Marcus Collins has become the latest pop star to reveal his love of The Sims.

The 2011 X-Factor runner-up, who dressed up as various characters in a shoot to promote The Sims 3: Supernatural, said he was delighted to be involved in the hugely popular gaming franchise.

"I love The Sims 3 for loads of reasons.

"It's a virtual world so you can spend loads of time customising how your Sims look, giving them different personality traits and creating a unique world to play with their lives."

The 24-year-old, who follows in the footsteps of Katy Perry, who recently released a ‘Sweet Treats’ pack for the series, then added:

"I especially like Supernatural because I love Halloween and dressing up, so being able to play with characters like vampires, zombies and werewolves just makes the game even better."