Bad luck ladies – X Factor’s Frankie Cocozza says he doesn't want a girlfriend at the moment.

Speaking exclusively to The Argus, the 18-year-old said he had a soft spot for fellow contestant Amelia Lily but denied they were an item.

Frankie, of Woodingdean, said: “I fancy Amelia, but I am not going out with her. I don’t want a girlfriend at the moment.

“Nothing is going to happen at the moment. We are just friends.

“We are close.”

Frankie said he was “gutted” that Amelia had been axed from the competition on Sunday evening.

The former Longhill High School pupil said he did not have a girlfriend in Brighton.

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