The X Factor contestant Tabby Callaghan has expressed concern over the songs that he will release, should he win the show.

Callaghan has apparently told the show's bosses that he does not want to be forced to record "poxy songs" if he wins the talent contest.

"People know something artificial when they see it," he told The Mirror. "I hate being laughed at."

He added, "I'd like to think I wouldn't be handed a load of poxy songs."

However, an insider on the show insisted, "Simon's the boss, and what he says, goes."