Jess Glynne has explained why she rejected the chance to appear on the X Factor.

The singer was asked by the show's production team to be a contestant on the show around ten years ago.

However, she turned down the opportunity to focus more on her craft.

Glynne told the Independent: "I just wasn't really feeling it. It wasn't really me. It was a great thing to see but also a great thing to walk away from.

"I was quite an opinionated girl, I still am, and I know what I want so I don't think it would have been the right thing for me.

"Some people do need that platform, and for some people it's perfect because not everyone enjoys the creative part, the writing and making the music. But that's my favourite part."

Glynne meanwhile will release her debut album 'I Cry When I Laugh' on August 21.

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