Peter Andre: I didn’t lie over X Factor

Peter Andre has insisted that he told the truth about turning down a judging role on The X Factor in Australia. Last month, the singer announced that he had rejected an offer from TV bosses because he did not want to be apart from his two children.

However, the Daily Star later reported that a spokesperson for X Factor creator Simon Cowell had dismissed the suggestion, saying that Andre had not been asked to be a judge “in any country”.

Writing in his New magazine column, Andre commented: “The fact is that Fremantle, the company that co-produces the show in Australia, sent my manager Claire Powell an email to ask me if I’d be interested in joining the show about three weeks ago – I saw it with my own eyes.

“Why would I feel the need to make something like this up? It’s so weird when people will do anything to try and make you look stupid when all I was doing was telling the truth.

“Every week, Claire and I sit down and I look at all the projects I’ve been asked to get involved in, and we work out what’s possible and what’s not. I wish I’d never mentioned it now!”