The Gay UK December 2015 | Page 87

COVER JH: Christmas is on its way, how are excited are you on a scale of one to Madonna? JD: It is upon us… I’m actually really excited this year, I’m not going to lie. Probably the most excited I’ve been about Christmas since I was a toddler. JH: Anything to do with the fact that you’ve got an EP out this Christmas? JD: I think so! The whole point of me making the EP was to try and make myself like Christmas, so I definitely think I’ve achieved that. Every other year I’ve been so grinchy about it, this year. I’m just so pumped about it. JH: But come on you’re Janet Devlin, you’re too cool for school for all that aren’t you? JD: I’m not too cool, if anything I’m the complete opposite man... I’m a bit of a nerd. JH: I’m sure you’ve been asked a hundred times, are you watching X factor this year? Has it had it’s day? JD: I don’t know, I don’t think so. My Mum still watches it, my Nan still watches it, I don’t think it’s had its day, it’s part of people’s Saturday night ritual isn’t it? You get a take-out and you watch X factor and you have your night in, I don’t think it’s ever going to have its day to be honest. I still get cyber bullied... I even had mean Tweets coming in from bloody Alan Sugar! JH: There needs to be space for a new type of Christmas number 1 though – right? Like yours? JD: (laughs) possibly I don’t know. JH: So tell us what makes your perfect Christmas day? JD: Chilled, laid back hopefully have my Nan there, we always fi