X Factor auditionee, Alan Turner, caused uproar last month after he was branded a liar by several national newspapers. Alan appeared in front of the judges and claimed to be a foster child who just wanted to meet up with his real parents.

He told them: “I’d just love it if they were to get in touch and to say they did want to see me.”

However, days later Alan’s dad spoke out claiming to have been in constant contact wioth his son, having seen him only days earlier.

Alan is now worried that the whole situation might have cost him his place in the X Factor’s final twelve.

He told TV’s This Morning: “This was my fault. I should never have spoken about it. My real dad went to the papers to defend himself because he didn’t want to look bad.

“As a result I ended up looking like a liar. The truth is I have only ever seen my dad twice in my life. That’s the truth.
“I said on the show I wanted to get to know my dad and I do.

“But maybe I should never have mentioned it on the show and kept it quiet.”