Alexandra BurkeAlexandra Burke has reportedly caused backstage friction on the forthcoming X Factor tour after her record company insisted on preferential treatment.

The singer was crowned the winner of the talent show in December after a public vote and is set to rejoin her fellow finalists for the month long tour before concentrating on her debut album.

But an inside source told the Daily Mail: “Some of the finalists, including Diana Vickers and a couple of the lads from JLS, feel that Alex has distanced herself slightly from the rest of the crowd.

“There has been a bit of bitching between the others, which has only been exacerbated by the upcoming tour, where Alex will have her own backstage area.”

A spokesperson for Alex explained: “This is what happens every year. Obviously the winner gets a better deal - that’s the whole point of winning the show.

“But this is just the way it works, it is in no way her being a diva or anything like that. If JLS have a problem with it, or want their own dressing room, then they should speak to their record label about it.”

The tour starts in Aberdeen this weekend and will finish at Wembley Arena on 25th March.