It's curtains for him: Olly Murs channels Nineties hair as he recreates schoolboy mugshot for hilarious shoot... as he talks X Factor regrets
He got his big break after competing in X Factor back in 2009.
But Olly Murs was turning back the hands of time to an era prior to his reality show success, recreating his school boy look for Heat magazine as he prepared to release his new single Grow Up.
The 32-year-old crooner adopted the classic 90s schoolboy look with a centre parted curtain hairstyle, loosely knotted tie and black school blazer.
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Back to school: Olly Murs was turning back the hands of time recreating his school boy look for Heat magazine as he prepared to release his new single Grow Up
While re-enacting his teenage look, he talked about his disappointment over his ill-fated X Factor presenting gig, candidly admitting that he would have liked a second stab:
'I really wanted to go back for a second year, as I felt like me and Caroline had a lot more to offer. It was our first year and we were finding our feet.'
He went on to say, 'People…think it's easy and it ain't. I'm not used to being in a situation like that. Everyone forgets that Caroline was the most experienced presenter.'
Perfect pair: While re-enacting his teenage look, he opened up about his disappointment over his ill fated X Factor presenting gig, c andidly admitting that he would have liked a second stab
Teething trouble: 'I really wanted to go back for a second year, as I felt like me and Caroline had a lot more to offer. It was our first year and we were finding our feet'
While it was reported at the time that the decision to leave the show had caused a rift between the pair, Olly explained that busy schedules were to blame for their less frequent communication.
'We haven't seen each other for a while because we're in two different jobs at the moment. But if we see each other at an event, we'll say hello. We've both got our own lives.'
And as for their rumoured romance, the popstar diplomatic explained:
No rift here: Olly explained that busy schedules were to blame for his less frequent communication with Caroline Flack
Idol: 'I used to carry David and Victoria Beckham's pictures in my wallet. I fancied her, but loved him. You can see from my school photo that I wanted to look like David with my curtains
Learning curve: 'People…think it's easy and it ain't. I'm not used to being in a situation like that. Everyone forgets that Caroline was the most experienced presenter'
'We played up to it and joked around, but nothing happened. We were always too professional for that. When we worked together years ago [on The Xtra Factor], something could have happened, but it would just have caused problems.
And as for his teenage style inspiration, it seems there was only one man in Olly's mind during his schooldays.
'I used to carry David and Victoria Beckham's pictures in my wallet. I fancied her, but loved him. You can see from my school photo that I wanted to look like David with my curtains. I thought if I looked like him, I'd pull loads of girls.'
Olly's new single Grow Up will be released on Friday, and his Heat interview will be in Tuesday's magazine edition.
Screen romance: 'We played up to it and joked around, but nothing happened. We were always too professional for that. When we worked together years ago [on The Xtra Factor]
Making music: Olly's new single Grow Up will be released on Friday, along with the pre-order of his new album
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