Lewis: 'Bikini shots were a nightmare'

Leona Lewis has revealed that she was embarrassed when paparazzi photos of her in swimwear appeared in the press last Christmas.

The X Factor winner told Closer: "Being pictured in my bikini was a nightmare, especially for somebody like me. I'm a normal-sized girl and it's embarrassing.

"Nobody in their right mind wants to see rough-looking bikini shots of themselves from every dodgy angle. It was horrid."

The 23-year-old said that despite the best efforts of Simon Cowell to turn her into a diva, she remains true to her roots. "I remember Simon telling me that now I finished my album he wanted to hear more demands from me when I work. I thought it was funny - I don’t need anything special to be happy."

 

Lewis added that the music mogul remains the most famous person in her phone, joking: "He’ll love the fact that I said that." Lewis's deluxe re-release of her number one LP Spirit, which includes her cover of Snow Patrol's 'Run', went on sale this week.