Conor Maynard has revealed that acting was his first passion and that he would love to return to it one day.

Maynard is currently riding high in the UK albums chart with his debut effort 'Contrast', with his chart-topping performance doing little to dispel the 'British Justin Bieber' comparisons.

The Brighton born 19-year-old - who was a bedroom musician before being unearthed by Ne-Yo - said that acting was his "main passion" until he was about 15.

Maynard added that he would love to try out acting once again - if he managed to reach his goals in the music industry. He said:

"Until the age of about 15 it was the only thing, my main passion. I'd love to go back to it one day, if I reach where I want to go in the music industry. Going on to acting would be amazing and I've always enjoyed it. I used to go to a drama school in Brighton at the weekend outside my own normal school."