'I won't let X Factor turn me into a monster': Favourite Ella Henderson, 16, vows to stay grounded as she prepares for bootcamp

By Sarah Bull

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Contestants such as Cher Lloyd and Katie Waissel hit the headlines during their time on The X Factor due to their reported feisty attitudes.

But one person who won't let The X Factor go to her head is teenager Ella Henderson, who wowed the judges with her audition on the Saturday night series premiere of the show.

Ella, 16, who sang a track she had written herself for the four judges, insisted she wouldn't be letting the ITV show turn her into a 'monster'.

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'I won't be turned into a monster': X Factor favourite Ella Henderson has revealed she won't be letting the show turn her into something that she's not

'I won't be turned into a monster': X Factor favourite Ella Henderson has revealed she won't be letting the show turn her into something that she's not

Belting it out: Ella won the judges over with her performance on Saturday night

Belting it out: Ella won the judges over with her performance on Saturday night

Admitting she can sometimes be 'gobby and loud', Ella, who is now through to the show's bootcamp stage, said that she will do her utmost to remain grounded throughout the X Factor process.

Ella also admitted during an interview on This Morning today that she had opted to sing her own composition, which she wrote in memory of her late grandfather who died when she was just eight years old, because she wanted to hear the opinion of esteemed songwriter Gary Barlow - one of the judges on the panel.

She said: 'It was a tough choice to do my original song but I just thought, the rules have changed this year and for that reason I wanted to put it out there.

'And especially with Gary Barlow on the panel.

'I'm such a fan and I wanted to see what he thought of it.'

Ella added to This Morning presenter Stephen Mulhern that she is still trying to cope with the support she has received from fans following Saturday night's performance.

She said: 'I think the whole thing was overwhelming and the reaction I got was totally unexpected.

'I'm still trying to find a way to just accept it - all the compliments I've been given.'

Ella also revealed that it was when she finally got up on the stage that she calmed down, and realised she would just be getting 'honest feedback' from the judges - Gary, Tulisa Contostavlos, Louis Walsh and guest judge Mel B.

Overwhelming: Ella, who appeared on This Morning alongside The Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack, admitted she has been stunned by the amount of support she has received from fans

Overwhelming: Ella, who appeared on This Morning alongside The Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack, admitted she has been stunned by the amount of support she has received from fans

Been there, done that: At the ITV studios, Ella also got the opportunity to chat to last year's X Factor winners, Little Mix

Been there, done that: At the ITV studios, Ella also got the opportunity to chat to last year's X Factor winners, Little Mix

She added: 'Once I was up there and I realised that these four judges are human beings and are just going to give me honest feedback.'

As well as revealing how she has been coping since the first episode of X Factor aired, Ella also got the opportunity to meet last year's X Factor winners Little Mix at the ITV studios.

Posting a picture with the quartet, Ella wrote on her Twitter page: 'Just met 4 amazing girls!! Thank u for all ur advice :) xox.'

Feisty: Cher Lloyd and Katie Waissel hit the headlines due to their reported feisty attitudes during their time on the show
Feisty: Cher Lloyd and Katie Waissel hit the headlines due to their reported feisty attitudes during their time on the show

Feisty: Cher Lloyd and Katie Waissel hit the headlines due to their reported feisty attitudes during their time on the show


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