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Hana Carter & David Kent

Former X Factor winner Joe McElderry labelled as 'unrecognisable' by fans after showcasing new look

Former X Factor winner Joe McElderry has undergone a major transformation since winning the show

The 30-yeard looks incredibly different from his days on the singing competition in his latest TV appearance.

Joe beat the likes of Olly Murs, Stacey Solomon and Jedward to win the ITV show in 2009.

No longer clean-shaven, the singer showed off designer stubble and had slicked back his wavy hair.

Revealing a bare chest, Joe wore a grey silk shirt with a plunging neckline, the Mirror UK reports.

He told Steph's Packed Lunch that he got to The X Factor bootcamps but quit three years before returning to the show and winning.

He said: "So I would've been about 15. I got to bootcamp and on the second day I was like, 'I don't like the cameras being here.' Just overwhelming.

"I pulled a producer to one side and I was like, 'excuse me, I'm just going to leave now, this isn't for me.' I don't think they'd ever really had that before. You could tell they were a bit like 'sorry what?'"

"I just said, 'I don't feel like I'm good enough and I don't feel like I'm ready or confident enough and I left."'

His cover of Miley Cyrus ' The Climb was his debut single and flew to number one in the UK charts.

He's also stepped into the world of musical theatre and in 2015 he played the lead role of Joseph in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

He's recently been documenting his workout journey on his social media.

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