POP star Diana Vickers has said she knows it’s her “job to be kind of sexy”
after stripping off for a photoshoot.
The 22-year-old Blackburn beauty has come a long way from her husky-voiced,
shoeless appearances on the X Factor in 2008, and is taking a new approach
to stay relevant.
But Diana says she doesn’t see herself as a sex symbol as she poses in her
knickers for FHM magazine.
She told the mag: “Before the shoot, I was really scared about taking my
clothes off in front of everyone, but I got into it, and it was really good
fun.
“I don’t see myself as a sex symbol at all, but I know it’s part of my job to
be kind of sexy. I just don’t really think of myself like that.”
Diana also revealed her style and musical tastes have come a long way since
she appeared on the talent show five years ago.
She said: “I was 16 – I didn’t know who I was. I wasn’t an artist, I didn’t
write my own music, I didn’t know what I wanted to be. Now I’m 22 and I know
the sort of artist I want to be. And when I perform, I wear shoes.”
The singer also has some ideas on how the X Factor could improve its flagging
ratings.
She added: “I think maybe (the show) should go away for a few years and come
back again fresh. When you see something too much it’s good to step away
from it and then come back to it. It makes you appreciate it a bit more.”
The full interview and more pictures appear in this month’s FHM Magazine, on
sale now. For a behind-the-scenes video of the shoot visit