Leon hoping for romance with Hope member

X Factor finalist Leon Jackson has admitted that he is hoping for a relationship with Hope's Emily Biggs.

The 18-year-old sales assistant has grown close to Emily since they moved in to the luxury mansion that the contestants share this week.

"Emily is a lovely, lovely girl and the more time we are spending together the closer we are getting," Leon told the Daily Star Sunday. "She is kind of seeing someone at the moment but she is no longer replying to his texts so things are looking up.

"All the girls are good-looking but Emily is a bonny, bonny lass. I don't want to get distracted from the ultimate goal of winning but that is easier said than done with Emily."