Sam Baileyhas triumphed in the live final of The X Factor, beating Nicholas McDonald at the last hurdle.
The prison officer, nicknamed "Screwbo" by the media, had been the hot favourite to win the series for some weeks - and was crowned this year's champion in front of a huge crowd at Wembley Arena.
On hearing the good news, the 36-year-old said: "I don't know what to say. I just want to say that I love that boy [Nicholas] to pieces and he needs to get an album out as well. He's got an amazing voice and I love him to death.
"I can't believe this. I'm so grateful to everybody. I really am appreciative, thank you."

It was announced less than an hour after the end of the show that her debut single will be a cover of Demi Lovato's Skyscraper - and it will be on sale from Wednesday.
And the runner-up remained upbeat despite missing out on the win.
"If I was going to get beaten by anybody it was going to be Sam. Sam is a hard one to beat, but I just want to say thank you to every single person who has voted for me week in and week out.
"This is not the end of me. I know I'll have an album out and I'll see you all on the tour. I love you all."
Both had performed two songs on the night of the verdict, with Luke Friend having been [uuid=264554e7-a9d0-4c4e-b59f-9b42344ba625]voted out of the contest[/uuid] the previous evening.

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