From one X Factor winner to another, < strong>Shayne Ward has this week spoken out against last years winner Steve Brookstein for slating the show that brought him into the public eye.

When interviewed for the Observer Music Monthly magazine he insisted that Steve should stop blaming Simon Cowell and X Factor producers for his flop of a career, but rather resign with grace and be glad that he was given a chance.

“I do feel a bit of pressure because of what happened last year with Steve. Which is a shame. I do feel sorry for the guy, but it didn’t work out for him,” Shayne tells the Observer.

“I’m not sure why. You’d have to ask him. Obviously there is a lot of feeling out there, like, ‘Is Shayne Ward going to be another talent show flop?’

“If I am then I am. If it happens it happens. But if I do fail to stick around then I know I will not slate the show,”