Former X Factor contestant Sam Callahan hopes to return to Maldon for a Christmas show.

The 19-year-old from Great Totham is touring the country after he was voted out of the ITV competition last week.

But he would like nothing better to come back to his home town and celebrate Christmas with his Maldon fans.

Sam, who worked at the OAKhouse bar and cafe in the High Street before entering the show, said the future is looking bright now his X Factor journey has ended.

He said: “I am really enjoying gigging and travelling the country, I get my own tour bus with my own tour manager - it’s amazing.”

And he would like Nicholas or Tamera to win the X Factor.