Tulisa lists her requirements in a man

Tulisa lists her requirements in a man
Tulisa lists her requirements in a man (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

Tulisa Contostavlos says she needs a man who can accept that she has 'balls'. The singer and X Factor judge, 24, hit out at suggestions that she was a needy girlfriend, saying she plays it cool where the opposite sex are concerned. She told The X Factor Insider: "There were stories doing the rounds that implied I was 'needy' in relationships. Me? Needy? Never! "I'm an independent lady; I don't chase after guys and constantly call/text them. To suggest I'm a bunny boiler was really insulting as I'm the total opposite. Where boys are concerned, it's usually the other way round." Tulisa said she wants a man 'who has a massive pair of balls; not physically but mentally!' She said: "He needs to have bigger balls than me without feeling the need to prove that he has bigger balls. "It's important that he accepts that I have balls too... He needs to be funny - I don't want a guy who offends easily." Tulisa admitted that her PA Gareth Varey sometimes accompanied her on dates. She told xfactor.itv.com: "Gareth's a bit like a bodyguard and best friend rolled into one. Trust me, he will tell me if he doesn't approve of a bloke, but he knows I make my own decisions."

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.