Matt Cardle reveals he lied about his job at his The X Factor audition

He won The X Factor in 2010.

Published 21st Oct 2016

It's been six years since Matt Cardle won The X Factor, but he has only recently revealed in an interview that he lied about his job.

At the time he was interviewed by the show's host Dermot O'Leary waiting for his audition and said, "I've been working as a painter for a couple of years now - it's boring and monotonous and I hate every minute of it to be honest. I keep myself going by singing.

"This opportunity would mean the end of magnolia all over my face and hands. The end of brushes, the end of hotel rooms and the break I need, so I'm desperate to get through."

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Matt admitted in a recent interview with entertainment website Digital Spy that "The painting and decorating story wasn't entirely true."

Going on to say, "I was doing anything for cash when I auditioned for that show but that sounded the best - ha ha!"

He then explained, "I will be eternally grateful to The X Factor. Simon and I catch up when we see each other so everything is cool there. Hopefully they'll consider supporting me with my fourth album."

Matt's fourth album is due for release in 2017.

Matt won The X Factor in 2010 with Dannii Minogue as his mentor. The Australian singer celebrated her birthday yesterday and Matt posted a happy birthday message to his former mentor on Facebook.

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