash. We had to work so hard and I don’t think people realise that – it was never easy – but we kept that mentality up and that’s why I think we’ve been successful. Anyone that says it’s not credible, I’d like to see them give it a go!”

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Watch behind-the-scenes footage from the girls' music video for 'Black Magic' here: