Rowetta rocked by fame factor.

(From Leicester Mercury)

The X Factor has turned Rowetta Satchell's life around. Before she auditioned for the show last year, she was best known as the sometime backing singer for the Happy Mondays who left the band after splitting up from frontman Shaun Ryder.

Now, though, things are very different. She's everyone's favourite character from the show, despite coming fourth behind Tabby Callaghan, G4 and winner Steve Brookstein.

''I can't go anywhere any more,'' she says, sounding exasperated. ''I wouldn't mind if I'd won it, but when you don't win and you can't go out anymore, it's a bit frustrating.

''And they take pictures with those …