X Factor winner Matt Terry slams the show and says he hopes it won't come back because it's 'not good for people'

Former X Factor winner Matt Terry has slammed the show, which he believes will 'never' make it to screens and is 'not good for people'.

The singer, 31, won the thirteenth series of the ITV show in 2016 and signed to Simon Cowell's label Psycho shortly after.

But fame hasn't come easy for many of the show's contestants, and Matt says some former contestants are still struggling six years after the show ended.

Asked if he thought the show should return, he told MailOnline: 'Absolutely not! It is not good – not good for the people. I am strong and I know how I faced it.

'You go in there and you're structured, I've been an employee before so I've never done anything like that and you're kind of pushed in.

The singer, 31, won the thirteenth series of the ITV show in 2016 and signed to Simon Cowell's label Psycho shortly after.

'If The X Factor comes back, I hope they put some sort of psychological moment on people. Those who came years before me are still confused and struggling with their identity.

'I'm so glad I got to where I think, you know what, I did it, it's part of my story, but it's not all me. I cannot define this one thing.'

Matt, who released his debut album Trouble in 2017, told how he struggled to adjust to fame after the show.

He found that there was 'no support' when the streak ended and he 'struggled' afterwards.

He said: 'I finished the show and it felt like you were going out into the big wide world. No support, I didn't feel it.

“When I left the show, it changed my life and it opened a lot of doors, but I definitely struggled. After that, I had no one to help me.

'I'm grateful that I've got good friends and a solid family, and that's lucky, because not everyone has that, 'You're human, you're good, you're not only an X Factor winner, but you're also Matt Terry.'

Matt noted that one person from The X Factor still looks up to him to this day: his mentor Nicole Scherzinger.

But fame hasn't come easy for many of the show's contestants, with Matt saying some former contestants are still fighting it today, six years after the show ended.

Matt noted that one person from The X Factor still looks up to him to this day: his mentor Nicole Scherzinger.

He said: 'If she's the only one I reach out to or vice versa, we're there for each other. We don't always hang out, but we're friends.

Matt also spoke about Lucy Spraggan, who left The X Factor in 2012 after being sexually assaulted by a hotel porter while on the show.

Matt said: 'It shocked me and it shows how far it has come. It didn't happen when I was there [the show]If it comes again, I hope it's not for the benefit of the competitors.'

Matt's debut single When Christmas Comes Around reached number three in the charts and he feels it's harder than ever to get a song these days.

He said: 'The world has changed and it's not easy to get a number one record. There are established artists with hundreds of millions of followers who are struggling to crack the top ten, so it's no longer about that music, whereas the X Factor will always guarantee you a top spot.

'I got my number three and I'm really happy about that. 'Hello sir, what can I get you?' That is a great achievement.'