X Factor favourite Danyl Johnson has revealed he not only fancies Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole... but also has the hots for Simon Cowell.
The 27-year-old dance and drama teacher gave the two girl judges a cheeky wink during his mind-blowing performance in last night’s live show.
But he said he’s a “free spirit” who dates women AND men, admitting that he thinks all the judges are good-looking...even Louis Walsh.
He said: “I don’t like to conform or be put into one box or another and if I’m honest all the judges are good-looking. If I like someone’s personality it doesn’t really matter what they look like or what sex they are.
“Dannii and Cheryl are both beautiful and I’m a bit cheeky, so I played up to them a bit during the performance to get them on my side.
“I suppose if I had to choose, I’d prefer Dannii because she’s got a great personality. I reckon you could have a good night out with her – she’d be up for dancing and a laugh. I would love to have her as my mentor so I could get to know her a bit better.”
Bisexual Danyl’s stunning rendition of Joe Cocker’s version of With A Little Help From My Friends wowed an estimated 10million viewers last night – making him an early favourite to win the show.
Simon, 49, described it as the best audition he’d ever seen. He added: “I think he could be one of the best contestants we have ever had.”
Louis, 57, was equally impressed, saying: “The kids at your school will be very proud. Thank God you came in.” And Cheryl told him: “You’re a natural performer. I’d take you in my category any day.”
Amazingly, Danyl didn’t even plan his show-stopping audition in front of 2,000 screaming fans at London’s O2 arena. He said: “I just couldn’t believe the reaction I got from the judges. I didn’t know whether they were going to let me do that song, it could have been one of three.
“I decided to jump around a bit and got carried away because the audience got carried away, I was just feeding off them. I’m glad they liked me because if they hadn’t it would have been horrible.”
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After Simon’s glowing comments, Danyl, of Reading, Berks, seems a shoe-in for the finals. But he said he refuses to take anything for granted.
He has already made out all his timetables for the new term, assuming he will be going back to work after the summer holidays. Danyl said: “Of course, I believe I can win the show, but I just want to take it one stage at a time and not get ahead of myself.”
He is currently single, describing himself as “a rubbish boyfriend”, and is determined not to let anything distract him from the competition... including love.
“I haven’t been in a relationship for about a year, but if I was I’m sure the pressure of all this would be enough to end it because it’s so daunting,” he said. “I have to concentrate 100 per cent on this, especially after what Simon said.
“I’m 27 so it’s not like this is my last chance, but at the same time it’s pretty close to it. I don’t want anything to get in the way and there is plenty of time to meet the person of my dreams.
“If I’m being honest I’m a pretty rubbish boyfriend anyway. What with teaching and playing gigs, I’m so busy.”
He didn’t tell anyone he had gone for an X Factor audition – but had to let his mum know after thieves broke into his car while he was singing and he was forced to ring her for a lift home from London.
He said: “I’d parked in South London and got the Tube up to the auditions. I was up there for about 14 hours and when I got back to the car someone had smashed the window and stolen my sat nav. They had also flicked the headlights on and the battery had run flat.”
Danyl has appeared in two boy bands during his teenage years and currently sings with a friend who plays guitar.
He said: “We play in a lot of pubs and bars on open mic nights and things like that. You usually get to play only two songs and then go home. We’ve gone as far as Liverpool to play just two songs.”
Daily Mirror 2009
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