Dad of X Factor fave Danyl Johnson flogs his story already

Poor Danyl hasn't talked to his pops for more than a year and on this evidence, we can see

why.

Danyl hasn't even had chance to land the judges with a sob story yet - and now his dad's

got in first anyway.

Owen McCubbin says that Danyl had a baby sister who died 23 years ago. He said: “There

was a baby girl that died. It was a cot death and was very upsetting for the whole family.”

What that has to do with the price of fish is anyone's guess.

Anyway, Owen has been blubbing: "I have not seen Danyl for over a year and it breaks my heart...I want my son back.

We had a silly rift but I want him to call me."

We do hope that's not pound signs we can see in dear daddy's eyes....

Meanwhile, the bookies have got Danyl as the shortest-priced X Factor favourite in the

show's history and he's already 2/1 to win it.

A spokesman at William Hill told us: "We have been hammered for Danyl today with an

unprecedented £10,000 wagered on him already, despite the fact that we have seen only a

fraction of potential contestants."

Knowing Simon Cowell, we're sure he's got a few more aces up his sleeve yet when it

comes to contestants.

We'll certainly be tuning in next week to find out at any rate...

Daily Mirror 2009