Olly Murs talks Tulisa "I feel the media have been attacking her recently"

Olly Murs has spoken out in defence of Tulisa Contostavlos and said he is upset with the press for giving her such a hard time.

Speaking to Digital Spy, he described the former N-Dubz singer as "a great girl" and said that he would miss her.

The Dear Darling singer said: "To be honest with you, I'm going to miss Tulisa, I like T - she is a great girl and I feel the media have been attacking her recently.

"I really liked her on the show and personally, behind closed doors, I got on with her really well. I think she did a really good job on the show and it's sad to see her leave."

However, Xtra Factor host Olly also gave his backing to Sharon Osbourne, who will be replacing  Tulisa on the judging panel, adding that she will "be really great for the show".

 I have to say I have wanted Sharon to come back for a while but I am going to also miss Tulisa too, however I do think it should be a good show this lets hope it does well