Rita Ora admits that she often plays on being flirty.

The singer is a new addition to this year's X Factor judging panel - and it seems she has enjoyed interacting with the male contestants.

The 'Hot Right Now' star is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying that she uses flirting to make people feel more comfortable.

However, she said that the suggestive behaviour extends to outside of the studio.

Ora said: "I instigate it. I don't think they go into it thinking, 'I'm going to flirt with Rita'. Once I start instigating it they get more comfortable.

"My aim is to get them comfortable, to get the pressure off them, if I can, and then hopefully they will do a better audition.

"Even when I am at home, I really play on the flirty thing. I do it as a joke and I think some people think it's serious. I just do it because it makes them feel uncomfortable. For me, it's like if you can handle me flirting then you can handle being on The X Factor. 

'I'm very intense and I am very forward, it's very 'get to the point' with me. That's a minor thing in this industry, trust me. So I just do it for some fun, it takes the pressure off."

The new series of the X Factor meanwhile will debut on ITV from Saturday (August 29).

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