Duncan James, formerly of boy band Blue, has criticised his former bandmates' solo careers.

The 27-year-old has accused two of the former members of the band as having rushed their "cheesy" solo attempts.

He said that Lee Ryan's CD "was a bit rushed," while laying into Antony Costa's Eurovision entry as being "tacky and cheesy". He went on to say: "He should have thought about that a bit first."

James will release his own solo single this month.