A devastated Scott Bruton shuffled off the X Factor stage on Saturday night, having lost his place in the competition to an outstanding last-minute performance from Daniel Evans.

Still choked up after Daniel’s performance, Louis Walsh sealed Scott’s fate and sent him home. And as Dermot O’Leary attempted to interview him, it was obvious that Scott was shell-shocked from the sudden defeat.

We caught up with Scott during his hectic Monday morning interview schedule and asked him how he felt in the wake of Saturday night.

Unreality TV: So Scott, Saturday night was a bit of a shock?

Scott: On Saturday, I was absolutely devastated at being put out, but then somebody had to go. Unfortunately it was me.

The standard on Saturday night was unbelievable though. When you compare it with last year…

Yeah, I suppose I picked the wrong year! Obviously it wasn’t my time last year, but out of 182,000 people, I got to the final ten, and that is an achievement in itself.

I bet you’ve got quite a fan club already though…

Yeah, I have got a few fans that I hope are behind me. I just hope that they don’t think because I’ve left the X factor that they’ve heard the last of me. I’m just gonna try and boost my solo career now…

How did you feel about your performance on Saturday night?

I haven’t had a chance to watch it back, but I honestly felt that I went out with two good performances. In that sense, I’ve got no regrets.

When you were involved in the sing-off with Daniel, did you think you would lose out to him?

I was really just focussed on getting my song right, but fair play to Danny, he pulled out an absolutely unstoppable performance, he got so much emotion into it.

Do you think the story was instrumental in saving Daniel this week?

No, not in the slightest. It was  a song that he sang to his wife, and Dermot asked him why he was singing it and he told him. I don’t think the story came into it really.

What was going through your head when you got the news that you were out of the competition?

I was just like, “Oh my god, I can’t believe I’m actually going home.” I mean, I’m the first act to have been voted off by the judges, not to have the decision made in deadlock. I was literally speechless.

You seemed to be more composed in the Xtra Factor studio later on. Did Simon have a word with you and give you any advice?

Yes, he told me “Now’s the time when you need to get your face, get your name out there. You’ve had so much exposure off the show, this is the time when you’ve got to prove what you can do.”

But I really need to thank the X Factor for giving me that chance. I mean, when we had the soldiers on the show, it really put things into perspective for me. I honestly felt selfish for being in that state of mind – I mean, there’s people that are out there fighting for us, losing limbs so we can be safe.

And did you hear anything from Louis after the show?

No, Cheryl came up to me and gave me a hug, but it would have been nice to hear something from Louis. I’m just guessing that he got himself into such a state that he just wanted to get out of the studio.

You’ve already mentioned the Help For Heroes single – I guess we’ll be seeing you on the X Factor tour next year?

I hope so, but only the top four acts are guaranteed a place on the tour. Then the rest of the acts are hand picked, but it would be a dream come true to be on the tour.

Well, tell us what’s next for you Scott? What are you planning to do post-X Factor?

I’ve got a couple of gigs lined up. I’m going to be working with Modest Management and going on my own little tour. It’ll be nice to get a bit of money together so that I can pay for studio time and get my music out there.

I just hope somebody out there has watched the X Factor and seen a bit of potential and would like to work with me.

We heard that you were planning to write your own songs – what sort of style are you looking into?

I’m very suited to ballad style music, but it’d be nice to put a twist on it and go a bit Indie. I used to write Indie tracks anyway.

[Unfortunately, Scott’s MySpace page won’t be continued, and he’ll be putting together a new professional MySpace page soon]

Earlier on in the competition, there were reports in the media that you and Austin Drage hated each other. What’s the real story behind that?

Me and Austin are really good friends. There’s been press and tabloid reports that me and Austin were constantly fighting. The truth is, we had a disagreement at boot camp. That was as far as it went. We had cross words for five minutes and that was it, over and done with. We’ve been OK with each other ever since.

What’s been the strangest story you’ve read about yourself?

That I was doing a runner from Gatwick Airport! When we were going to the judges houses – I’m not a very good flyer and I wasn’t feeling very well, knowing that I was going to get on a plane. Anyway, it was about 45 minutes to boarding and I went off to the toilet because I was feeling really ill. The next day it’s in all the papers that I was trying to do a runner.

Finally, who’s your tip to win this series of X Factor?

Oh, I want Alexandra [Burke] to win. She’s an absolutely amazing vocalist, and she’s got the best voice in the competition.