Diversity deny Cowell rift claims

Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity have denied claims that they are being ignored by the show's judge Simon Cowell.

The dance troupe sparked rumours of a rift last month by admitting that the music mogul had not contacted them since they triumphed on the programme in May.

It was believed that Cowell had instead been working closely with the competition's runner-up Susan Boyle in recent months. He has already promised that her debut album will surprise fans and discussed her high-profile personal problems.

However, Diversity's frontman Ashley Banjo, 20, has insisted that the star also remains focused on their own future careers.

Banjo told PA: "There have been a whole lot of rumours going around about how we have been dumped by Simon Cowell, which is completely untrue."

He added: "We are still working closely with his label, Syco, and they are kind of co-managing us with our own management. We are working on projects and they're helping us with the tour we want to get together."

Diversity will perform at the Royal Variety Show later this year as part of their prize for winning the ITV1 contest.