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Forgotten man Steve Brookstein slams new champ Leon Jackson

Forgotten X Factor winner Steve Brookstein has taken a swipe at Leon Jackson – labelling the new champ 'crud'.

Crooner Steve won the first series of the hit talent show in 2004, but split with Simon Cowell just 8 months later.

And the 39-year-old – whose most recent gig was in front of just 50 people at a pizza parlour in Kent – wasted no time in slamming 18-year-old Leon's credentials.

'I just can't believe it. Leon's such a crud,' he blasts.

'I'm sure he's a nice guy but there are so many talented people out there who don't get a chance to be heard.'

Steve also reckons Simon and fellow judge Sharon Osbourne don't have a clue when it comes to music.

'A week ago Simon Cowell called a trombone a trumpet, and a few weeks ago Sharon called a five-part harmony a four-part harmony,' he tells the Daily Record.

'I just think people should know what they're getting.'

Um, yeah, but they're both music biz millionaires...they must be doing something right.

Source: Now Magazine