Danyl Johnson’s sister has come out in defence of her brother, saying that he is not the person that the media try to portray.

In an interview with the BBC, Janine insisted that her brother would never bully other contestants and has no idea how the rumours started.

She said: “It’s incredibly difficult to get my head round. I don’t really understand. I don’t know where it has come from. He’s not cocky or arrogant. He has to get up on stage and he has to perform.”

“I can’t imagine my brother bullying anyone. It’s a really difficult thing to listen to, you wonder where it’s coming from.”

She added: “The bit about him stropping out is probably slightly true – because if you don’t say I’m not happy, Simon won’t listen.

“He has to make a bit of a fuss but he certainly didn’t run out and have a massive tantrum. Simon was more than happy to change the song.”