[Red Moon]

Swedish babe lifts lid on the wackiest star

THE Swedish sweetie who stole the heart of X Factor virgin Rhydian Roberts has told of her life with him.

The oddball opera singer has been showing off pictures of pretty Mimi Terris and telling pals backstage how he was pining for her.

But when we tracked her down to Copenhagen, Mimi revealed she was NEVER his girlfriend ...and went on to say why she thinks the peroxide Welsh warbler's not quite white in the head.

Mimi revealed how fame-hungry Rhydian:

* TRUMPETED that his whole body was a musical instrument.

* CYCLED in a black balaclava in scorching temperatures to "protect his vocal cords".

* INVITED her to church in a bid to woo her—even though he knew he didn't have a prayer because she already had a boyfriend.

Mimi, 23, also a budding opera singer, became friends with Rhydian when they starred in a college production of Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro at Birmingham Conservatoire.

But she was alreading dating Jakob, her Swedish boyfriend of two years. So when the story of Rhydian's "secret love" leaked, Mimi was furious.

"I was shocked because he knew about my relationship with my boyfriend," she said.

"We were close friends but I felt Rhydian was using me for his own career. I was so angry and upset I burst into tears.

"I was gobsmacked because Rhydian knew I had a boyfriend and they were good friends at college. Jakob was shocked and offended.

"When I contacted Rhydian this week he was very apologetic and kept saying, ‘I'm so sorry. I'm really, really sorry. I shouldn't have brought you into it.'

"He loves being famous and getting all this attention. But I'm a very private person and find all this scary. I hate the fact he has dragged me into this."

She described the lengths Rhydian, who's naturally a curly-topped redhead, was prepared to go to in his bid to hit the big time.

"He told me he'd always wanted to be a star and I have never met a man so determined to succeed.

"In college his main focus was singing, working and training—his voice and his body. He was very muscular and saw his whole body as a musical instrument. To stay super-fit he would go to the gym every morning. Then he would go cycling in the afternoon.

"He always wore a black balaclava. He said it would stop him getting colds. Then he would go running in the evening."

And when she joined him on one run she learned how extreme his regime had become.

"I was fit, but he was so fast I felt I was going to have a heart attack trying to keep up with him," said Mimi.

Camp

His voice training was just as punishing. "He worked harder than anyone else. All the students would leave by 6pm but Rhydian would stay alone at college and continue his vocal exercises until the doors were locked at 10pm."

He also worked hard trying to woo Mimi—even though he knew she had a boyfriend.

"Rhydian flirted with me all the time. We were inseparable, though he knew I had a boyfriend. He even invited me to go to church with him."

The flamboyant star is rumoured to be gay—but Mimi is convinced otherwise. "I certainly don't think he is gay," she said. "In Sweden guys are quite camp, so I never felt that."

But with words that will shatter Rhydian's massive ego, Mimi—the girl of his dreams—said:"He is not my type. He is an enigma. I don't even want to be linked with him."